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New Cholesterol Guidelines: They're Not One Size Fits All
A new study advises physicians to fully understand the expanded benefits of the new cholesterol
guidelines, citing that the new recommendations are likely to significantly raise the number of people under 45 and older than 65
who are prescribed cholesterol-lowering medications, according to a report in today's Circulation: Journal of the American
Heart Association. more
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Lactose Intolerance Gene Identified
UCLA and Finnish researchers have identified a genetic mutation for lactose intolerance, a painful
digestive condition that afflicts some 30 million to 50 million North Americans, 75 percent of African Americans and 90 percent
of Asian Americans. The findings are reported in the Jan. 14 issue of Nature Genetics. more
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Human Genome Sequence Yields New Tool for Microbe-Hunting
Scientists say they have developed a powerful method for detecting foreign bacteria and viruses in
human tissue samples, even if the organisms haven't previously been encountered. more
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Diagnostic Imaging: Beyond Mammograms
Recently, a small study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggested that magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) might be beneficial in diagnosing breast cancer. This news leaves many women wondering if they
should push for this test over the standard mammogram. more
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Brain Protein Tied To Sleep And Feeding Also Involved In Bodily Sensations
A brain protein linked to narcolepsy, the sudden, uncontrollable and inexplicable onset of sleep, helps
regulate bodily sensations. Exactly how that protein, hypocretin-2, is involved in narcolepsy remains unclear. Indications are that
people and animals exhibiting narcoleptic symptoms are deficient in this protein or the molecular receptor to which it attaches.
But the new findings by neuroscientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale University may open a door
to the answer. more
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