Regenstrief, IU study: Seniors with dementia make more emergency department visits
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$3.2 million NIH award to Wayne State to improve asthma care/outcomes in African-American…
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Teen tobacco dependence should be treated with ‘same urgency as…
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Morbid obesity: Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are comparable
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Tooth cavities can be fought ‘naturally’
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Mortality of surgery vs. targeted radiation in early lung cancer patients
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Nasoalveolar molding use for cleft lip and palate reduces number of…
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Blood vessels are not designed to fight infection
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Fighting world hunger: Researchers use nuclear methods to study pest-resistance in corn
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RUDN chemists: A new compound will be used against tumors and Alzheimer’s disease
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Hedgehog signaling proteins keep cancer stem cells alive
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