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Combination Treatment Regimen Falls Short for Advanced Melanoma

“With each new study, we learn something important about the treatment of melanoma,” said John M. Kirkwood, M.D., professor of medicine, University of…

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Selenium’s Role in Lung Cancer Prevention: Study Findings

Results from the decade-long study, initiated by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, were presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2010…

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Testosterone Deficiency in Childhood Cancer Survivors Explained

Testosterone deficiency not only affects sex drive: in the long term it can lead to depression, reduced muscle strength, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, high…

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Cysts Reveal Insights Into Pancreatic Cancer Research

Working with researchers from the University of Michigan and Indiana University, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) investigators have developed a method that…

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UF Oncologists Target Leukemia with Dual Therapy Approach

Like striking an enemy camp directly as well as cutting off its source of food and other resources, the agent, called Oxi4503, poisons leukemia cells and…

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Mount Sinai’s Universal Treatment for All Influenza Strains

The influenza A virus is encoded by eight individual single-stranded segments of RNA. Each segment must serve as the material for both making protein and new…

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Vaginal Microbes Vary Among Healthy Women, Study Finds

The delicate balance of microbes in the vagina can vary greatly between healthy women, according to a new study led by the University of Maryland School of…

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New Research Uncovers Genetic Causes of Canine Mammary Tumors

In his doctoral dissertation at SLU, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, veterinarian Patricio Rivera identifies various risk factors for…

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Comparing Incontinence Treatments: Insights from UT Southwestern

Stress incontinence affects up to 50 percent of women in the U.S. at some point in their lives. Women with stress incontinence experience leakage during…

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New Biomarker Enhances Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The era of one-size-fits-all medicine will eventually be history; after all it is no news that drugs and treatments do not work the same for everyone. For…

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Calcium Supplements: Risks of Overconsumption Explored

Negative health effects linked to taking too much supplemental calcium are on the rise, according to a commentary appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal…

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Thymoquinone’s Role in Targeting Aggressive Prostate Cancers

Although previous studies have shown the anti-proliferative effects of TQ in different types of cancers, the molecular mechanism of this effect of TQ had not…

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Blocking DNA Repair Proteins for Safer Cancer Therapy

The findings are published in Science Signaling and provide new insights into mechanisms of how the body fixes environmentally induced DNA damage and into the…

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New Tonsillectomy Techniques Reduce Pediatric Complications

Tonsillectomy is among the oldest and most commonly performed procedures in the pediatric population. Approximately 530,000 outpatient pediatric…

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Sugary Band-Aid Aids Healing After Surgery

A compound found in sunless tanning spray may help to heal wounds following surgery, according to new results published by plastic surgeons from…

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Promising New Treatment Targets Multiple Bacterial Infections

A team of scientists from government, academia and private industry has developed a novel treatment that protects mice from infection with the bacterium that…

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