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Treating Drug-resistant Tumour Cells
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[05/06/2012] New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to current chemotherapies. Treating Drug-resistant Tumour Cells - Read more
TB Test Promises to Be Cheap and Fast
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[24/05/2012] Biomedical engineers at University of California Davis have developed a microfluidic chip to test for latent tuberculosis. They hope the test will be cheaper, faster and more reliable than current testing for the disease. TB Test Promises to Be Cheap and Fast - Read more
Tiny Tool Can Play Big Role Against Tuberculosis
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[18/05/2012] A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, University of Florida lung disease specialists have devised a way to detect more cases of the bacterial infection. Tiny Tool Can Play Big Role Against Tuberculosis - Read more
Scarring Cells Revert to Inactive State as Liver Heals
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[09/05/2012] An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, show that significant numbers of myofibroblasts – cells that produce the fibrous scarring in chronic liver injury – revert to an inactive phenotype as the liver heals. Scarring Cells Revert to Inactive State as Liver Heals - Read more
Comorbidities Increase Risk of Mortality
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[04/05/2012] Comorbidities are common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a number of these comorbidities are independently associated with an increased mortality risk, according to a new study. Comorbidities Increase Risk of Mortality - Read more
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