Genetics
Clues to aging found in stem cells' genomes
Little hints of immortality are lurking in fruit flies' stem cells.
Feb 13, 2018
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Health
Airplane cabins are crawling with germs, study says
You don't have to be mysophobic to want to slip on rubber gloves when you enter an airplane cabin.
Feb 7, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Ibuprofen in the first three months of pregnancy may harm future fertility of baby girls
Pregnant women who take the pain killer ibuprofen in the first 24 weeks of their pregnancy may be reducing the store of eggs in the ovaries of their daughters.
Feb 2, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo
Cornell researchers have taken a major step toward answering a key question in cancer research: Why is testicular cancer so responsive to chemotherapy, even after it metastasizes?
Nov 14, 2017
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Medical research
Cystic fibrosis scientists discover abnormal response to lung infections
"For a very long time, there has been discussion about whether cystic fibrosis was a bacteria-infection problem, an inflammation problem, or an immune system problem," said Juan Ianowski, the lead author of the paper published ...
Oct 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections
The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs to children diagnosed with uncomplicated staph infections. Such infections often occur on the skin and look like a pus-filled bug bite.
Sep 26, 2017
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Medical research
New lung cell type discovered
A recent study has identified a new lung cell type that is implicated in the body's innate immune defense against the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae—one of the leading causes of pneumonia worldwide.
Sep 18, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find genetic precursors of leukemia in patients treated for non-blood cancers
In a study of nearly 9,000 people treated for solid tumor cancers, researchers found that radiation treatment and tobacco use were linked to higher rates of blood-based DNA mutations that could lead to higher risk for blood ...
Aug 14, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study sheds new light on inherited testicular cancer risk
An analysis of data from five major studies of testicular cancer has identified new genetic locations that could be susceptible to inherited testicular germ cell tumors. The findings, which researchers call a success story ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Fertility preservation for children with differences of sex development
Children with differences of sex development (DSD) are born with reproductive organs that are not typically male or female. They may face infertility from abnormal development of testes or ovaries, and in some patients these ...
Jun 2, 2017
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