Hypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children and young people with cancer. New research led
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Electrical wire properties of DNA linked to cancer: ‘DNA charge transport,’ a process used in DNA repair, is disrupted by a colon cancer mutation
One of the biggest helpers in our bodies’ ongoing efforts to prevent DNA mutations — mutations that can lead to
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Yellow fever: A new method for testing vaccine safety
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and Sanofi Pasteur have recently developed a novel alternative method to animal testing
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Tdap vaccine given during pregnancy reduces occurrence of infant pertussis: Results show a decrease in overall cases of pertussis
A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows the effectiveness of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular
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Neuronal activity sheds light on the origin of consciousness: Electrodes in patients with epilepsy register neuronal activity underlying emergence of conscious experience, Tel Aviv University researchers say
Consciousness is everything people experience — from the taste of chocolate to the pain of a migraine, the disappointment of
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No link found between oral antifungal drug and stillbirth
New research from a Swedish and Norwegian team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet does not support a suggested link
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Machine learning helps detect lymphedema among breast cancer survivors: Early detection using real-time symptom reports may help with timely treatment
Machine learning using real-time symptom reports can accurately detect lymphedema, a distressing side effect of breast cancer treatment that is
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Cattle may spread leptospirosis in Africa, study suggests
The bacterial infection leptospirosis is increasingly recognized as an important cause of fever in Africa. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS
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Men may contribute to infertility through newly discovered part of sperm
Life doesn’t begin the way we thought it did. A new study at The University of Toledo shows that a
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Listening to gut noises could improve diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome: Acoustic technology for listening to termites may offer less-invasive method to diagnose IBS
Utilizing newly adapted artificial intelligence, researchers have developed an acoustic belt that offers a new way to diagnose irritable bowel
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