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NIH Study Offers Insight Into Why Cancer Incidence Increases with Age
Scientists have known for years that age is a leading risk factor for the development of many types of cancer, but why aging increases cancer risk remains…
UNL scientists develop novel X-ray device
Using a compact but powerful laser, a research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed a new way to generate synchrotron X-rays. Although the…
Blind mole-rats are resistant to chemically induced cancers
A new study demonstrates just how cancer-resistant Spalax are, and suggests that the adaptations that help these rodents survive in low-oxygen environments…
New surgical tool may help sleep apnea sufferers, Wayne State research finds
Ho-Sheng Lin, M.D., a fellow with the American College of Surgeons and professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the School of Medicine and Karmanos…
Garlic Oil May Ease Adverse Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation
A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), found that garlic oil reduced the decrease of white blood…
Math technique de-clutters cancer-cell data, revealing tumor evolution, treatment leads
Using increasingly cheap and rapid methods to read the billions of “letters” that comprise human genomes – including the genomes of individual cells sampled…