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Laser Technology for Early Cancer Detection: MU Study Insights

A technique, known as photoacoustics, can find some forms of melanoma even if only a few cancerous cells exist, but a recent study by MU researchers found that…

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Liver Cancer Cells Stop Making Glucose As They Become Cancerous

This change might benefit tumor cells by helping them grow and proliferate.The study tracks how this loss happens and suggests that reversing it might offer a…

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New Targets for Antiviral Therapies and Vaccine Strategies

Two new targets have been discovered for antiviral therapies and vaccines strategies that could enhance the body's defenses against such infectious diseases as…

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Impact of PSA Testing on Prostate Cancer Progression

The URMC study suggests that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and early detection may prevent up to 17,000 cases of metastatic prostate cancer a year….

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PSA Testing Impact: What If Screening Was Absent?

Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that PSA testing and early detection may prevent…

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BGI Unveils NMNAT1 Mutations in Leber Congenital Amaurosis

The latest study was published online in Nature Genetics, reporting the genetic characteristics underlying some LCA patients, and providing important evidences…

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New research confirms efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression

In one of the first studies to look at transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in real-world clinical practice settings, researchers at Butler Hospital, along…

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Unlocking Balance: Insights into Vestibular Health Innovations

If you have ever looked over the edge of a cliff and felt dizzy, you understand the challenges faced by people who suffer from symptoms of vestibular…

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Uncovering Health Problems through New Research into Wastewater Reuse

But some contaminants in the water are being identified as health problems– especially pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs). New research reveals better…

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New Diagnostic Tests for Personalized Medicine Advances

Celia Henry Arnaud, C&EN senior editor, points out that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved several precedent-setting cancer drugs that provide…

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Alcohol Amplifies Drug Effects: Key Findings from ACS Study

Their report in ACS' journal Molecular Pharmaceutics describes laboratory experiments in which alcohol made several medications up to three times more…

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Hot Asphalt Chemical Linked to Higher Cancer Rates in Roofers

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published this week in the British Medical Journal Open shows that roofers have higher PAH blood-levels after…

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High Blood Sugar and Obesity Raise Surgical Infection Risks

Two recent studies in the July issues of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) looked at surgical site infections and hyperglycemia, the technical term…

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Chronic Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk Linked to Sun Exposure

High sun exposure before the age of 30 was a major predictor, as was a history of eczema. Martin Weinstock and colleagues reported their findings online July…

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Bridging the Gap: Patients and Doctors on Muscular Dystrophy

However, a new study out this month in the journal Neurology reveals that there is often a disconnect between the two groups over which symptoms are more…

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Stress Hormones Impact Goal-Directed Behavior in the Brain

Cognition psychologists at the Ruhr-Universität together with colleagues from the University Hospital Bergmannsheil (Prof. Dr. Martin Tegenthoff) have…

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