Exercising limbs protects brain cells affected by Parkinson's, study in rodents shows
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...o mobilize communities to advocate for policies to protect themselves from the dangers of tobacco. The National Cancer Institute's AANCART project, headquartered at UC Davis, has been an important ally in the effort to develop and implement successful tobacco control programs for Asian Americans. The 5th As......ter the seemingly inevitable Americanized diet and protect the beneficial traditional Asian diet and physical activity patterns, a tailored campaign is strongly recommended for California's low-income, immigrant Chinese, Vietnamese and Hmong communities," Foerster said. Asian Americans and Pacific I...Pediatricians need more training on environmental health
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... provide a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical way to protect adults against the onset of symptoms of Parkinson'...e caused by MPP+ suggests that exercise might also protect humans from the same type of damage caused by environmental toxins, said Richard J. Smeyne, Ph.D., a...U-M professor to test flu shot and nasal spray flu vaccine side by side
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...important because they'll improve patient care and protect thousands of future patients from increased risk of death from corticosteroids." Professor Colin Blakemore, chief executive of the MRC, said,"This is an excellent example of how research evidence contributes to changing clinical practice with the pot...Lithium may protect neurons from radiation therapy
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...nipulated to selectively express proteins that can protect the neurons that are damaged during the course of Parkinson's disease. "Currently, we are constructing other versions of this virus that could eventually be used in clinical trials in humans that are safe even when the body mounts an immune response,...