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Discovering the mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer

July 12, 2018 cancer, Discovering, mechanisms, prostate, that, the, underlie

New research has uncovered insights into the mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer, providing potential targets for new cancer therapies. Prostate

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Step-by-step account of systemic lupus erythematosus development revealed

July 12, 2018 account, development, erythematosus, Lupus, of, revealed, Step-by-step, systemic

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can involve many organs and

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Immunotherapy doubles survival rates for patients with melanoma brain metastases

July 12, 2018 brain, doubles, for, Immunotherapy, melanoma, metastases, patients, rates, survival, with

Cancer immunotherapies and targeted therapy have revolutionized how clinicians take care of patients with advanced skin cancer and have led

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New guidelines label millions more people as having high blood pressure

July 12, 2018 As, Blood, guidelines, Having, high, label, millions, more, New, people, pressure

Adopting new guidelines for high blood pressure (hypertension) would dramatically increase the number of people labeled as having the condition

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EHR tools improve medication reconciliation in hypertension

July 11, 2018 EHR, hypertension, improve, in, medication, reconciliation, tools

(HealthDay)—Use of electronic health record (EHR) tools in isolation improves medication reconciliation but does not improve systolic blood pressure among

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Report warns of dog illness that can spread to owners

July 11, 2018 Can, dog, illness, of, owners, report, Spread, that, to, warns

(HealthDay)—A bacteria carried by dogs that haven’t been neutered can produce flu symptoms in humans and potentially jeopardize a pregnancy,

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The psychology of roller coasters

July 11, 2018 coasters, of, psychology, roller, the

Roller coasters may seem like a very modern type of entertainment – constantly getting bigger, faster and scarier thanks to

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Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55

July 11, 2018 55, adults, age, Before, Black, Blood, Have, high, Most, pressure

Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55,

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Researchers discover the reasons why some people get dizzy when hearing certain sounds

July 10, 2018 certain, discover, dizzy, get, hearing, people, Reasons, Researchers, some, sounds, the, when, Why

For some people, certain sounds like a trumpet blowing a particular tone can make them dizzy, and it’s not because

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Want an expensive engagement ring? Looks count

July 10, 2018 an, count, engagement, expensive, Looks, ring, Want

Men are willing to purchase more showy, expensive engagement rings when they imagine themselves with an attractive woman rather than

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