One main goal of anti-cancer therapies is to kill tumor cells without affecting the surrounding normal cells. Therefore, many drugs are designed to target tumor-specific antigens, which are molecules only expressed by cancer cells. However, it…
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New strategy may enable cancer monitoring from blood tests alone
A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following treatment, according to a study by Weill Cornell…
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An overlooked organ may help the ovary function
When an expansive curlicue of tissue sitting below the ovaries was discovered more than a century ago, it was dismissed as useless and erased from biology textbooks. Biologists now are taking a new look at the structure and its…
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How Health Insurers Can Fix The Broken Patient Experience
Dominique Entzminger, a physician assistant of family medicine, wears a stethoscope during an … More
In response to mounting scrutiny over medical claim denials and patient experience,…
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Pornography may be commonplace, but a growing body of research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships
While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion pictures, research shows an increase in use over recent decades given the rise of technology and…
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1,701 Pounds Of Butter Recalled Due To Possible Fecal Contamination
Agri-Mark is voluntarily recalling 186 cases or 1,701 pounds of its Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea … More
When buying butter, you typically…
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Genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order
Bioinformaticians from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the university in Linköping (Sweden) have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. In the journal Science, they describe that the…
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Researchers put glycemic response modeling on a data diet
If you eat a snack — a meatball, say, or a marshmallow — how will it affect your blood sugar? It’s a surprisingly tricky question: the body’s glycemic response to different foods varies based on individual genetics, microbiomes, hormonal…
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Trump Administration Reinforces Medicare Advantage’s Dominant Position
Medicare Advantage or Part C is an integrated (medical and pharmacy benefit) private insurance plan … More
Privately run Medicare Advantage plans will get a considerable boost…
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A shadowy market for weight-loss drugs has emerged online
In late 2022, pharmacist Joseph Lambson got an unusual call from a poison control specialist.
He said, “Hey Joe, I’m getting these weird calls about semaglutide.” According to the specialist’s calculations, people were giving…
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