Vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure
The latest in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked
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Genetic ‘whodunnit’ for cancer gene solved: Scientists find how the enzyme AMPK, largely thought to suppress cancer, actually helps some tumors survive
Long thought to suppress cancer by slowing cellular metabolism, the protein complex AMPK also seemed to help some tumors grow,
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One type of brain cell might hold key to inflammation after head injury: Study in mice suggests potential target for treating traumatic brain injury
By eliminating one type of immune cell in the brain, researchers were able to erase any evidence of inflammation following
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Extracellular vesicles help pass information between cells and onto offspring: Their cargo can carry molecular signals, signs of disease, and even effects of stress
New studies reveal that small, membrane-bound particles transported between cells have wide-ranging and long-term effects in the brain and throughout
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Mechanism of resistance to novel targeted therapy for ovarian cancer identified
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have unraveled a mechanism of resistance to EZH2 inhibitors in ovarian cancers with mutations in
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Scientists pinpoint pathway that impacts features of autism
A team of scientists at Florida Atlantic University has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be pharmacologically manipulated in genetically
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Maria Menounos Speaks Out After Her Brain Tumor Scare: 'I'm Doing Great'
More than a year after Maria Menounos had surgery to remove a benign brain tumor while her mother was battling stage 4 brain
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Rewriting the textbook on how steroid hormones enter cells: Identification of a transporter that ferries steroids into cells could bring widespread benefits for human health
A discovery by scientists at UC Riverside may open up new ways to control steroid hormone-mediated processes, including growth and
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Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients
Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former President Jimmy Carter. But many
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Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive
A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer,
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