Tailoring ethical oversight to participant-led research
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Tailoring ethical oversight to participant-led research
Tuberculosis bacteria find shelter from drugs and the body’s defenses in bone marrow stem cells.
Using a SMART card containing your genetic information and medical history, you could one day soon be diagnosed and treated for all kinds of diseases at an ATM-style kiosk.
From cardiovascular problems to neurological disorders, a plethora of new medical devices are reducing the need for surgery and improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
The majority of human melanomas contain mutations in a gene promoter, suggesting mutations in regulatory regions may spur some cancers.
Tumor cells rapidly divide by usurping a metabolic trick from normal cell development.
Scientists use virus-free gene therapy on patient-derived stem cells to repair spinal muscular atrophy in mice.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Resource-limited countries are in desperate need of better diagnostic tests for life-threatening illnesses.
Researchers uncover weekly and monthly rhythms of sodium retention and excretion in participants of space simulations.