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Friday 15 August 2008
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Using Animals In Pain Research Has Limited Value Say Scientists
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
A panel of UK experts said using animals in pain research has limited value and they should be replaced by neuroimaging techniques based on fMRI, PET and other scanning technologies combined with new approaches such as...
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Scientists To Develop Rheumatoid Arthritis Vaccine
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
Scientists in the UK are hoping to develop a new vaccine using patients' own blood cells to suppress the effects of rheumatoid arthritis; if successful the work will signal a major breakthrough in the treatment of the auto-immune disease...
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Belly Size May Be Better Stroke Predictor Than BMI
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
A new study from Germany suggests that belly size and other markers of abdominal fat may be a better predictor of stroke than body mass index (BMI). The study was the work of lead author Dr Yaroslav Winter from the...
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