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Cancer Research

New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumors has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Patients and Astronauts Benefit from NEI-NASA Collaboration

A compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute

A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows that, for the first time since the report was first
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TNF-a

Cancer researchers have reported the development of a novel method for delivering a therapeutic gene specifically to
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Of Mice and Peanuts: A New Mouse Model for Peanut Allergy

Chicago researchers report the development of a new mouse model for food allergy that mimics symptoms generated during
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Ginkgo biloba

This research was co-funded by five components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Center for
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ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage in Children

In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity
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Researchers Identify Mechanism and Possible Drug ...

The results of the study on mice are published in the October 31, 2008 issue of The study's senior investigators were
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Nature Immunology

Using a mouse model, researchers have shown that elevated levels of a small protein known as interleukin 7 (IL-7) plays
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Drug Abusing Offenders Not Getting Treatment They Need ...

The vast majority of prisoners who could benefit from drug abuse treatment do not receive it, despite two decades of
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Nature Immunology

A new study reveals an important and newly discovered pathway used by disease-causing bacteria to evade the host immune
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Healing Process Found to Backfire in Lung Patients

A mechanism in the body which typically helps a person heal from an injury, may actually be causing patients with
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New Targeted Fluorescent-Imaging Compound Allows ...

Researchers have developed a new type of imaging compound that allows them to visualize viable breast cancer cells that
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Gene Abnormality Found To Predict Childhood Leukemia Relapse

Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute
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Study of Ancient and Modern Plagues Finds Common Features

In 430 B.C., a new and deadly disease - its cause remains a mystery - swept into Athens. The walled Greek city-state
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