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Falling ocean pH might help some marine animals build stronger skeletons and shells [Read more]

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Star-making object could radically change thinking about how galaxies formed [Read more]

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Middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis, according to a new study.

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Middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and increasing their risk for osteoarthritis, according to a new study.

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Researchers have found for the first time that drinking more than 5 servings of sugar- sweetened cola a week prior to pregnancy appears to significantly elevate the risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy.

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Researchers have found for the first time that drinking more than 5 servings of sugar- sweetened cola a week prior to pregnancy appears to significantly elevate the risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy.

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Researchers have launched a series of clinical trials in order to assess the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment. This approach involves the application of personalized vaccines — produced from healthy and tumor cells from the patient him or herself — and designed to combat glioblastomas, one of the most aggressive and frequent malignant tumors.

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Researchers have launched a series of clinical trials in order to assess the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment. This approach involves the application of personalized vaccines — produced from healthy and tumor cells from the patient him or herself — and designed to combat glioblastomas, one of the most aggressive and frequent malignant tumors.

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Tests performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the request of infectious disease experts have confirmed that isolates from four patients with H1N1 influenza at Duke University Hospital during October and November were found to be resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu).

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