Day: December 10, 2012
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Colorful fruits and vegetables linked to lower breast cancer risk
Come to find out, pink isn’t the most important color when it comes to breast cancer. According to researchers in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, women loading up...
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UK team gets $1.5 million NIH grant to continue success with cell-level study of Alzheimer’s disease factor
University of Kentucky researchers have provided the first direct evidence that activated astrocytes could play a harmful role in Alzheimer’s disease. A UK news release explains, “The astrocyte is a...
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Hey, fans! Lower your voice and protect your ears; your hearing might be at stake
Ray Hull (Wichita State Univ. photo) December is the cruelest month, basketball fans — in more ways than one. Witness this news out of Kansas. Yes, Kansas: Loud basketball games...
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Rural Obesity Prevention Tool Kit created to tackle epidemic: 40 percent of rural adults in U.S. are obese
When the Journal of Rural Health recently reported that 40 percent of adults living in rural areas are obese, compared with 33 percent of adults living in urban areas, the...