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For patients with esophageal cancer, status of lymph nodes after preoperative therapy determines survival
According to a new study, the status of lymph nodes rather than the status of the primary tumor following preoperative
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Ecstasy may relieve the agony of PTSD: study
Better known to nightclubbers as ecstasy, the euphoria-inducing drug MDMA appears to alleviate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in war veterans,
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New research ranks the effectiveness of nonsurgical treatments for knee osteoarthritis
An estimated 45 percent of people are at risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA) in their lifetime. According to a
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Strategy prevents blindness in mice with retinal degeneration
More than 2 million people worldwide live with inherited and untreatable retinal conditions, including retinitis pigmentosa, which slowly erodes vision.
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Making individualized choices about breast cancer screening
In a JAMA Insights article, published on May 1 by JAMA, co-authors Keating and Pace summarize the current state of
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Distress in men following prostate cancer can be reduced
A new web-based support programme will help reduce the psychological stress that impacts men who are recovering from prostate cancer.
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Lymphatic endothelial cells promote melanoma to spread
The lymph vessel endothelial cells play an active role in the spread of melanoma, according to the new study conducted
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Blood test could offer life-and-death clues for African-American diabetics
Testing blood for a biological marker called suPAR could help better assess the risk of death among African-Americans with Type
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Discovery of ketamine’s effect on depression is tempered with caution
In the early 1990s, Yale researchers noticed that chronically depressed patients experienced almost immediate—if transitory—relief from symptoms after taking the
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