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July 19 , 2020
Scientists supercharge shellfish to tackle vitamin deficiency in humans
- Cambridge scientists have developed a new way to fortify shellfish to tackle human nutrient deficiencies which cause severe health problems across the world. The team is now working with major seafood manufacturers to further test their microencapsulation technology, or "Vitamin Bullets".
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July 18 , 2020
Precision medicine approach has successfully treated bone cancer in dogs
- Osteosarcoma, a common bone cancer in dogs, affects more than 10,000 dogs in the U.S. each year. While chemotherapy is generally effective at killing some of the cancer cells, the numerous side effects can be painful and often a subset of cancer cells exist that are resistant to chemotherapy.
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July 17 , 2020
Blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 minutes
- World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in about 20 minutes, and identify whether someone has contracted the virus.
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July 17 , 2020
Supplements with potential to prevent Alzheimer's affect blood, but less so the brain
- For years, a scientific puzzle has bedeviled researchers aiming to fight Alzheimer's disease, a common and incurable form of dementia. The results of numerous lab investigations and population studies support the preventive potential of omega-3 fatty acids, "good fats" found abundantly in fish. However, to date the majority of studies evaluating omega-3
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July 17 , 2020
How metastatic cancer survives in the subarachnoid space
- A team of researchers working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York has discovered how metastatic cancer is able to survive in the hostile subarachnoid space. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes RNA sequencing studies they conducted with patients with leptomeningeal metastases (LS)—a type of cancer involving m
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