Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds ...
21 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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Phineas Gage brain pathways mapped for the first time
A detailed model of the brain of the world's most famous neuroscience patient may provide insight into degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's
18 hours ago from Newscientist
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Parents are happier than non-parents, new research suggests
New research by psychologists at three North American universities, including the University of British Columbia, finds that parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning from life ...
14 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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Dabrafenib shrinks melanoma brain metastases in phase I clinical trial
An experimental drug targeting a common mutation in melanoma successfully shrank tumors that spread to the brain in nine out of 10 patients in part of an international phase I clinical trial ...
7 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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Anthrax vaccine trial meets bioethicists
An anthrax vaccine would protect civilians from the long-term effects of a bioterrorist attack. But there's no telling how children would react to the shots. Read more
35 minutes ago from Nature News Blogs
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Children with cancer have complete responses in a Children's Oncology Group phase 1 trial
A pill designed to zero in on abnormal genes that drive specific cancers has produced encouraging early results in children with an uncommon but aggressive type of lymphoma, as well as in children ...
20 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed
NOT SO GOOD: New research is challenging the belief that higher levels of 'good' cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.
Thu 17 May 12 from ABC Science
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Pain relief through distraction -- it's not all in your head
Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren't just in your head, according to a report published online on May 17 in Current Biology.
13 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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Scientists illuminate the ancient history of circumarctic peoples
Two studies led by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania and National Geographic's Genographic Project reveal new information about the migration patterns of the first humans to settle ...
8 hours ago from Phys.org
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Study finds common antibiotic azithromycin carries heart risk
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack." The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular ...
Wed 16 May 12 from Medical Xpress
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