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An old intravenous antibiotic may have new life as a stroke treatment, researchers say.Minocycline appears to reduce stroke damage in multiple ways - inhibiting white blood cells and enzymes that, at least acutely, can destroy brain tissue and blood vessels, respectively, says Dr. David Hess, chair of the Department of Neurology in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.

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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - During carcinogenesis, angiogenesis is a fundamental process allowing both tumor growth and metastatic spread. Actors of the angiogenesis pathways are targets for the new promising targeted therapies already used in several malignancies. In bladder cancer, anti-angiogenic molecules could also add to already existing treatment options.

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People in storm ravaged communities across the Central United States are urged to register themselves and their loved ones on the Safe and Well website, to allow family and friends around the country know of their status. Safe and Well is an easy way to assist people seeking to locate those who’ve registered their status during this emergency. The Red Cross has developed this online tool to help families and individuals notify loved ones that they are safe during an emergency.

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A recent syndicated column by Robert Novak, the “redoubtable right-wing hit man,” criticizing Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) for her actions as governor on abortion-related issues is an example of the Republican Party’s “hard cultural right” attempting to “revive abortion’s single-issue virulence in this presidential cycle,”

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The ability of 14,000 aid workers to travel to Darfur and other parts of Sudan will be reduced with immediate effect due to a lack of funding for the Humanitarian Air Service, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced.

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Interrupting a signaling pathway in certain immune system cells in laboratory mice had the opposite effect researchers expected but opened the possibility of a new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to an article in the journal Nature Medicine.The intervention targets the sticky plaque buildup that occurs in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, using immune system cells (macrophages) from outside the brain.

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Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one’s thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist attack.In fact, people who choose not to express their feelings after such an event may be better off than those who do talk about their feelings, according to University at Buffalo psychologist Mark Seery, Ph.D.

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When mothers use cocaine during pregnancy, the exposure of thedeveloping brain to the substance can cause specific neurological andbehavioral abnormalities, according to a study released on June 9, 2008in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. Cocaine use is a factor in many hundred thousand pregnancies per yearin just the United States, and the resulting effects on fetaldevelopment often include disorders of the central nervous system.

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A ground breaking training package that helps to identify and support children with sensory motor difficulties including Autism Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) has been on trial in Dumfries & Galloway and is set to roll out to other education authorities throughout Scotland and potentially the UK. The “Let’s Move” package, which includes a manual, DVD and 40 therapeutic activity cards, was developed originally by two local NHS occupational therapists.

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Alcohol consumption has been linked with a decrease in risk ofdeveloping rheumatoid arthritis, according to an article released onJune 5, 2008 in the BMJ specialist journal Annals of theRheumatic Diseases. Arthritis is a disease that involves damage to the joints of the body.Rheumatoid arthritis is specifically a type of damage caused byautoimmune attack resulting in inflammation of the protectivecartilage.

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