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Celiac disease, the malady of champions – and new findings towards a cure Bob Anderson, one of the collaborators who discovered the culprits behind celiac disease. July 23, 2010 Under normal circumstances, our bodies have built-in...
Teens sleep different – and it affects their performance at school When a body sleeps, it uses less energy, brain cell activity changes, muscles repair, tissues regrow — while the external...
Glucosamine ineffective for osteoarthritic chronic lower back pain July 10, 2010 If you have a specific type of lower back pain, taking glucosamine may not help alleviate your...
  • Celiac disease, the malady of champions – and new findings towards a cure

    Celiac disease, the malady of champions – and new findings towards a cure

    Bob Anderson, one of the collaborators who discovered the culprits behind celiac disease. July 23, 2010 Under normal circumstances, our bodies have built-in protection against microscopic things that could kill us.  If a virus or bacteria breaks through the outer defenses of the skin, specialized cells trigger a cascade of events that tell white blood cells to destroy [...]

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  • Teens sleep different – and it affects their performance at school

    Teens sleep different – and it affects their performance at school

    When a body sleeps, it uses less energy, brain cell activity changes, muscles repair, tissues regrow -- while the external body lies still, the parts beneath the skin take advantage of this down time to do some much-needed maintenance. Even the brain seems to focus inward...

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  • Glucosamine ineffective for osteoarthritic chronic lower back pain

    Glucosamine ineffective for osteoarthritic chronic lower back pain

    July 10, 2010 If you have a specific type of lower back pain, taking glucosamine may not help alleviate your pain, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study was conducted in Norway, using 250 volunteers who experienced chronic lower back pain due to osteoarthritis [...]

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