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When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic first emerged, the only tests available were PCR tests – not originally designed to detect the disease. This procedure was rapidly optimized and homogenized to allow for repeatable results. Lateral flow devices became…

In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers revealed a striking pattern following a functional screen of extracts from plants collected in Muir Woods National Monument, in coastal redwood forest land in California. They found that plants with a long…

As COVID-19 cases balloon again in Europe, the World Health Organization called Friday for more targeted vaccination efforts to ensure the most vulnerable worldwide get the jabs. The UN health agency said Europe, once again at the epicentre of the…

A large, multicenter, sham-controlled trial in heart failure showed no benefit at all from stem cell delivery on the primary outcome of recurrent nonfatal decompensated HF events, but the results were still promising, according to the DREAM-HF study’s principal investigator….

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly and rapidly progressing disease with no cure. The disease involves abnormal interactions between lung cells, including fibroblasts, and their surrounding environment. Because of this, standard 2-D cell culture models used for drug screening…

CHICAGO — System-level changes to the way cancer care is delivered can help eliminate survival disparities between Black and White patients. When barriers to completing radiation therapy were identified and addressed in a cohort of patients with early-stage lung and…

Under the right circumstances, the body’s T cells can detect and destroy cancer cells. However, in most cancer patients, T cells become disarmed once they enter the environment surrounding a tumor.  Scientists are now trying to find ways to help…

The following Q&A has been edited for length and clarity. In the late 2000s, Cathy Eng, MD, began noticing something strange: A growing number of patients in their 20s, 30s, and 40s with colorectal cancer (CRC), often at more advanced…

As more and more kids step back into the real world of in-person school, many of them, especially teenagers, may struggle with how to become social beings again. By Geetika Sasan Bhandari In the past few months, I’ve asked several…