Robinow Syndrome is the best known of a set of genetic disorders that affect the growth and development of the skeletal system. Patients with these conditions have facial abnormalities, such as cleft palate, and develop short-limb ...
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Mice and other animals have been key to some of the biggest medical breakthroughs in human history. But animals aren't always good models of human disease, leading to failed experiments and controversy over their usefulness.
Feb 2, 2023
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A study led by an Oregon State University pharmaceutical sciences researcher has produced a proof of principle for a new "universal" means of treating COVID-19.
Oct 18, 2022
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One of the greatest challenges facing cancer researchers is to understand why some patients don't respond to treatments. In some cases, tumors exhibit what is known as multidrug resistance (MDR), which significantly limits ...
Jul 22, 2022
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Maternal obesity impairs heart health and function of the fetus according to a new study in mice. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology found that maternal obesity causes molecular changes in the heart of the ...
May 12, 2022
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Exercise carries a long list of benefits for everyone. For people with metabolic diseases like pre-diabetes, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, physical activity can help keep blood sugar levels in check and stave off diabetes-related ...
Apr 25, 2022
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A little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight, meaning they weighed less than 1,500 grams at birth, or less than 3 pounds, 4 ounces. And considering that the Centers ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a devastating disease and the leading cause of American cancer deaths. Even patients suitable for tumor removal have a 50% mortality rate. But University of Missouri School of Medicine ...
Apr 6, 2022
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A newly published extensive body of research into Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, has revealed new insights into the deadly parasitic disease that threatens the lives of millions of people ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Building a map of the complex human brain and its approximately 100 billion individual neurons is no easy task. As a precursor to tackling that monumental challenge, researchers have started off with something smaller and ...
Oct 11, 2021
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