Researchers have predicted the inherited health risks of a four-person family by analyzing their whole…
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Common invasive test not necessary for kidney disease patients, study finds; Clinicians can monitor kidney function with a simple equation
Equations that estimate a patient’s kidney function work as well as direct, invasive measurements, according…
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Safeguards needed to prevent discrimination of early Alzheimer’s patients in the workplace
Despite the emergence of new tools that can diagnose Alzheimer’s earlier, no effective interventions have…
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New model for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: Mouse model that replicates human OCD can point to more effective treatments
Researchers have created a new model of obsessive-compulsive disorder that mirrors both symptoms of the…
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Astronomer: ‘Beware the wildlife, even in apparently quiet galaxies’
Even though a dwarf galaxy clear across the Milky Way looks to be a mouse,…
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Higher Netflix prices equals fewer subscribers (AP)
AP – Netflix’s decision to raise prices by as much as 60 percent is turning…
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Gum Drop! leads iPhone Games of the Week (Appolicious)
Appolicious – This week was rather light in terms of large iPhone games with epic…
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Watching the world in motion, babies take a first step toward language
Watching children on the playground, we see them run, climb, slide, get up, and do…
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New strategy likely to speed drug development for rare cancers
Researchers have identified promising new therapies for ependymoma, a rare tumor with few treatment options….
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First field-based molecular diagnostic test for African sleeping sickness in sight
A next-generation molecular test designed specifically for sleeping sickness — a deadly parasitic disease also…