Blood test predicts prostate tumor resistance
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM When bacteria develop antibiotic resistance, treatment with these medications becomes ineffective. Similarly, tumor cells can also change in such a...
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Anti-HIV drug for adults is safe, effective in children exposed to…
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Remicade® developer funds new super-resolution microscope at Scripps Florida
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Plant’s POEM: ‘No need to fertilize, for increase in seed…
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Positive sign in America’s food fight
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College of American Pathologists Releases First Annual Report
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MD Anderson-led study develops prediction model for lung cancer risk in never smokers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new personalized assessment tool that could better...
Steps toward a promising therapy for a rare bone disease
Credit: Bil Zelman La Jolla, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017 – Patients with multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE)–a rare disease that causes the growth of multiple benign...
Buzzing the vagus nerve just right to fight inflammatory disease
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Doctors gain a greater understanding of skin cancer using tattoos
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Gehry’s Biodiversity Museum — favorite attraction for the butterflies and moths in Panama
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ESMO Consortium study reveals inequality in access to treatment in…
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology LUGANO, Switzerland – The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) opened its 3rd ESMO Asia Congress today, once...
University of Huddersfield collaborates with Australian firm for…
Credit: University of Huddersfield UNIVERSITY of Huddersfield scientist Dr Jason Camp is investigating the potential of a non-toxic, environmentally sustainable solvent produced from waste cellulose...
