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Decreased Neurosteroid Biosynthesis Mediates Isolation-Induced Behavior in Mice
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Studies in mice suggest that social isolation leads to a decrease in the production of allopregnanolone (ALLO), an endogenous stress-relieving hormone, which may account for the anxiety, aggression, and cognitive dysfunction seen in socially isolated animals -- and humans -- researchers report. Reuters Health Information
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Real-Time PCR Rapidly Diagnoses Mumps
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A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay is speedy and accurate in detecting mumps virus in various types of clinical specimens, UK and Chinese researchers report in the November issue of the Journal of Medical virology. Reuters Health Information
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Polymorphism Tied to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
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A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the tumor suppressor gene DAB2IP appears to be associated with aggressive prostate cancer, US and Swedish researchers report in the December 19th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Reuters Health Information
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Endomorphin-1 Plays Anti-Inflammatory Role in Arthritis
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The endogenous opioid endomorphin-1 plays an anti-inflammatory role in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and adjuvant-induced polyarthritis, according to a report in the February issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
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