Highlight HEALTH
Promoting advances in biomedical research to encourage health literacy. Discover the science of health.
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Jul 25, 10 10:08PMHighlight HEALTH will be hosting the next edition of the MedLib’s Round, edition 2.7, on Tuesday, August 10th and is inviting submissions based on the theme of "Leveraging social media to promot e...
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Jul 23, 10 07:43PMA universal influenza vaccine -- so-called because it could potentially provide protection from all flu strains for decades — may become a reality because of research led by scientists from the National...
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Jul 13, 10 10:43AMA gene implicated in Carney complex, a rare disorder of the adrenal glands, appears to function as a molecular switch to limit cell growth and division, according to a study by researchers at the Nati onal...
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Jul 08, 10 08:59PMHealth On the Net (HON) Foundation recently launched a new and improved certificate for medical and health web sites. The new certificate is an initiative to further enhance the HONcode certification system...
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Jun 29, 10 09:29PMBirth control pills are a very popular form of birth control. Typically referred to as "the pill", oral contraception has an interesting history and has generated enormous social and cultural impact. This...
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Jun 24, 10 05:10AMHow you think about your health can have powerful impacts on how you experience your health. In a recent study with a group of cardiac patients, how people thought about their illness was found to hav e...
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Jun 18, 10 06:11AMDespite hopes that higher blood levels of vitamin D might reduce cancer risk, a large study finds no protective effect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma or cancer of the endometrium, esophagus, stomach, ki dney...
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Jun 17, 10 08:24PMScholarly peer review is the process by which a researcher's work - grant applications and research articles - are subjected to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field. Take a front-r ow...
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Jun 10, 10 09:06AMScientists have discovered that a gene linked to Alzheimer's disease may play a beneficial role in cell survival by enabling neurons to clear away toxic proteins. A study funded by the National Instit ute...
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Jun 03, 10 10:14PMNeurofibromatosis (NF) encompasses a set of genetic disorders that cause tumors to grow on nerves. The Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF) annual NF Conference is being held from June 5th - June 8th. Al though...
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