Nerve cells transplanted into brain-damaged rats helped them to fully recover their ability to learn and remember, probably by promoting nurturing, protective growth factors, according to a new study.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coupled with mammography detects almost all cancers at an early stage, thereby reducing the incidence of advanced stage breast cancer in high-risk women.
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The H1N1 influenza virus has been keeping a secret that may be the key to defeating it and other flu viruses as well. Researchers have found what they believe is a weakness in H1N1’s method for evading detection by the immune system.
Genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence, secondary cancer among head and neck cancer patients
Eighteen single-point genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence for early-stage head and neck cancer patients and their likelihood of developing a second type of cancer, researchers report.