A highly detailed study of how the roundworm C. elegans forms oocytes suggests that the egg-making process leads to the
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More youth classified with HTN using new 2017 AAP guidelines
(HealthDay)—Application of the new 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics guideline on classification of hypertension status results in a weighted net
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Big Data analysis identifies new cancer risk genes
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have developed a new method to identify genes contributing to
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Drug’s impact on amino acid transporter may offer non-small cell lung cancer patients new hope
An amino acid transporter named xCT may affect the growth and progression of non-small cell lung cancer, a discovery that
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New hope for patients with incurable and disabling hand condition, Dupuytren’s disease
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, working with clinicians
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New model for predicting neuroblastoma outcomes incorporates early developmental signals
Neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, is particularly deadly because it is difficult to detect and
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This Teenager Is Helping Women Detect Breast Cancer Through His New Invention
When Julián Ríos Cantú of Mexico found out that his mum had been diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time,
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Researchers discover new vulnerability in deadly form of lung cancer
Researchers at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a new metabolic vulnerability in small
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New tools used to identify childhood cancer genes
Using a new computational strategy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified 29 genetic changes that can contribute to
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New smartphone app to predict dry eye disease in children
Scientists have developed a smartphone app that can quickly tell a health professional whether someone is suspected of having dry
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