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Credit: Children's National Health System In nearly every intensive care unit (ICU) at every pediatric hospital across the country, physicians...
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Cancer-fighting drugs also help plants fight disease
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Clinical trial suggests new direction for heavy-smoking head and neck cancer patients
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Byproducts of ‘junk DNA’ implicated in cancer spread
Credit: UC San Diego The more scientists explore so-called "junk" DNA, the less the label seems to fit. Only an...
Media registration: Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in New York
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Key factor may be missing from models that predict disease outbreaks from climate change
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It’s okay when you’re not okay: A re-evaluation of resilience in adults
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Study: immune cell dysfunction linked to photosensitivity
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PARP inhibitor improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced breast cancers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center In a randomized, Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD...
How many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers?
Of the 151 largest cities across the United States, only Philadelphia and New York City have legislation that protects a...
New HIV therapy reduces virus, boosts immunity in drug-resistant patients
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Should all babies have their genomes sequenced?
As the cost of genome sequencing decreases, researchers and clinicians are debating whether all newborns should be sequenced at birth,...
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