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• Cocaine changes how genes work in brain

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prolonged exposure to cocaine can cause permanent changes in the way genes are switched on and off in the brain, a finding that may lead to more effective treatments for many kinds of addiction, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Read more
  Posted Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:19 PM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• Face looking old? Don't blame your genes

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can blame those coarse wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight. Read more
  Posted Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:27 PM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• Synthetic platelets quickly stem bleeding: study

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Synthetic blood platelets injected into patients at the scene of a traumatic injury can speed up blood clotting and stem internal bleeding, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. Read more
  Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:37 PM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• Gene maps to transform scientists' work on cancer

  LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have indentified all the changes in cells of two deadly cancers to produce the first entire cancer gene maps and say the findings mark a "transforming moment" in their understanding of the disease. Read more
  Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:36 AM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• More evidence coffee, tea could prevent diabetes

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Coffee, tea, or decaf-no matter what your choice, drinking any of these beverages may reduce your risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis of 18 studies including hundreds of thousands of people. Read more
  Posted Monday, December 14, 2009 1:25 PM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• Experimental drug kills breast cancer stem cells

  CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental drug was effective at killing breast cancer stem cells -- a kind of master cancer cell that resists chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Read more
  Posted Monday, December 14, 2009 8:19 AM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• Genes may be important in back, neck pain

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A person's genetic makeup may play an important role in the odds of suffering neck or back pain, new research suggests. Read more
  Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:31 AM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• U.N. says $39 billion would stem child pneumonia deaths

  LONDON (Reuters) - Pneumonia kills more young children than any other disease, but an investment of $39 billion, or just $12.9 per child, could save 5.3 million lives in developing countries by 2015, the U.N. said Monday. Read more
  Posted Sunday, November 01, 2009 5:12 PM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• Coffee may lower endometrial cancer risk

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women dread a diagnosis of endometrial cancer, but those who drink at least two cups of caffeinated coffee a day may have a lower risk for this cancer of cells lining the uterus. Read more
  Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 2:28 PM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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• IVF websites often mum on embryo gene test risks

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fertility clinic websites aren't doing a great job of explaining the risks of testing an embryo for genetic disorders before it's implanted in the womb, researchers found. Read more
  Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 1:55 PM from Betterhumans News / 0 Comments

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