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Most people who drink excessively are not alcohol dependent

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9 out of 10 excessive drinkers are not alcohol dependent
89.8%: Excessive Drinkers Who are Not Dependent
10.2%: Excessive Drinkers Who are Dependent

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UK's major investment in life sciences

New investment into life sciences announced alongside a review into how we develop medicines and medical technology.

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Special Ambulance Delivers Vital Stroke Care More Quickly

Patients were six times more likely to get clot-busting drug within 'golden' hour of first symptoms in German study.

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Avian flu (bird flu) outbreak in duck breeding farm in Yorkshire, UK

Defra has confirmed a case of avian flu in a duck breeding farm in Yorkshire.

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Mouse study reveals potential clue to extra fingers or toes

NIH-funded study finds that gene appears to regulate protein signals inside the cell

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The fibroblast growth factors are a family of proteins known as cell signaling molecules.

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Ick! Tapeworm Infecting Man's Brain Yields Genetic Secrets

Parasite was causing seizures, headaches in 50-year-old, researchers say.

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Nearly one in five adult Americans experienced mental illness in 2013

A new report finds that 43.8 million adults (age 18 or older) experienced a diagnosable mental illness in 2013. The report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) also finds that 10 million adults experienced a serious mental illness and 15.7 million adults experienced a major depressive episode in 2013. These results are consistent with 2012 findings.

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NIH research featured in National Geographic Channel documentary on sleep

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Senior-to-Senior Aggression Common in U.S. Nursing Homes

Up to one in five residents involved in unpleasant, sometimes inappropriate confrontations, N.Y. study suggests.

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Gel Implant Might Help Fight Heart Failure

New treatment strengthens heart walls, researchers say, but skeptics remain.

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