Calm the immune system, halt premature birth: Potential treatment could stop many cases of premature labor and birth
Premature birth is the leading cause of infant death and disability in the U.S., and costs billions in dollars and
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What pneumococcus says to make you sick
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a molecule that plays a key role in bacterial communication and infection. Their findings
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Lung cancer deaths are 28 percent lower in California: State’s long-term, aggressive tobacco control programs cited as primary reason
Early adoption of tobacco control efforts in California lead to fewer people ever smoking, reduced the amount used by those
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Vaccinating humans to protect mosquitoes from malaria: Immunized people would transmit anti-malarial proteins to the insects that bite them, reducing spread of the deadly disease
For decades, scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine that prevents mosquitoes from spreading malaria among humans. This unique
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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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Comparing nocturnal and diurnal rodents helps scientists understand a human eye disease
Light-sensitive cells in the retina come in two main types: rods and cones. Rods are used for vision at low
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For CF lung infections, how well antibiotics work may be affected by pH, oxygen
People living with cystic fibrosis (CF) spend their entire lives battling chronic lung infections that are notoriously resistant to antibiotic
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Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients: Study could offset harsh effects of antibiotics
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective
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New way to target advanced breast cancers: Blocking IL1b with anakinra controls tumor-promoting inflammation in breast cancer
A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for
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Neutrons produce first direct 3-D maps of water during cell membrane fusion: Research could provide new insights into diseases in which normal cell fusion is disrupted
New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead
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