Discovery Of Cell's 'Quality Control' Mechanism May Lead To New Treatments For Cystic Fibrosis, Other Inherited Diseases Researchers in Japan and Canada have discovered a key component of the quality control mechanism that operates inside human cells - sometimes too well. The breakthrough has significant implications for the development of new treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) and some other hereditary diseases, the researchers say. Their results were published July 25 in the journal Science. Dr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comInterest Of Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive Increasing Among Women, Survey Finds More than two-thirds of women in the U.S. said they are interested in suppressing monthly bleeding using extended-cycle oral contraceptives, according to a survey recently presented at a conference of the Association of Reproductive
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Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAAPM Cancer Research Highlights HALF OF ALL AMERICANS will be diagnosed at some point in their lives with cancer, the number two killer in the United States. One of the professions at the frontlines in the battle against cancer are medical physicists -- scientists who use the power and innovation of physics to study and solve the most pressing medical problems.
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