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Vegetable-based drug could inhibit melanoma: U.S. researchers
Compounds extracted from green vegetables such as broccoli and cabbage could be a potent drug against melanoma, according to cancer researchers. Tests on mice suggest that these compounds, when combined with selenium, target tumors more safely and effectively than conventional therapy.
Scientists modifies smallpox vaccine to fight H5N1 bird flu
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A team of scientists from the University of Hong Kong and the United States on Sunday said they have developed a new vaccine strategy against the H5N1 bird flu virus by genetically modifying a smallpox vaccine.
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Low levels of vitamin B12 may increase risk for defects
Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 shortly before and after conception may have an increased risk of a neural tube defect, a new study says.
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Study: Broccoli may help prevent respiratory conditions like asthma
Here's another reason to eat your broccoli: researchers from University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) report that a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
New discovery paves way for new diagnosis of serious lung disease
The discovery by Uppsala University researchers of a previously unknown protein in the cells of the lower air ways brings new potential for early diagnosis of a serious lung disease, according to findings published on Monday in the online edition of the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Researchers identify gene involved in pancreatic cancer
Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a gene that is overexpressed in 90 percent of pancreatic cancers, the most deadly type of cancer.
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Study sheds new light on link between obesity, infertility
Obese women have alterations in their ovaries which might be responsible for an egg's inability to make an embryo, according to a new study accepted for publication in the U.S. Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &Metabolism.
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Screening, blood test can spot early ovarian cancer
British researchers found that using a blood test and an ultrasound scan together may detect ovarian cancer in its early and more curable stages, according to a study published in Tuesday's online edition of The Lancet Oncology.
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Pregnant women with migraines at higher vascular diseases
Women who suffer migraines during pregnancy are at a heightened risk of getting various stroke and vascular diseases, said a U.S. population based case-control study on Wednesday.
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