Health Problems 

UC San Diego Moores administers its first personalized cancer vaccine

October 19, 2018 administers, cancer, Diego, First, It's, Moores, personalized, San, UC, vaccine

More than 18 rounds of chemotherapy and three abdominal surgeries have failed to slow the tumor that doctors discovered after

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Health News 

Researchers develop ‘world’s first’ Alzheimer’s treatment, study claims

September 25, 2018 Alzheimer's, claims, develop, First, Researchers, study, treatment, world's

Alzheimer's: Does family history guarantee you'll get it? : Q&A with Dr. Manny: "My family members have Alzheimer's disease. Does

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Health Problems 

First gut bacteria may have lasting effect on ability to fight chronic diseases

September 18, 2018 Ability, Bacteria, chronic, diseases, effect, fight, First, gut, Have, Lasting, may, on, to

New research showing that the first bacteria introduced into the gut have a lasting impact may one day allow science

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Health Problems 

First in-home test of brain-computer communication by ALS patients offers promise amidst challenges

August 30, 2018 ALS, amidst, brain-computer, By, challenges, Communication, First, in-home, of, offers, patients, promise, test

Laboratory studies have shown the potential for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), who cannot move or speak, to communicate

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Health Problems 

Researchers find first indicators of prognosis for the most aggressive breast cancer

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 aggressive, breast, cancer, Find, First, for, indicators, Most, of, Prognosis, Researchers, the

Triple negative breast cancer is the rarest, but also the most aggressive and hard to treat form of the disease.

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Health Problems 

Aspirin disappoints for avoiding first heart attack, stroke

August 27, 2018 aspirin, attack, avoiding, disappoints, First, for, heart, Stroke

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or

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Personal Health 

First patient receives novel gene therapy for GSD

July 27, 2018 First, for, gene, GSD, novel, Patient, receives, therapy

Dr. David Weinstein and his team at UConn Health have administered to a patient the world’s first investigational gene therapy

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Health Problems 

First guidelines for applying placebo effect in clinical practice

June 28, 2018 applying, clinical, effect, First, for, guidelines, in, placebo, practice

It is becoming increasingly clear that the placebo effect has a great influence on medical treatment. An international, interdisciplinary team

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