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Inflammation Could Explain Why Poor, Uneducated Suffer More CVD
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The first US study to look at the associations of socioeconomic position with inflammatory markers in a diverse population has found that low-income, less-well-educated people have higher levels of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein than their richer, better-educated counterparts. Heartwire
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High Telomerase Activity in Lung Infiltrates Indicates Malignancy Risk
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The detection of telomerase activity in aspirates obtained by transthoracic fine-needle biopsy (TFNB) of peripheral lung infiltrates is an indication of a high risk of malignancy in cases with false-negative cytological results, investigators report in the April issue of Thorax. Reuters Health Information
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Growth Protein May Provide New Target for Prostate Cancer
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Inhibition of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 5a/b (Stat5a/b), the key mediator of prolactin effects in prostate cancer cells, kills cancer cells and inhibits xenograft growth in mice, researchers report in the March 1st issue of Clinical Cancer Research. Reuters Health Information
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Multiple Gene Variants Predispose to Methamphetamine Dependence
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Findings from genome-wide association studies in two separate populations indicate polygenic contributions to methamphetamine dependence from genes frequently associated with dependence on other addictive substances, investigators report in the Archives of General Psychiatry for March. Reuters Health Information
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