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Mount Sinai researchers discover gene signature that predicts prostate cancer survival

Using blood from 202 men with treatment-resistant prostate cancer, researchers found six genes characteristic of treatment-resistant prostate cancer. Men with…

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Mechatronic design for a fail safe catheter guide in blood circulatory system

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) involves indirect observation of the surgical field through endoscope or similar devices and is carried out through the skin,…

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Vitamin C Prevents Bone Loss: Key Findings From Mount Sinai Study

“This study has profound public health implications, and is well worth exploring for its therapeutic potential in people,” said lead researcher Mone Zaidi, MD,…

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Synthetic Liver Enzyme Boosts Drug Efficacy and Reduces Side Effects

Researchers based at Princeton University reported in the journal Science that they created a synthetic enzyme that acts as a catalyst to replace certain…

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Chronic Kidney Disease Changes Gut Microbes, UCI Study Reveals

Chronic kidney disease changes the composition of intestinal bacterial microbes that normally play a crucial role in staving off disease-causing pathogens and…

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Satiation Hormone Linked to Health Risks in Women

There is also a connection between the hormone and premature death in women, especially from cardiovascular disease.The findings have been presented in a study…

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Should H5N1 Influenza Moratorium Continue? New Research Insights

In a series of commentaries appearing on Tuesday, October 9 in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, prominent…

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Mercury Exposure Linked to ADHD Risk in Children

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately ten percent of children worldwide, yet its causes are not well understood. Now, a study…

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Bitter Taste Receptors Enhance Upper Respiratory Defense

A new study from a team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and the…

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Eating Tomatoes May Reduce Stroke Risk, Study Finds

The study found that people with the highest amounts of lycopene in their blood were 55 percent less likely to have a stroke than people with the lowest…

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Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk of Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

The study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, reports…

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Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy: New Insights for Advanced Cancers

The results, achieved by testing cancer cells in a laboratory, are surprising because chemotherapy generally reduces immunity and could cancel out the benefits…

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Patient Navigation Accelerates Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Study Insights

Patient navigation—a service that helps patients overcome barriers to getting health care, including setting up appointments, dealing with health insurance,…

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New Lung Imaging Technique Enhances COPD Diagnosis

A new approach to lung scanning could improve the diagnosis and treatment of a lung disease that affects approximately 24 million Americans and is the…

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Researchers a Step Closer to Controlling Inflammation in MS

Dr Iain Comerford from the University's School of Molecular and Biomedical Science earned a three-year fellowship from MS Research Australia to work on this…

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BPA Exposure Linked to Thyroid Changes in Pregnant Women

Normal thyroid function is essential to the healthy growth and cognitive development of fetuses and children. Yet, until this study, to be published Thursday,…

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