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Lack of CHD4 Leads to Abnormal Myofibrils, Heart Defects

September 26, 2018 abnormal, CHD4, Defects, heart, lack, leads, Myofibrils, of, to

TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 — The absence of CHD4 in heart cells results in inappropriate production of non-cardiac muscle proteins,

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Call for pill testing part of national strategy to reduce drug harm

September 24, 2018 call, drug, for, harm, national, of, part, Pill, reduce, strategy, testing, to

Former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Palmer will join drug law reform campaigner Matt Noffs at the National Press Club

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Health Problems 

Gender and race may shape how minority women address barriers to breast cancer screening

September 24, 2018 Address, and, barriers, breast, cancer, Gender, How, may, minority, race, screening, shape, to, women

Black women are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages of breast cancer partly due to barriers to timely

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DNA vaccine leads to immune responses in HPV-related head and neck cancer

September 21, 2018 and, cancer, DNA, head, HPV-related, Immune, in, leads, neck, responses, to, vaccine

A therapeutic vaccine can boost antibodies and T cells, helping them infiltrate tumors and fight off human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head

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Air pollution may be linked to heightened dementia risk

September 19, 2018 air, be, Dementia, heightened, Linked, may, Pollution, risk, to

Air pollution may be linked to a heightened risk of developing dementia, finds a London-based observational study, published in the

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FDA ad campaign hopes to extinguish e-cigarette use among teens

September 18, 2018 ad, among, campaign, E-cigarette, extinguish, FDA, hopes, teens, to, Use

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday launched a new ad campaign aimed at curbing rampant e-cigarette use among

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Chrissy Teigen Had the Best Response to a Twitter Troll Who Criticized Her Weight at the Emmys

September 18, 2018 A, at, Best, Chrissy, Criticized, Emmys, Had, Her, response, Teigen, the, to, Troll, Twitter, weight, Who

Chrissy Teigen’s ensemble was undeniably a standout look at the 2018 Emmy Awards. But while countless fans fawned over her stunning

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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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Team identifies brain’s lymphatic vessels as new avenue to treat multiple sclerosis

September 17, 2018 As, avenue, brain's, identifies, lymphatic, multiple, New, sclerosis, Team, to, treat, vessels

Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple

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UN agrees global plan to battle TB ahead of first-ever summit

September 14, 2018 agrees, ahead, battle, first-ever, global, of, plan, summit, TB, to, UN

UN member-states on Friday agreed on a global plan to step up the fight against tuberculosis, the world’s number one

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