People with Type 2 diabetes who don’t sleep well could need more time to heal their wounds, according to a
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Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity: The drug targets enzymes that control the immune response and spleen macrophages
Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers, but it carries a harmful
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Fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey: Hurricane Harvey delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August
Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August.
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‘Mutational burden’ of human induced pluripotent stem cells
The therapeutic potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are capable of becoming almost any type of cell
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Birth study empowers pregnant women: Factors promoting and inhibiting natural birth
Research led by QUT Associate Professor Yvette Miller, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, asked almost 6000 women
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Gene regulator may contribute to protein pileup in exfoliation glaucoma
In exfoliation glaucoma, a protein dandruff clogs the outflow pathway for the fluid in our eyes. Scientists have evidence that
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The ultimate ‘smell test’: Device sends rotten food warning to smartphones
When it comes to the “smell test,” the nose isn’t always the best judge of food quality. Now in a
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Bogong moths first insect known to use magnetic sense in long-distance nocturnal migration
Each spring, millions of nocturnal Bogong moths hatch across breeding grounds throughout southeastern Australia before flying over 1,000 kilometers through
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Reversing way potassium channels work from bacteria to human
For the first time ever, researchers at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) have identified a specific amino
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Surgery in space
With renewed public interest in manned space exploration comes the potential need to diagnose and treat medical issues encountered by
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