Dangerous pathogens use this sophisticated machinery to infect hosts
Gastric cancer, Q fever, Legionnaires’ disease, whooping cough — though the infectious bacteria that cause these dangerous diseases are each
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Mining 25 years of data uncovers a new predictor of age of onset for Huntington disease
Investigators at the University of British Columbia (UBC)/Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics (CMMT) and BC Children’s Hospital have examined
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WHO warns Ebola could spread elsewhere if attacks don’t stop
The World Health Organization warned Friday that it may not be possible to contain Ebola to the two affected provinces
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New screening approach helps identify sources of rare genetic diseases in children
Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) are using a new approach to pinpoint the
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Innovative treatment restores sight in patient
Innovative treatment has improved the vision of a patient suffering from a rare cancer-related syndrome affecting the eye, new research
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Critical errors in inhaler technique common in children with asthma
In the first study to evaluate inhaler technique in children hospitalized for asthma — the group at highest risk for
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Biosensor ‘bandage’ collects and analyzes sweat
Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what’s going on inside the body. However, collecting the fluid
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Child welfare: Uninformed, overwhelmed clients; unrealistic agency expectations: Child welfare study examines challenges among therapists in contracted private agencies
More than 1.2 million children in the United States receive services because they are mistreated and about 400,000 of them
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Low-calorie sweetener derived from lactose gets manufacturing boost from yeast
The quest to satisfy the sweet tooth without adding to the waistline has a new weapon in its arsenal: a
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New strategy to reduce cancer drug’s cardiotoxic effects: Findings from animal study suggest new strategy to reduce cardiotoxic effects of cancer drug
Doxorubicin (Doxo) is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug for cancer, though it can have toxic effects on the heart. A
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