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Environment Source: TIME Magazine
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Friday, Oct 03, 2014, 9:27am Rating: | Views: 1229 | Comments: 0
When Patients Set Science's Research Agenda, Who Loses? Tired of waiting for a cure for breast cancer, a coalition of activists now leans hard on Congress to steer money to particular research projects. Critics say that approach may miss promising leads.
Urine test for cervical cancer virus offers alternative to smear A simple urine test for the virus that causes cervical cancer could offer a less invasive and more acceptable alternative to the conventional cervical smear test, researchers said on Tuesday.
Health Source: Reuters
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Wednesday, Sep 17, 2014, 7:20am Rating: | Views: 1187 | Comments: 0
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Naked Mole Rat Could One Day Save Your Life “Sic semper tyrannis,” Brutus supposedly yelled as he helped assassinate Julius Caesar: Thus always to tyrants. John Wilkes Booth exclaimed the same to the panicked crowd in Ford’s Theater after he shot Lincoln. And in dark underground burrows in east Africa, I’m willing to bet the homely yet somehow charming naked mole rat is yelling
Cancer Source: Wired
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Friday, Sep 12, 2014, 12:00pm Rating: | Views: 1709 | Comments: 0
Air cabin crews have a greater risk of skin cancer Pilots and cabin crew are twice as likely as the general population to develop melanomas, probably because of the UVA rays streaming in through plane windows
Cancer Source: New Scientist
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Friday, Sep 05, 2014, 7:13am Rating: | Views: 1215 | Comments: 0
Health Source: TheGuardian
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Thursday, Jun 26, 2014, 7:56am Rating: | Views: 1344 | Comments: 0
Jab 'protects mice against tumours' Scientists have developed a vaccine that they say provides some protection against brain tumours in mice by boosting the immune system.
Cancer Source: BBC News
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Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014, 1:42pm Rating: | Views: 1192 | Comments: 0
Epigenetics 101, part 2: cancer, chaos and chemo As explained in part 1, epigenetics chemical modifications to DNA and proteins can profoundly affect gene activity. But epigenetics also plays an important role in cancer, and research in this field may be opening up potential new treatment options Continue reading...
Genetics Source: TheGuardian
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Friday, Jun 20, 2014, 8:15am Rating: | Views: 1242 | Comments: 0
Cancer Source: TheGuardian
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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014, 3:22pm Rating: | Views: 1216 | Comments: 0
Skin cancer trial results 'exciting' The results of two international trials against advanced skin cancer have been hailed as "exciting and striking" by specialists.
Cancer Source: BBC News
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Tuesday, Jun 03, 2014, 8:15am Rating: | Views: 1148 | Comments: 0
Should HPV Testing Replace The Pap Smear? The recent FDA approval of an HPV test to screen for cervical cancer has ignited debate among doctors. Some say the viral test will catch cancers earlier. Others warn it increases needless biopsies.
Health Source: NPR
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 8:07am Rating: | Views: 1093 | Comments: 0
Cancer Source: New Scientist
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Wednesday, Apr 02, 2014, 10:11am Rating: | Views: 1101 | Comments: 0
How Being Ignored Helped A Woman Discover The Breast Cancer Gene Twenty years ago, many scientists didn't think that genes could cause diseases like cancer. The discovery of the BRCA gene for hereditary breast cancer changed that. Mary-Claire King tells how.
Genetics Source: NPR
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Friday, Mar 28, 2014, 7:59am Rating: | Views: 1126 | Comments: 0
Half Of Americans Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories Despite evidence to the contrary, many Americans believe cellphones cause cancer and that health officials are covering it up. Discredited theories about vaccines and fluoridation also remain popular.
Healthcare Source: NPR
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Thursday, Mar 20, 2014, 8:09am Rating: | Views: 1148 | Comments: 0