Hajduch and his colleagues in Ukraine conducted a proteomic study (examining the structure and function of proteins) of the plants and found that the seeds harvested inside the exclusion zone compared favorably with ones grown in non-contaminated soil outside.

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In a study presented last month at the annual meeting of the ADA, UT Southwestern researcher Ildiko Lingvay said two types of more aggressive treatments using insulin and drugs started when patients were initially diagnosed effectively preserved the function of beta cells in a study of 58 patients followed for three years.

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The energy drinks market is booming and even a recent study by Italian Matteo Cameli from the University of Siena confirmed that energy drinks boost heart function in healthy people.

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This latest research at Swansea University's College of Engineering follows an initial study into the effects that a normal pregnancy has on women's cardiovascular function.

BBC: Pregnant women

Patients in a phase III trial for tarenflurbil, a drug that showed promise in an earlier phase II trial, did not experience improvement in cognition or daily function compared with those who received a placebo, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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The full study, available here, provides further breakdown of where these personality types congregate by industry, company size and job function.

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This is only an early result from a very small study, but coming on the heels of reports just a few months ago, in which adult stem cells restored heart function to patients with advanced heart failure, the promise of stem cells again got just a bit brighter.

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