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Texas has the highest rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)—the most common form of liver cancer—in the U.S. Within Texas, incidence rates vary by race, ethnicity and geographic locale. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine examined these disparities at the neighborhood Read more
A specific group of bacteria-killing proteins inside the immune system could hold the key to developing smarter and more effective drugs capable of eliminating certain infectious diseases including meningitis, pneumonia and sepsis, according to scientists from The Australian National University Read more
My oncologist has one of those little motivational prints hanging on his waiting room wall, with the simple statement: “trust your instincts.” One day, bored with the long purgatory of the waiting room, I tweet this news to the world Read more
Placebos are fake treatments that are crucial in clinical trials to test if a treatment actually works or whether benefits are merely due to receiving an apparently credible treatment from a trusted clinician. But placebos only work if the patient Read more
Although typically classified as a single ethnic group, people of Hispanic heritage have markedly different risks for brain tumors based on their geographic origins, suggesting greater diversity that warrants attention in the health care setting. The insight—published in the journal Read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a plan to reduce nicotine in cigarettes, and addiction experts say such a plan could have a substantial impact on public health in the United States. Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable Read more
Our nervous system is composed of billions of neurons that speak to one another through their axons and dendrites. When the human brain develops, these structures branch out in a beautifully intricate yet poorly understood way that allows nerve cells Read more