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CNN
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A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating it. Research into the causes of autism has focused on genetic causes beca..
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BBC News
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The US Senate has voted to ease restrictions on using federal funds for stem-cell research, defying the threat of a veto by President George W Bush.
The Democrat-controlled Senate passed the vote with a majority of 63 to 24 - just short of the two-thir..
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ABC News
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New "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal systems, according to a new British study.
In research published Friday in The Lancet..
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Health Scout
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Anti-smoking ads on television produced by tobacco companies and aimed at parents may actually be encouraging children to start smoking, a new research paper reports...
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BBC News
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Research has suggested vitamin supplements do not extend life and could even lead to a premature death.
A review of 67 studies found "no convincing evidence" that antioxidant supplements cut the risk of dying.
Scientists at Copenhagen University sai..
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MSNBC
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A federal patient privacy rule has had a chilling effect on medical research, making it tougher to recruit patients and use their health records, the first national survey on the topic suggests.
Two-thirds of the more than 1,500 epidemiologists surveye..
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BBC News
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About 6,000 middle-aged or older women in the UK develop cancer each year because they are obese or overweight, a Cancer Research UK-funded study says.
The study, which looked at 45,000 cases of cancer in 1m women over seven years, says this is about 5..
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Physorg
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Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer’s memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.
Now scientists at Northwestern Univ..
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SF Gate
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Heavy drinking significantly increases the risk of developing breast cancer, and even moderate drinking - just a glass or two of wine with dinner every night - can make women more vulnerable to the disease, according to research by Kaiser Permanente docto..
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MSNBC
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We all know about heartache. For some, feeling alone can be physically painful. And a strong body of recent research has established that it’s not just in our minds. Chronic social isolation is linked to heart disease—it stresses the entire cardiovasc..
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CNN
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Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether pot is dangerous. The new review suggests that even infrequent use could raise the small but real ri..
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BBC News
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Scientists have developed a new technique to identify genes that increase the chance of women developing breast cancer.
They hope it will lead to a single blood test which would reveal a woman's risk of getting the disease.
Researchers say the new t..
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CNN
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Contrary to popular belief, drinking pure 100 percent fruit juice does not make young children overweight or at risk for becoming overweight, new research shows. Pure fruit juice provides essential nutrients and, in moderation, may actually help children..
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Alter Net
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New research on "vaporization" has demonstrated that all those fears about the ill effects of smoking marijuana are 100 percent obsolete.
Anyone who advocates for medical marijuana sooner or later runs into arguments about smoking: "No real medicine is..
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ABC News
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Parents have long tried to teach their teenagers about the dangers of sex, drugs and dangerous driving. A new analysis of brain research shows why they have found it so difficult.
The review from Temple University found adolescents' biology may have a..
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News.com.au
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WORLD-first research by Melbourne experts has found that frozen food may be the cause of a dramatic rise in immune disorders in children.
Studies reveal a bacteria that thrives in freezing temperatures is present in almost half of Victoria's cases of c..
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FOX News
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Another nutrition myth went down the drain this week. It seems that antioxidant vitamins don’t quite live up to their hype.
Researchers reviewing 68 studies on the effect of antioxidants on life span reported in the Journal of the American Medical As..
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Alter Net
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New research gives more ammunition to those hoping to change federal marijuana policy. Ever since California and other states began passing medical marijuana laws in 1996, the federal government has claimed that -- as a 2003 White House press release p..
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Yahoo News
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Huge amounts of a red wine extract seemed to help obese mice eat a high-fat diet and still live a long and healthy life, suggests a new study that some experts are calling "landmark" research...
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M.I.T. News
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For the first time, researchers at MIT can see every vibration of a cell membrane, using a technique that could one day allow scientists to create three-dimensional images of the inner workings of living cells...
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