A first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease has begun at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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New rabies test could radically change testing, treatment
(HealthDay)—A new rapid rabies test for animals could revolutionize screening and spare humans unnecessary painful treatment, according to a U.S.
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Recreational ancestry DNA testing may reveal more than consumers bargained for
Aggressive marketing techniques and the popularization of “gifting” recreational ancestry tests has led more consumers than ever to the world
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Artificial muscles promise to speed up testing of treatments for muscle diseases
Artificial muscles grown from human stem cells could pave the way forward for treating muscle diseases, according to new research
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EU MEPs Call for Global Ban of Cosmetics Testing on Animals
PARIS — European Parliament members on Thursday adopted a non-binding resolution calling for European Union leaders to launch a diplomatic drive
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Can stress testing and biomarker studies predict cardiovascular event risk in older women?
Mayo Clinic researchers, reporting results of the SMART study, have shown that abnormal results on a stress electrocardiogram are an
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Expert explains the true costs of genetic testing
From 23 and Me and Ancestry DNA to research laboratories, genome sequencing has become widely available, but better understanding is
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Economic evaluations of genomic testing may have misleading conclusions
Research led at the Yale School of Public Health have found that the majority of published papers analyzing the cost-effectiveness
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