Salt adds to stomach bug’s cancer risk


VANDERBILT (US) — Combining a high-salt diet with a type of H. pylori infection can increase the risk of gastric cancer, according to new research with gerbils. Continue…

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Follicle count could predict menopause

VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists have found a potential way to determine the start of menopause—findings that could lead to better fertility assessment and insight into disease risk. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2013 16:43 - 0 Comments

Mars mission shows body’s sodium rhythms

VANDERBILT (US) — Sodium levels in the human body fluctuate rhythmically with seven-day and monthly cycles, a finding that contradicts the prevailing view. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 13, 2012 10:07 - 0 Comments

Imaging combo spots infection in 3D

VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists have combined MRI and imaging mass spectrometry to visualize the body’s inflammatory response to a bacterial infection in 3D. (more…)


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New class of painkillers: Ibuprofen 2.0?

VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists thought there was little left to learn about a class of medications that includes ibuprofen, but a recent discovery raises the possibility of a new class of pain relievers. (more…)

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