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University of Guelph researchers reveal new way to potentially fight Ebola
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Press invitation to the 51st Annual Meeting of ESPGHAN
The European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) will be holding their 51st Annual Meeting this year in ...
Salk scientists find power switch for muscles
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 6, 2018) If you've ever wondered how strenuous exercise translates into better endurance, researchers at ...
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Dr. T.J. ‘Jock’ Murray, author of The History of MS, to speak at CMSC Annual Meeting
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Only two US programs now scientifically proven to decrease ACL injury and improve neuromuscular
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-According to the Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States, females are four to ...
The Forsyth Institute expands key human microbiome database
Credit: Pallavi Murugkar & Felicitas Bidlack Cambridge, MA - March 5, 2018 - A team of researchers from The Forsyth ...
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Pharma companies and non-profits team up to provide affordable HCV treatment in Latin America
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Credit: Photo: DPZ During daily life, we routinely pay attention to a few important objects in our visual scene. We ...
Environmental exposures more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics
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Logo recognition associated with kids’ choice of international junk foods
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Unclassified version of new report predicts small drone threats to infantry units
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Determinant factors for chronic kidney disease after partial nephrectomy
Credit: Giovanni Cacciamani When current literature is reviewed, it is found that factors that in uence renal function after partial ...
Pain’s origins may be significantly different in males and females
New research from The University of Texas at Dallas supports the growing consensus that pain begins differently for men and ...
CRISPR enhances cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Huy Mach Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first cellular immunotherapies to treat cancer. These therapies ...
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Projected volume of primary and revision total joint replacement in the US 2030 to 2060
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NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-A new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic ...
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