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A team of scientists in Norway has found evidence for a new mechanism for the development of cancer in children: They seem to produce an unusual amount of aberrant antibodies against the building blocks that make up the DNA ...
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For years, the world has understood climate change as an environmental problem—melting glaciers, rising seas, extreme weather. But what happens in people's minds when their world becomes unstable? What do they do when the ...
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New research has shed light on how exposure to cigarette smoke could affect reproductive health in both men and women, identifying changes in biological processes involved in ovarian function and sperm production.
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An experimental cataract lens also can help treat a person's glaucoma, new clinical trial results show. The artificial lenses carry small pads of a widely used glaucoma drug called bimatoprost, which is released gradually ...
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Most people will become infected with Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV, at some point in their lives. In addition to being a common herpesvirus, EBV persists in its host for life as a "quiet" or latent infection. While EBV infection ...
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Children with intellectual disabilities face greater mental health difficulties when they are from a disadvantaged background, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
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Results from a Phase I clinical trial led by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) show a possible way to improve therapy ...
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We now take for granted the idea that a genome-wide association study, or GWAS, can help identify genetic variants associated with complex traits. Such studies have identified loci associated with everything from breast cancer ...
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