A team of researchers working at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has developed a compound that can degrade the cancer-promoting protein SUMO1. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes their work in attempting…
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Daily U.S. Coronavirus Case Count Tops 160,000, Fueled by Small Gatherings
FRIDAY, Nov. 13, 2020 – More than 160,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in the United States on Thursday, yet another record-shattering tally that public health officials say is being driven largely by small gatherings such as dinner parties, game…
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Racial, socioeconomic disparities in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treatment
A new study shows that Black individuals with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer are less likely to receive chemotherapy for their disease compared to white and other racial groups. Led by researchers at Boston Medical Center, the results indicate that…
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Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency contraception. But even though the Food and Drug Administration approved levonorgestrel—more commonly known as Plan B—for over-the-counter use for women of all ages in…
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COVID-19 and small island nations: What we can learn from New Zealand and Iceland
Despite being at opposite ends of the Earth, Iceland and New Zealand have many similarities. Both are small island nations, heavily reliant on tourism and currently led by young female prime ministers. Both countries have also been commended for their…
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Small molecule treatment reduces colon cancer metastasis
When cancer metastasizes and spreads throughout the body, it can severely change the prognosis of the disease. It is estimated that metastasis is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths. University of Chicago Medicine investigators have found a new way…
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Small study demonstrates sample inactivation may lead to SARS-CoV-2 false negatives
To protect medical laboratory personnel from infection when testing clinical samples for SARS-CoV-2, most laboratories inactivate the virus before testing. , The effect of inactivation on the detection of results had not been determined, but the rate of false negatives…
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Coronavirus found in patients’ semen in small Chinese study
The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in semen, Chinese researchers report in a small study that doesn’t address whether sexual transmission is possible. Doctors detected the virus in semen from six of 38 men hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19….
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In small study, no sign that coronavirus can be passed to baby during pregnancy
(HealthDay)—There’s some good news about the new coronavirus: Preliminary research suggests that the virus cannot be transmitted from an infected pregnant woman to the fetus. The researchers stressed that the study population was small—just nine pregnant women—and a number of…
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DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Small acts of kindness that have a big impact
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Small acts of kindness that have a big impact When people hear that I am a doctor, one of two things usually happens. Either they try to show me a part of their anatomy and…
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