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‘Cellular memory’ of DNA damage in oocyte quality control

September 27, 2018 cellular, Control, damage, DNA, in, Memory, of, oocyte, quality

Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout their lifetime. This reserve of eggs

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DNA vaccine targets family of tumor antigens and shows promise for cancer immunotherapy

September 27, 2018 and, antigens, cancer, DNA, family, for, Immunotherapy, of, promise, shows, Targets, tumor, vaccine

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have implemented a novel structurally designed synthetic DNA vaccine to simultaneously target multiple members of

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PCI, CABG both acceptable for CKD patients with LMCAD

September 27, 2018 acceptable, both, CABG, CKD, for, LMCAD, patients, PCI, with

(HealthDay)—For patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD), those with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing revascularization have

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Practicing mindfulness benefits parents and children, study says

September 26, 2018 and, Benefits, children, mindfulness, Parents, Practicing, Says, study

Parents, picture the situation: Your child is misbehaving. You’ve had a hard day, and one more outburst sends you over

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Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance

September 26, 2018 and, By, Ebola, fever, improved, Lassa, New, Surveillance, targeted, trial, vaccine

Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could

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Cell biology: The role of the alkaline phosphatase (Alpl) gene in preventing premature bone ageing

September 26, 2018 (Alpl), ageing, alkaline, Biology, bone, cell, gene, in, of, phosphatase, premature, preventing, role, the

Mutations of the alkaline phosphatase (ALPL) gene in the liver, bone and kidney can cause hypophosphatasia (HPP) and early-onset bone

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Lack of CHD4 leads to abnormal myofibrils, heart defects

September 26, 2018 abnormal, CHD4, Defects, heart, lack, leads, Myofibrils, of, to

(HealthDay)—The absence of CHD4 in heart cells results in inappropriate production of non-cardiac muscle proteins, which subsequently leads to heart

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New 20-minute test diagnoses hidden heart condition

September 26, 2018 20-minute, condition, diagnoses, heart, hidden, New, test

New tests can diagnose ‘hidden’ heart diseases caused by problems with the small blood vessels supplying the heart, according to

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Novel immunotherapy may up survival in melanoma brain mets

September 25, 2018 brain, Immunotherapy, in, may, melanoma, mets, novel, survival, up

(HealthDay)—Checkpoint blockade immunotherapy (CBI) is associated with significant increases in overall survival (OS) in a real-world population of patients undergoing

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Researchers seek vaccine for ‘traveler’s diarrhea’

September 25, 2018 'traveler's, diarrhea', for, Researchers, seek, vaccine

Every year, millions of people have vacations and business trips ruined when they succumb to “traveler’s diarrhea” during their journeys.

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