Providence-KP Team Up to Attract Patients in California’s Growing High Desert Region
A plan by Providence and Kaiser Permanente to build a new medical center in the High Desert region of California
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Team researching how effector and killer T cells can be controlled to destroy cancer cells that resist treatment
Effector and killer T cells are types of immune cells. Their job is to attack pathogens and cancers. These cells
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Team reprograms CRISPR system in mice to eliminate tumor cells without affecting healthy cells
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool is one of the most promising approaches to advancing treatments of genetic diseases—including cancer—an area of
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Tag team gut bacteria worsen symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) have discovered that a particular combination of microorganisms in the
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Rice team makes tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator
Rice University neuroengineers have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using
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Team investigates why candidates for cochlear implants rarely get them
Many hearing loss patients are cochlear implant candidates, but few use this technology that could improve their hearing and quality
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Team first to grow genetically engineered mini livers to study disease and therapeutics
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are the first to grow genetically modified miniature human livers in
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Team pioneers cancer treatment that targets bone metastases while sparing bone
University of California, Irvine researchers have developed and tested on mice a therapeutic treatment that uses engineered stem cells to
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Team tackles equine encephalitis viruses
Viruses without a preventative vaccine or treatment option pose a looming threat. But for viruses in this category that have
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Yea, team! Winning fans see self-esteem boost
Fans of a college football team that wins a big game could experience a boost in self-esteem that lasts at
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