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New research published in Nature reveals that age-related changes in the gut promote the growth of pre-leukemic blood cells.

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The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be some 107,320 new cases of colon cancer this year alone.

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One of the challenges of fighting pancreatic cancer is finding ways to penetrate the organ's dense tissue to define the margins between malignant and normal tissue. A new study uses DNA origami ...

Dopamine maintains hope and motivation for life. Inflammation-associated compounds disrupt dopamine release, causing apathy.

Uranium produced in St. Louis was used for the secretive Manhattan Project. Leftover waste was dumped around the city.

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The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday a series of measures to ...