Low protein intake may be a key factor in longevity, according to two groups of researchers who published studies in the journal Cell Metabolism on 4 March 2014. The first study, from researchers at the University of Southern California, ...
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Food packaging is not dangerous, Australian experts have said Australian experts have reassured Australians that the chemicals in plastic food packaging are not harmful to human health. Dr Ian Musgrave, a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty ...
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Survival among people with lung cancer has been better for women than men, and the findings of a recent study indicate that female hormones may be a factor in this difference. The combination of estrogen plus progesterone and the use of ...
Boys are at greater risk for delayed language development than girls, according to a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. The researchers also found that reading and writing difficulties in the family gave ...
A Florida State University researcher is tackling a new and inventive way to slow down and perhaps prevent preterm labor. The solution A pair of goggles. Specifically, Associate Professor James Olcese is developing goggles - he's ...
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As Milan fashion week gets under way, Greenpeace International revealed that the same hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing of fast fashion are used by ‘exclusive’ luxury brands. In addition, the concentration of ...
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New research findings may soon help doctors personalize preterm birth prevention treatments by identifying which women at higher risk for preterm birth will be helped by progesterone injections. Injections of one type of progesterone, a ...
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Four pesticides commonly used on crops to kill insects and fungi also kill honeybee larvae within their hives,according to Penn State and University of Florida researchers.The team also found that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP)—an ...
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TherapeuticsMD,Inc.(NYSE MKT:TXMD),a women's healthcare company("TherapeuticsMD"or the"Company"),announced today that it has initiated the SPRY Trial,a randomized,placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety ...
Their joint aim is to identify new therapeutic targets in ‘triple negative’ breast cancers Curie-Cancer, the body which leads the Institut Curie's industry partner research activity, and Servier, today announce that they have ...
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A so-called implantable insulin delivery device could one day free people with type 1 diabetes from the need for multiple daily injections, scientists say. "Diabetes is a difficult-to-treat condition, and yet keeping in very good balance ...
January 28, 2014 Sophie Langley Eating a diet rich in tomatoes may protect against breast cancer A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to research from Ohio State University. ...
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The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion on FINOX Biotech's marketing authorisation application (MAA) for BEMFOLA (follitropin alfa solution for injection in ...
British luxury brand Burberry made a commitment to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 1 January 2020. Burberry’s move comes after two weeks of people powered campaigning on the brand’s social ...
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Sleeping during the day -- a necessity for jet-lagged travelers and those who work overnight shifts -- disrupts the rhythms of about one-third of your genes, a new study suggests. What's more, shifted sleep appears to disrupt gene ...