Duke Study Suggests New Class Of Drugs Could Bypass Leptin Loop
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...N.C. -- Duke University researchers and physicians are set to launcha multi-pronged attack against HIV, t...econstitutingprotective immunity. "We are pushing the envelope of what is known and what can be imaginedin effective therapy," said Dani Bolog...Shark-Liver Substance May Slow Growth Of Brain Tumors
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...up in the world with thosetwo skills." The sensors are tiny carbon fibers, the same graphite fibersused t...has the difficult jobof producing the probes which are so fragile they have to beencased in a tiny capillary of glass. "You can hardly see thefibers," rema...Testosterone May Affect Learning Skills; May Be Put In Tablet Form
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...B professor of pediatrics. Leach and Fuhrman also are affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Results of the trial are reported in the lead article in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Respirator...Study Demonstrates Safety & Effectiveness Of Asthma Drug
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