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Study in mice discovers injection of heat-generating cells reduces belly fat 
The injection of a tiny capsule containing heat-generating cells into the abdomens of mice led those animals to burn abdominal fat and initially lose about 20 percent of belly fat after 80 days of treatment.
The injection of a tiny capsule containing heat-generating cells into the abdomens of mice led those animals to burn abdominal fat and initially lose about 20 percent of belly fat after 80 days of treatment.
Physiology
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 06, 2012, 11:00am
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Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Thursday, Sep 06, 2012, 11:00am
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The eyes have it: Men do see things differently to women
The way that the visual centers of men and women's brains works is different, finds new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences. Men have greater sensitivity to fine detail and rapidly moving stimuli, but women are better at discriminating between colors.
The way that the visual centers of men and women's brains works is different, finds new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences. Men have greater sensitivity to fine detail and rapidly moving stimuli, but women are better at discriminating between colors.
Physiology
Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012, 1:30pm
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Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012, 1:30pm
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Zebrafish study explains why the circadian rhythm affects your health
Disruptions to the circadian rhythm can affect the growth of blood vessels in the body, thus causing illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer, according to a new study from Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
Disruptions to the circadian rhythm can affect the growth of blood vessels in the body, thus causing illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer, according to a new study from Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
Physiology
Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012, 8:30am
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Source: Linkoping University
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012, 8:30am
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Fitting Kv potassium channels in the PIP2 puzzle
A recent study in the Journal of General Physiology brings new insights to an area of ion channel regulation: whether voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels can be regulated by physiological changes to PIP2.
A recent study in the Journal of General Physiology brings new insights to an area of ion channel regulation: whether voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels can be regulated by physiological changes to PIP2.
Molecular Biology
Source: Rockefeller University Press
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012, 11:45am
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Source: Rockefeller University Press
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012, 11:45am
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30 minutes of daily exercise does the trick
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have shown that 30 minutes of daily training provide an equally effective loss of weight and body mass as 60 minutes. Their results have just been published in the American Journal of Physiology.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have shown that 30 minutes of daily training provide an equally effective loss of weight and body mass as 60 minutes. Their results have just been published in the American Journal of Physiology.
Health
Source: University of Copenhagen
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 23, 2012, 8:45am
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Source: University of Copenhagen
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 23, 2012, 8:45am
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Research identifies mechanism responsible for eye movement disorder
A research team from King's College London and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified how a genetic mutation acts during the development of nerves responsible for controlling eye muscles, resulting in movement disorders such as Duane Syndrome, a form of squint.
A research team from King's College London and the University of Exeter Medical School has identified how a genetic mutation acts during the development of nerves responsible for controlling eye muscles, resulting in movement disorders such as Duane Syndrome, a form of squint.
Physiology
Source: The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012, 10:00am
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Source: The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012, 10:00am
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Team uncovers link between hormone levels and risk for metabolic disease
Working with a national team of researchers, a scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has shown for the first time a link between low levels of a specific hormone and increased risk of metabolic disease in humans.
Working with a national team of researchers, a scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has shown for the first time a link between low levels of a specific hormone and increased risk of metabolic disease in humans.
Physiology
Source: Scripps Research Institute
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 16, 2012, 1:45pm
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Source: Scripps Research Institute
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 16, 2012, 1:45pm
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Why Do We Sneeze?
Sure, they blast out germs and other unwanted intruders, but sneezes have another, just discovered purpose, a new study says.
Sure, they blast out germs and other unwanted intruders, but sneezes have another, just discovered purpose, a new study says.
Physiology
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012, 8:07am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012, 8:07am
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ScienceShot: Human Teeth as Hard as Shark Teeth
Though composed of different materials, the chompers of both species are equally tough
Though composed of different materials, the chompers of both species are equally tough
Physiology
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Aug 03, 2012, 7:35am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Aug 03, 2012, 7:35am
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Cheetah leaves Usain Bolt in its dust
The fastest cheetah on Earth has done it again, breaking her previous world record for the 100-meter dash and setting a new best time of 5.95 seconds.
The fastest cheetah on Earth has done it again, breaking her previous world record for the 100-meter dash and setting a new best time of 5.95 seconds.
Physiology
Source: NBCnews
Posted on: Friday, Aug 03, 2012, 7:35am
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Source: NBCnews
Posted on: Friday, Aug 03, 2012, 7:35am
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Running mechanics, not metabolism, are the key to performance for elite sprinters
Sprinters competing in the 2012 Olympics might assume their championship performance is the result of their fuel-efficient physiology.
Sprinters competing in the 2012 Olympics might assume their championship performance is the result of their fuel-efficient physiology.
Physiology
Source: Southern Methodist University
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 02, 2012, 12:00pm
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Source: Southern Methodist University
Posted on: Thursday, Aug 02, 2012, 12:00pm
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Smell the potassium: Surprising find in study of sex and aggression-triggering vomeronasal organ
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is one of evolution's most direct enforcers. From its niche within the nose in most land-based vertebrates, it detects pheromones and triggers corresponding basic-instinct behaviors, from compulsive mating to male-on-male death matches. A new study from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, published online in Nature Neuroscience on
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is one of evolution's most direct enforcers. From its niche within the nose in most land-based vertebrates, it detects pheromones and triggers corresponding basic-instinct behaviors, from compulsive mating to male-on-male death matches. A new study from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, published online in Nature Neuroscience on
Physiology
Source: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Posted on: Monday, Jul 30, 2012, 10:00am
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Source: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Posted on: Monday, Jul 30, 2012, 10:00am
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Bloodstream scavenger inhibits clotting without increased bleeding
A compound that mops up debris of damaged cells from the bloodstream may be the first in a new class of drugs designed to address one of medicine's most difficult challenges -- stopping the formation of blood clots without triggering equally threatening bleeding.
A compound that mops up debris of damaged cells from the bloodstream may be the first in a new class of drugs designed to address one of medicine's most difficult challenges -- stopping the formation of blood clots without triggering equally threatening bleeding.
Physiology
Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012, 1:45pm
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Source: Duke University Medical Center
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012, 1:45pm
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Tale of two runners exposes flawed Olympic thinking
Testosterone and prosthetics: the latest attempts to draw the line between legality and cheating in athletics offend both science and natural justice
Testosterone and prosthetics: the latest attempts to draw the line between legality and cheating in athletics offend both science and natural justice
Physiology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 19, 2012, 8:16am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 19, 2012, 8:16am
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Copper's previously unknown exit strategy
Scientists have long known that the body rids itself of excess copper and various other minerals by collecting them in the liver and excreting them through the liver's bile. However, a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published June 22 in PLoS ONE suggests that when this route is impaired there's another exit route just for copper: A molecule sequesters only that mineral and r
Scientists have long known that the body rids itself of excess copper and various other minerals by collecting them in the liver and excreting them through the liver's bile. However, a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published June 22 in PLoS ONE suggests that when this route is impaired there's another exit route just for copper: A molecule sequesters only that mineral and r
Physiology
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Monday, Jul 16, 2012, 12:00pm
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Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Monday, Jul 16, 2012, 12:00pm
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Scientists first to see trafficking of immune cells in beating heart
Blood flow to the heart often is interrupted during a heart attack or cardiac surgery. But when blood flow resumes, the heart may still falter. That's because collateral damage can occur as blood re-enters the heart, potentially slowing recovery and causing future cardiac troubles.
Blood flow to the heart often is interrupted during a heart attack or cardiac surgery. But when blood flow resumes, the heart may still falter. That's because collateral damage can occur as blood re-enters the heart, potentially slowing recovery and causing future cardiac troubles.
Physiology
Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 12, 2012, 11:45am
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Source: Washington University School of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 12, 2012, 11:45am
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Cool Down With A Hot Drink? It's Not As Crazy As You Think
Hot tea might not sound like the most refreshing of drinks for a 100-degree day. But neuroscientists say that receptors in your mouth may send a cool message when they detect hot foods.
Hot tea might not sound like the most refreshing of drinks for a 100-degree day. But neuroscientists say that receptors in your mouth may send a cool message when they detect hot foods.
Physiology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012, 8:03am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012, 8:03am
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When Ice Cream Attacks: The Mystery of Brain Freeze
Drink that Slurpee too fast, and you risk an attack of "brain freeze." Scientists are fascinated by the headaches caused by consuming cold things. But alas, they still don't know where ice cream headaches come from.
Drink that Slurpee too fast, and you risk an attack of "brain freeze." Scientists are fascinated by the headaches caused by consuming cold things. But alas, they still don't know where ice cream headaches come from.
Bees shed light on human sweet perception and metabolic disorders
Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered that honey bees may teach us about basic connections between taste perception and metabolic disorders in humans. By experimenting with honey bee genetics, researchers have identified connections between sugar sensitivity, diabetic physiology and carbohydrate metabolism. Bees and humans may partially share these connections.
Scientists at Arizona State University have discovered that honey bees may teach us about basic connections between taste perception and metabolic disorders in humans. By experimenting with honey bee genetics, researchers have identified connections between sugar sensitivity, diabetic physiology and carbohydrate metabolism. Bees and humans may partially share these connections.
Genetics
Source: Arizona State University
Posted on: Monday, Jul 02, 2012, 1:00pm
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Source: Arizona State University
Posted on: Monday, Jul 02, 2012, 1:00pm
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Dinosaurs were warm-blooded reptiles
The journal Nature has published a study analysing the lines of arrested growth (LAG) in the bones of around a hundred ruminants, representative of the specific and ecological diversity of that group of mammals. The results show that the presence of these lines is not an indicator of an ectothermic physiology (does not generate internal heat), as had previously been thought, since all warm-
The journal Nature has published a study analysing the lines of arrested growth (LAG) in the bones of around a hundred ruminants, representative of the specific and ecological diversity of that group of mammals. The results show that the presence of these lines is not an indicator of an ectothermic physiology (does not generate internal heat), as had previously been thought, since all warm-
Paleontology
Source: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 28, 2012, 1:00pm
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Source: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 28, 2012, 1:00pm
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Carbon is key for getting algae to pump out more oil
Overturning two long-held misconceptions about oil production in algae, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory show that ramping up the microbes' overall metabolism by feeding them more carbon increases oil production as the organisms continue to grow. The findings — published online in the journal Plant and Cell Physiology on May 28, 2012
Overturning two long-held misconceptions about oil production in algae, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory show that ramping up the microbes' overall metabolism by feeding them more carbon increases oil production as the organisms continue to grow. The findings — published online in the journal Plant and Cell Physiology on May 28, 2012
Plant Biology
Source: DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Posted on: Monday, Jun 18, 2012, 1:00pm
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Source: DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory
Posted on: Monday, Jun 18, 2012, 1:00pm
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How many cells can our blood tolerate?
When people say "Blood is thicker than water," they are literally right. Because nearly half of the 'life liquid' consists of solid components. The red blood cells form the greatest part of it – all in all around 40 percent of the blood. They contain the red pigment hemoglobin and are responsible for the transport of oxygen.
When people say "Blood is thicker than water," they are literally right. Because nearly half of the 'life liquid' consists of solid components. The red blood cells form the greatest part of it – all in all around 40 percent of the blood. They contain the red pigment hemoglobin and are responsible for the transport of oxygen.
Physiology
Source: Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena
Posted on: Friday, Jun 15, 2012, 8:45am
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Source: Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena
Posted on: Friday, Jun 15, 2012, 8:45am
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The epigenome of newborns and centenarians is different
What happens in our cells after one hundred years? What is the difference at the molecular level between a newborn and a centenary? Is it a gradual or a sudden change? Is it possible to reverse the aging process? What are the molecular keys to longevity? These central questions in biology, physiology and human medicine have been the focus of study by researchers for decades.
What happens in our cells after one hundred years? What is the difference at the molecular level between a newborn and a centenary? Is it a gradual or a sudden change? Is it possible to reverse the aging process? What are the molecular keys to longevity? These central questions in biology, physiology and human medicine have been the focus of study by researchers for decades.
Genetics
Source: IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012, 11:15am
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Source: IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012, 11:15am
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Why hot, humid air triggers symptoms in patients with mild asthma
May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing
May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing
Physiology
Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 07, 2012, 12:15pm
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Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 07, 2012, 12:15pm
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Variations in sex steroid gene expression can predict aggressive behaviors
An Indiana University biologist has shown that natural variation in measures of the brain's ability to process steroid hormones predicts functional variation in aggressive behavior.
An Indiana University biologist has shown that natural variation in measures of the brain's ability to process steroid hormones predicts functional variation in aggressive behavior.
Physiology
Source: Indiana University
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 07, 2012, 12:00pm
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Source: Indiana University
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 07, 2012, 12:00pm
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A post-coital switch: Mapping the changing behaviors in the female fruit fly's mind
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then it shouldn't be surprising that their neural circuits differ. In research published today in the journal Current Biology, researchers have used dramatic changes in the behaviour of the female fruit fly after sex to help map these often very different circuits.
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then it shouldn't be surprising that their neural circuits differ. In research published today in the journal Current Biology, researchers have used dramatic changes in the behaviour of the female fruit fly after sex to help map these often very different circuits.
Physiology
Source: Wellcome Trust
Posted on: Friday, Jun 01, 2012, 10:30am
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Source: Wellcome Trust
Posted on: Friday, Jun 01, 2012, 10:30am
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New research shows runners can improve health and performance with less training
The new 10-20-30 training concept can improve both a person's running performance and health, despite a significant reduction in the total amount of training. This is the conclusion of a study from University of Copenhagen researchers just published in the renowned scientific Journal of Applied of Physiology.
The new 10-20-30 training concept can improve both a person's running performance and health, despite a significant reduction in the total amount of training. This is the conclusion of a study from University of Copenhagen researchers just published in the renowned scientific Journal of Applied of Physiology.
Health
Source: University of Copenhagen
Posted on: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 1:00pm
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Source: University of Copenhagen
Posted on: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 1:00pm
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Scientists discover a new sensory organ in the chin of baleen whales
Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and University of British Columbia have solved the mystery. They discovered a sensory organ in the chin of rorqual whales that communicates to the brain. The organ orchestrates the dramatic
Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and University of British Columbia have solved the mystery. They discovered a sensory organ in the chin of rorqual whales that communicates to the brain. The organ orchestrates the dramatic
Physiology
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 11:30am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 11:30am
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Where Do Eggs Come From, Really?: Gotta-See Videos
When you look at an egg, do you think you know where it comes from? You might have some idea, but more likely the vocabulary of farming is giving you false ideas.
When you look at an egg, do you think you know where it comes from? You might have some idea, but more likely the vocabulary of farming is giving you false ideas.
Physiology
Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 8:29am
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Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 8:29am
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Study identifies key cellular mechanisms behind the onset of tinnitus
Researchers in the University of Leicester's Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology have identified a cellular mechanism that could underlie the development of tinnitus following exposure to loud noises. The discovery could lead to novel tinnitus treatments, and investigations into potential drugs to prevent tinnitus are currently underway.
Researchers in the University of Leicester's Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology have identified a cellular mechanism that could underlie the development of tinnitus following exposure to loud noises. The discovery could lead to novel tinnitus treatments, and investigations into potential drugs to prevent tinnitus are currently underway.
Health
Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 4:15pm
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Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 4:15pm
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