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Structure of tau filaments in patients with Pick’s disease determined
A team of researchers with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the U.K. and Indiana University School of Medicine
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Continue reading »Chemotherapy may lead to early menopause in young women with lung cancer
A new study suggests chemotherapy may cause acute amenorrhea leading to early menopause in women with lung cancer. The study
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Routine oral care to treat gum disease (periodontitis) may play a role in reducing inflammation and toxins in the blood
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A clinical trial of more than 1,000 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) found that the drug ranolazine (commonly used
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Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of
Continue reading »Increased phosphate intake elevates blood pressure in healthy adults
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Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefitted from new treatments, there has
Continue reading »Care access not main driver of racial disparities in kidney disease
Although black and Hispanic veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more likely than white patients to see a kidney
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