The donor’s sperm carried a mutation that causes Li-Fraumeni syndrome or LFS, one of the most severe … More
A recent case in Europe has reignited debate over the regulation of sperm…
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1 in 4 children suffers from chronic pain − school nurses could be key to helping them manage it
Joint pain, headaches, stomachaches, fibromyalgia – the list sounds like an inventory of ailments that might plague people as they age. Yet these are chronic, painful conditions that frequently affect children.
People often imagine…
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In a First, T cells are Found in the Healthy Human Brain
The brain is shielded from many substances by the blood-brain barrier, but this shield is not impenetrable. There are immune cells in the brain called microglia that can respond to potential invaders in the…
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How Income Can Affect Your Health And Population Health
Los Angeles, CA – September 21: Hundreds of needy people line up around the block to receive food … More
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Researchers develop innovative model to study sense of smell
Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and colleagues have discovered that one…
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Visa Pause Could Leave U.S. With Fewer New Doctors Amid Shortage
About a quarter of doctors currently in practice were educated in foreign medical schools and the United States faces a growing physician shortage.
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Newly-minted M.D.s are among the thousands of students, trainees, teachers and exchange…
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Eating an array of smaller fish could be nutrient-dense solution to overfishing
To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.
The right combination of certain…
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Molecular link between air pollution and pregnancy risks
A new study by Emory University researchers, published Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology, found that exposure to the tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy can disrupt maternal metabolisms, altering key biological pathways….
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Pancreatic cancer spreads to liver or lung thanks to this protein
A protein called PCSK9 determines how pancreatic cancer cells metastasize to different parts of the body.
Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct…
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Gene Therapy For Inherited Disease In The Unborn Child
Until recently, even the most advanced gene therapies could only be given after a child was … More
In the first part of this series, we explored how early genetic…
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