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Patients seeking cosmetic surgical enhancements need to make informed choices before pursuing any procedure. It is the Aesthetic Society's view that there are excellent cosmetic surgeons throughout the world. However, seeking surgery abroad requires an even greater level of knowledge and ho... read more »
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The dyslexic brain struggles to read because even small distractions can throw it off, according to a new model of dyslexia emerging from a group of recent studies.The studies contradict an influential, 30-year-old theory that blamed dyslexia on a neural deficit in processing the fast sounds of lang... read more »
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The smell of an odor is not merely a result of chemical detection but is also influenced by what the smeller learns about the odor. Now, researchers have discovered how such "perceptual learning" about an odor influences processing of information from the purely olfactory chemical detection system. ... read more »
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Background: Bulimia is a mental disorder frequently associated with menstrual disturbances and low estradiol levels although most bulimic women are of normal weight. Low bone mass has also been reported in these women. Furthermore, increased androgen levels and polycystic ovaries (PCO) have been des... read more »
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Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt says the NHS must be transformed to ensure its survival. read more »
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Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and Immunotec Research Ltd. have initiated a study in which a specially formulated whey protein isolate (Immunocal)will be used to raise glutathione levels in an attempt to lessen symptoms of autism. Autism is a neurological developmental di... read more »
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Maintenance therapy with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. atypical antipsychotic ABILIFY(R) (aripiprazole) for nearly two years significantly delayed time to relapse in adults with Bipolar I Disorder who had a recent manic or mixed episode and were the... read more »
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Increased impulsivity, or a lack of impulse control, is a key characteristic of many psychiatric disorders, including alcohol dependence. Recent studies suggest that increased impulsivity is involved in a predisposition to developing these disorders. A new study of brain processes provides support f... read more »
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A gene known to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease puts out the welcome mat for the virus that causes cold sores, allowing the virus to be more active in the brain compared to other forms of the gene. The new findings, published online in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, add some scien... read more »
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