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FDA-approved drug shows promise against ALS in mice

11/27/2019 against, ALS, Drug, FDA-approved, in, Mice, promise, shows

The cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—a disabling neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord

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Hardening of the arteries: Platelets, inflammation and a rogue protein conspire against the heart

11/26/2019 a, against, and, arteries:, conspire, hardening, Heart, inflammation, of, Platelets, protein, rogue, The

The Lipid Hypothesis of coronary artery disease has long held that a high level of cholesterol is the causative factor

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New model for predicting kidney injury after common heart procedure

11/23/2019 ‘injury, After, common, for, Heart, Kidney, model, New, predicting, procedure

A Yale-led group of doctors has developed a new mathematical model that can predict the risk of acute kidney injury

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Serious heart defects increase heart failure risk in early adulthood

11/22/2019 adulthood, defects, early, failure?, Heart, in, increase, risk, Serious

Babies born with serious heart defects are surviving to adulthood in greater numbers, but new research shows they face another

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How an AI solution can design new tuberculosis drug regimens

11/22/2019 AI, an, Can, design, Drug, How, New, regimens, solution, Tuberculosis

With a shortage of new tuberculosis drugs in the pipeline, a software tool from the University of Michigan can predict

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Omega-3 fatty acids’ health benefit linked to stem cell control, researchers find

11/21/2019 acids, benefit, Cell, control, fatty, find, health, Linked, omega 3, Researchers, Stem, to

For years, researchers have known that defects in an ancient cellular antenna called the primary cilium are linked with obesity

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Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma

11/21/2019 chromosomes, DNA, drive, glioblastoma, help, located, may, Non-coding, outside

One of the ways a cancer-causing gene works up enough power to turn a normal cell into a cancer cell

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Gunshot survivors may struggle with emotional aftermath for years

11/20/2019 aftermath, emotional, for, Gunshot, may, struggle, survivors, with, years

(HealthDay)—Even years after a gunshot wound heals, shooting survivors may be at greater risk of alcohol abuse, drug abuse and

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CDC: 63.5 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds have had vision tested

11/20/2019 3, 5-year-olds, 63.5, CDC:, Had, Have, of, percent, tested, to, vision

(HealthDay)—Overall, 63.5 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years have ever had their vision tested, according to a November

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Vicious circles: Ring-shaped DNA provides cancer cells with a malignant twist

11/20/2019 a, cancer, cells', circles:, DNA, malignant, provides, Ring-shaped, twist, Vicious, with

Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA encodes information, not only in its sequence but also in its shape. Building upon previous revelatory

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