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Public Health Immunotherapy: How It Works and Its Role in the Future It is not uncommon to have a friend, a family member, or even an acquaintance…Sabina LiAugust 10, 2015
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Research Closer to a Cure: LEM Fights Off Cancer and Viral Infections Humans are that much closer to attaining disease immunity. Discovery of a mysterious protein, dubbed…John HuangJuly 22, 2015
Research Stopping Bone Cancer in Its Tracks Cancer is a terrifying disease that eventually overpowers the body's immune defense to fuel its…John HuangJuly 3, 2015
Medicine Phthalates Are The New BPA You drop your water bottle and it doesn't shatter into a million pieces. Your child's toy…Carolina AparicioJuly 1, 2015
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Research The Politics in Lung Cancer After nearly 55 years in a trade embargo, the US has finally begun to mend…Connie GiangJune 11, 2015
Research DNA Blood Test Identifies Lung Cancer Mutation Imagine a world where a simple DNA blood test could be used to identify lung…Kate LinMay 26, 2015
Research Researchers Stop Cancer-Causing Gene in its Tracks In a recent study led by Dr. Chad Pecot, an assistant professor of medicine at…Brynn KronApril 7, 2015
Research Enzymes Thought to Promote Cancer Are Actually Tumor Suppressors Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that enzymes previously…Karina KakMarch 28, 2015
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FeaturedWellness March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month Although not very well known, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths…Jonathan PhamMarch 24, 2015
Research Hormonal Contraceptives Linked to Increased Risk of Brain Tumor Hormonal contraceptives use female hormones to greatly reduce the risk of pregnancy. Types of hormonal…Karina KakMarch 13, 2015
Wellness Disease Detectives: Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome), previously known as testicular feminization, is a genetic disorder that makes…Priya BhattacharjeeMarch 10, 2015
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Research Smoking Linked to Y Chromosome Loss Humans have two sex chromosomes; women have two X chromosomes and men have one X…Karina KakMarch 3, 2015