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A new, streamlined approach to diagnosing and treating bowel cancer
Researchers at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University of Adelaide have discovered a faster,
Continue reading »Gene affects how some women store fat — and ups their diabetes risk: Natural variation has potent effect on women who have it — but not on men
A natural variation of the gene KLF14 causes some women to store fat on their bellies and hips and puts
Continue reading »Researchers chart a new way to look at concussion
A Portland State University research team studying concussion has published an interactive diagram showing the many facets of mild traumatic
Continue reading »Bacterial ‘gene swapping’ sparks disease outbreaks
A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool documents, for the first time, how the ability of bacteria
Continue reading »Depression study pinpoints genes that may trigger the condition
Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered by scientists. The findings could help explain why
Continue reading »First-in-human clinical trial of new targeted therapy drug reports promising responses for multiple cancers: Significant durable disease control seen in patients with lung and thyroid cancers harboring the RET oncogene
A phase I, first-in-human study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reveals for the first time,
Continue reading »‘Molecular microscope’ system safer, more effective in heart and lung transplant biopsies: Research shows system requires less tissue samples and provides more precise readings
A transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more effective than existing approaches
Continue reading »Fungal infection: An unexpected discovery in a central line
About a year and a half ago, a 6-year-old boy arrived at Children’s Emergency Department after accidentally removing his own
Continue reading »Hepatitis C: A novel point-of-care assay
One of the major challenges identified by the WHO in efforts to eradicate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the
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