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• Losing weight when obese can prevent or cure diabetes, whatever the initial BMI, study suggests
• Avastin has similar effect to Lucentis in treating most common cause of blindness in the developed world
• Climatic effects of a solar minimum: Grand solar minimum and climate response recorded for first time in same climate archive
• Influenza 'histone mimic' suppresses antiviral response
• Risk of Future Emotional Problems Can Be Identified During Well-Child Visits

Losing weight when obese can prevent or cure diabetes, whatever the initial BMI, study suggests Posted: 06 May 2012 01:01 PM PDT Lowering your BMI by five units can dramatically reduce your risk of diabetes, whatever your initial weight, says new research. The findings show that even severely obese patients with diabetes can potentially rid themselves of the disease.

Avastin has similar effect to Lucentis in treating most common cause of blindness in the developed world Posted: 06 May 2012 01:01 PM PDT Two drug treatments (Lucentis and Avastin), are equally effective in treating neovascular or wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), according to new results.

Climatic effects of a solar minimum: Grand solar minimum and climate response recorded for first time in same climate archive Posted: 06 May 2012 01:01 PM PDT Maar lake sediments reveal a grand solar minimum and the climate response recorded for the first time in the same climate archive highlights the need for a more differentiated approach to solar radiation.

Influenza 'histone mimic' suppresses antiviral response Posted: 06 May 2012 07:15 AM PDT For a virus like influenza, the key to success isn't in overpowering the immune system, it's in tricking it. Scientists have now identified a novel mechanism by which influenza viruses hijack key regulators of the human body's normal antiviral response in order to slip by it undetected. The results they describe have major implications for our understanding of the biology of the seasonal influenza virus and its pathogenesis. The research also suggests a possible target for a new class of antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Risk of Future Emotional Problems Can Be Identified During Well-Child Visits Posted: 04 May 2012 02:19 PM PDT A new study suggests clinicians might be able to identify children at risk of later emotional or behavioral problems by paying attention to a few key signs during early well-child check-ups.

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