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Early detection is key to treating melanoma, and social media can improve people's ability to identify early warning signs of the deadly skin cancer, according to a new study by University of Oregon researchers and colleagues.
Mar 19, 2024
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Most of the white blood cells in your body are a type of cell called neutrophils. Despite their high numbers, they are less well understood than other immune cells, in part because they have very short lifespans: an average ...
Mar 19, 2024
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U.S. military veterans, especially those who served in the Air Force, are at high risk for one of the deadliest skin cancers, melanoma.
Mar 12, 2024
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Every hug, every handshake, every dexterous act engages and requires touch perception. Therefore, it is essential to understand the molecular basis of touch. "Until now, we had known that the ion channel—Piezo2—is required ...
Feb 29, 2024
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A new study led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) has identified a crucial factor that can drive tumor cells to spread to the liver. The work, which is published in the current issue ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have built and demonstrated the potential efficacy of a new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell-based immunotherapy specifically designed to treat patients ...
Feb 16, 2024
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Delays in diagnosing melanoma due to COVID-19 lockdown may have contributed to over 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and over £6bn in costs, mainly indirectly due to loss of productivity, finds a new study led by ...
Feb 16, 2024
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Reports have recently emerged that solariums, or sunbeds—largely banned in Australia because they increase the risk of skin cancer—are being rebranded as "collarium" sunbeds ("coll" being short for collagen).
Feb 15, 2024
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A new study led by researchers from QIMR Berghofer paves the way for more specific public health information to provide a better balance between the harms and benefits of sun exposure in Australia.
Feb 12, 2024
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For patients with clinical stage I and II melanoma, smoking is associated with an increased risk for melanoma-associated death, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in JAMA Network Open.
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