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A code for reprogramming immune sentinels

December 10, 2018 A, code, for, Immune, reprogramming, sentinels

For the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has successfully reprogrammed mouse and human skin cells

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Study tests new vaccine for precancerous cervical cells

December 10, 2018 cells, cervical, for, New, precancerous, study, tests, vaccine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is participating in an international study to determine the effectiveness of a new therapeutic vaccine for

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Regular flu shots may save heart failure patients’ lives

December 10, 2018 failure, flu, heart, Lives, may, patients, regular, Save, Shots

Getting an annual flu shot can save heart failure patients’ lives, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s

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New generation of therapeutics based on understanding of aging biology show promise for Alzheimer’s disease

December 8, 2018 aging, Alzheimer's, based, Biology, disease, for, generation, New, of, on, promise, show, therapeutics, understanding

A scientific strategy that explores therapeutic targets based on the biology of aging is gaining ground as an effective approach

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$6.3 million for center to develop new tracers for PET scans

December 7, 2018 PET, positron emission tomography, radio tracer, Robert Gropler

PET scans can reveal subtle signs of diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and atherosclerosis not detectable through other imaging tools.

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‘Chemo brain’ caused by malfunction in three types of brain cells, study finds

December 6, 2018 'Chemo, brain, By, Caused, cells, finds, in, malfunction, of, study, three, Types

More than half of cancer survivors suffer from cognitive impairment from chemotherapy that lingers for months or years after the

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Why Victorians feared modern technology would make everyone blind

December 6, 2018 blind, Everyone, feared, Make, modern, Technology, Victorians, Why, would

From concerns over blue light to digital strain and dryness, headlines today often worry how smartphones and computer screens might

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Oral cancer prognostic signature identified

December 5, 2018 cancer, identified, Oral, prognostic, signature

Researchers in Brazil have identified a correlation between oral cancer progression and the abundance of certain proteins present in tumor

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Urate elevation in potential Tx for Parkinson’s not tied to HTN

December 5, 2018 elevation, for, HTN, in, not, Parkinson's, potential, tied, to, Tx, Urate

(HealthDay)—There is no correlation between urate and blood pressure (BP) in mice or among patients with early Parkinson’s disease (PD),

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Novel approach improves understanding of the formation of new neurons in the mammalian adult brain

December 4, 2018 adult, approach, brain, formation, Improves, in, mammalian, neurons, New, novel, of, the, understanding

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Heart Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital has developed a

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