Health

The introduction of The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy begins like this: “Space,” it says, “is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how…
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He’s a chip off the old block — but does this also apply for creativity? Scientists have investigated whether and what role inheritance plays in…
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Escherichia coli is a component of the normal bacterial flora of the human digestive tract, but, on the other hand, it is an important opportunistic…
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In oncology, the development of new efficient treatments is still a challenge, even today. Indeed, besides the complexity to discover good anticancer candidates, the process…
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Due to the biological importance of the dense microbial communities that reside in the digestive tract of humans and animals (the gut microbiota), there is…
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Testing a drug against a placebo in a randomized double-blinded trial is the gold standard in the development of new treatment options in medicine. If…
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Cancer is a frightening and thorny adversary. Therapies to battle human cancer are frequently harsh with debilitating side effects. But often, these initial therapies are…
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Why is it that some people are spared from a hangover after an evening of alcohol, but others suffer? A group of US and Australian…
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Clinical studies provide evidence that treatment with drugs for depression increases the risk of fracture in humans. Some of these drugs have been previously reported…
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If we don’t somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we’re going to have a huge problem. —Lance Armstrong Comprehensive lifestyle management like diet, physical…
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About half of all cancer patients will need radiotherapy at least once in the course of their illness for a cure, prevention of tumor recurrence,…
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