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New research finds that flawed medical research could lead to children receiving treatment that either doesn’t work or is harmful.

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A new method of blocking the genesis of blood vessels that feed tumors may start with the nuclear receptor COUP-TFII, said researchers who have studied the factor for more than 20 years.

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In 1993 researchers discovered a chemical compound in a sponge off Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, that has shown anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal pharmaceutical promise. This compound, called Palau’amine, is so chemically complex that finding a way to produce it in the laboratory became the most hotly pursued synthetic chemistry goal in [...]

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A new study concludes that many doctors appear to have largely ignored a U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning to screen users of new antipsychotic drugs for high blood sugar and cholesterol, which poses risks to their health and raises questions about the efficacy of warning protocols in general.

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