Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which afflicts millions of people worldwide, arises when the immune system mounts an overly aggressive response
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A recipe for regenerating nerve fibers across complete spinal cord injury
Neuroscientists at UCLA, Harvard University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have identified a three-pronged treatment that triggers axons—the
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A non-canonical strategy may improve cancer radiotherapy
Although the success or failure of radiation therapy for cancer has long been associated with the intrinsic radio-resistance or radio-sensitivity
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Jury still out on aspirin a day to prevent heart attack and stroke
The jury is still out on whether people at moderate risk of a first heart attack or stroke should take
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Researchers discover epigenetic reason for drug resistance in a deadly melanoma
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of
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Integrated analysis finds vulnerabilities to target in a high-risk pediatric tumor
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have completed the most comprehensive analysis yet of a common pediatric solid tumor, identifying
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Mapping metabolism with a novel imaging technique
Yale researchers have developed a new imaging technique that captures detailed information about metabolism, which plays a role in many
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Age shouldn’t be a barrier to playing competitive sports
Credit: Basketball Victoria To stay healthy and fit, older people have traditionally been advised to take up gentle activities, such
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Fake weed seen as a public health danger
A decade after first appearing in the United States, fake weed is seen as a growing health danger. Some marijuana
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This Woman Had a Contact Stuck in Her Eye for 28 Years—and She Had No Idea
A 42-year-old woman recently had just about every contacts-wearer’s nightmare scenario come true: Doctors found a contact lens that had been
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