Liver cancer's rapid growth leads to a vulnerability in its energy-production and cell-building processes that may be potently exploited with a new combination-treatment strategy, according to a study from researchers at ...
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A cancer treatment that uses a patient's own genetically modified immune cells to attack cancer cells is safer and more effective when it can be toggled on and off by an oral medication, according to a recently published ...
May 25, 2022
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The risk of having a future stroke caused by a severe blockage in an artery in the neck that is not currently causing any symptoms is so low that most patients with this condition—asymptomatic carotid stenosis—could potentially ...
May 24, 2022
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Excessive alcohol consumption can harm the liver, causing a range of conditions from relatively minor liver damage to serious problems such as cirrhosis and liver cancer—all of which fall under the umbrella of alcohol-associated ...
May 23, 2022
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A hospital or medical clinic might be the last place you'd expect to pick up a nasty infection, but approximately 1.7 million Americans do each year, resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths from infection-related complications ...
May 19, 2022
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center report evidence from lab experiments that a chemical derived from a compound found abundantly in broccoli and other cruciferous plants may offer a potentially new and potent ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Despite strong evidence that medication is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), adolescents and most adults who might benefit from OUD treatment report no medication use, according to a study by researchers ...
Mar 23, 2022
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When soldiers go into combat, they put themselves at risk of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. Explosions experienced during combat or training exercises can cause a soldier's ...
Mar 17, 2022
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A common childhood viral infection causes damage to cells in the bladder which may lead to cancer, a new study has shown.
Feb 23, 2022
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A new study from Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and collaborators from West China Hospital in Chengdu, is challenging long-held notions about brain deterioration in patients with psychotic disorders, and ...
Feb 16, 2022
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