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- Mar- 2023 -29 MarchHealth
A promising strategy to combat tumor cells by targeting combination of cellular mechanisms
EPHA2, c-MET and EGFR levels in human tumors. (A) RNA-Seq Expectation Maximization (RSEM) normalized expression levels in the log2 scale…
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FDA-approved drug shows promise in lab models for childhood blinding disease
In LCA10, CEP290 mutations lead to defects in the photoreceptor outer segment. Consequently, the building blocks of the primary cilium…
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Young people in Africa should have a say in decisions that affect their health: Seven ways to include them
Organisations must value young people’s time. Credit: Shutterstock Most of Africa’s population—70%—is under 30 years old. In 2017 there were…
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NSAIDs vs. acetaminophen: Which over-the-counter medicine should I use?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pain relievers you buy at the store may be one of the first things you reach…
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Drug overdose fatalities among US older adults have quadrupled over 20 years, research finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Overdose mortality among people age 65 and older quadrupled over 20 years, suggesting the need for…
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Obesity treatment could offer dramatic weight loss without surgery or nausea
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine getting the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without going under the knife—a new class of…
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Retinal scans: A non-invasive, inexpensive method to track human aging
Credit: eLife (2023). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.82364 Buck Institute professor Pankaj Kapahi thinks the eye is a window to aging. His lab,…
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Risk for skin cancer higher for adults with atopic dermatitis
Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) have an increased risk for developing melanoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma…
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Proactive patient education and recruitment can help improve lung cancer screening rates in primary care setting
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers examined the impact of a proactive patient education/recruitment program in a primary care setting on…
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Polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors deplete g-proteins in cancer cells
NSL-YHJ-2-27 suppresses cancer cell migration and invasion. Credit: Oncotarget (2023). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28390 A new research paper was published in Oncotarget,…
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