Many of the 38 million Americans who suffer from migraines report an association between consuming nitrates and their severe headaches.
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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that the mouths of...
New research from Tufts University biologists shows that the nascent brain shapes normal body patterning and protects against developmental defects while the brain itself is still developing and before the animal shows any behaviors. Without a brain, frog embryos...
Multiple sclerosis affects about 2.3 million people worldwide and is the most common neurological disease in young adults.
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Multiple sclerosis can be inhibited or reversed in mouse models using a novel gene therapy technique to suppress...
-Fluorodeoxyglucose FDG-PET images acquired during baseline (on the left, pre-VNS) and 3 months post vagus nerve stimulation (on the right, post-VNS). After vagus nerve stimulation, the metabolism increased in the right parieto-occipital cortex, thalamus and striatum.
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After living more than a year with a wearable total artificial heart device, Stan Larkin, 25, returned to the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center for a heart transplant.
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All transplant patients are exceptional, but...
Olive oil.
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The health benefits of olives -- and associated natural products such as olive oil -- have long been recognized and touted by proponents of the Mediterranean diet.
However, little was previously...
Depression.
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New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14.
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and University College London analysed information on more...
Babies can learn to try hard after observing adults trying hard to reach their goals.
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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
A new study from MIT reveals that babies as young...
Experiments by a team of NIH-funded scientists suggests a potential method for halting the expansion of certain brain tumors.
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The growth of certain aggressive brain tumors can be halted by cutting...
Early environmental influences play a far larger role than human genetics in shaping the salivary microbiome--the group of organisms that play a crucial role in oral and overall health.
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Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered...
Total sleep deprivation or partial sleep deprivation can produce clinical improvement in depression symptoms within 24 hours.
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Sleep deprivation -- typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings -- rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half of...
