Your biopsy tissue could be helping important cancer research
If you’ve ever had a tumor removed or biopsy taken, you may have contributed to life-saving research. Though you probably
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New molecule could help improve heart attack recovery
Reparative medicine scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute discovered a new compound that could shield heart tissue before a
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Measure blood pressure with a selfie or your running shoes? Be wary, Penn doctor says
Don’t get Jordana Cohen wrong. A hypertension specialist with Penn Medicine, she is thrilled with any talk of encouraging people
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Immune system and mental health are connected
Our understanding of how our psyche affects our immune system—and vice versa—has been limited. Until now. Many people have long
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Study identifies characteristics of Lyme disease hospital patients in England and Wales
Patients with Lyme disease in England and Wales hospitals appear to be predominantly white, female and living in areas of
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Brain molecule identified as key in anxiety model
Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change “dispositional anxiety,” the tendency to perceive many situations as threatening, in
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Study predicts modest impact from additional dose of rotavirus vaccine
Giving children an additional dose of rotavirus vaccine when they are nine months old would provide only a modest improvement
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Meet the alpacas that could cure autism, Alzheimer’s and cancer
Alpacas aren’t the typical animals that drivers spot as they wind their way through rural Tennessee, but there’s a happy
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Study shows surprising trends for a serious lung condition
Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening condition, in which blood clots migrate to arteries in the lungs, with the risk
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Enterovirus antibodies detected in acute flaccid myelitis patients
A new study analyzing samples from patients with and without acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) provides additional evidence for an association
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