NIH Study Suggests Gene Variation May Shape Bladder Cancer Treatment
NIH study suggests gene variation may shape bladder cancer treatment
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The researchers hope that this therapy will be tested in bladder cancer patients with the genetic variant, which could help to reduce potentially harmful side-effects, lower costs, and improve treatment efficacy. Every gene contains a … The …
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Awakening to Crisis, India Plans New Push Against TB
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The WHO programs did reduce deaths globally from regular TB. But with evidence of increasingly more drug-resistant strains spreading globally, the WHO has changed its policy. Now it advocates for treating drug-resistant TB as part of the same national …
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MRI can screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or frontotemporal lobar …
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"Since this method yields a single biological value, it is possible to use MRI to screen patients for inclusion in clinical trials in a cost-effective manner and to provide an outcome measure that optimizes power in drug treatment trials," the authors …
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