Immune Cells Mistake Heart Attacks for Viral Infections
By using single cell RNA Seq, an emerging technique that combines microfluidic nanoliter droplet...
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Deadly Lung Cancers Are Driven By Multiple Genetic Changes
A new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that most cancers are caused by...
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New System for Treating Colorectal Cancer Can Lead to Complete Cure
Until now, radioimmunotherapy (targeted therapy) of solid tumors using antibody-targeted...
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New Pathway for Handling Stress Discovered
Researchers at the University of California San Diego studying how animals respond to infections...
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Scientists Identify Mechanism that Helps People Inhibit Unwanted Thoughts
Scientists have identified a key chemical within the ‘memory’ region of the brain that...
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Blood-Clotting Protein Prevents Repair in the Brain
Picture a bare wire, without its regular plastic coating. It’s exposed to the elements and...
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#PWChat Recap – Exercise as Medicine: PART II
Physician’s Weekly, along with Greg Wells, PhD, co-hosted the second part of the #PWChat series on...
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Three New Lung Cancer Genetic Biomarkers Identified
Both environmental and genetic risk factors contribute to development of lung cancer. Tobacco...
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Activation of Immune T Cells Leads to Behavioral Changes
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and collaborators have...
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Newly Discovered microRNA Regulates Mobility of Tumor Cells
Cancer cells can reactivate a cellular process that is an essential part of embryonic development....
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Shingles Increases Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
By Andy Skean, Senior Editor, Physician’s Weekly Contracting shingles, a reactivation of the...
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People with Cystic Fibrosis Might Live Longer Because of Genetic Mutations
Among other health problems, cystic fibrosis compromises the lungs’ ability to fight...
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#PWChat Recap: Incorporating Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners into Practice
Physician’s Weekly, along with ShereeseM, MS/MBA, hosted another #PWChat on Wednesday,...
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#PWChat Recap – Pseudoscience in Medicine: Steering Patients Toward Reliable References, Part II
Dr. Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP joined Physician’s Weekly to co-host Part II in our #PWChat series, on...
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There is No Safe Amount of Alcohol During Pregnancy, New Study Shows
Any amount of alcohol exposure during pregnancy can cause extreme lasting effects on a child,...
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Single-Cell Diagnostics for Breast Cancer
Women diagnosed with breast cancer may benefit from having the molecular subtype of different...
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New Method Helps Rule Out Heart Valve Infection
A risk assessment system developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows which...
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Suicide Molecules Kill Any Cancer Cell
Small RNA molecules originally developed as a tool to study gene function trigger a mechanism...
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Nursing News: Elderly Behind the Wheel
The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
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Nursing News: Key Findings from CNS Concensus
Every 2 years, the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists surveys nurses who are...
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