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Science and Technology March 19, 2024

Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives

by Danielle Whitham, Clarkson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in…

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Health Care January 4, 2024

Radiation therapy takes advantage of cancer’s poor DNA repair abilities – an oncologist and physicist explain how

by Behzad Ebrahimi, University of Chicago and Mark Korpics, University of Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly half of all cancer patients undergo radiation…

Health Care May 2, 2023

Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance

by Joshua Warrick, Penn State; David DeGraff, Penn State, and Monika Joshi, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Cancer is an evolutionary disease. The…

Health Care January 17, 2023

Moderna’s experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn’t prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains how it works

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Media outlets have reported the encouraging findings of clinical trials for a new…

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Environment December 3, 2022

I set out to tell his story. Then he found out he was ill.

by Yvette Cabrera, Center for Public Integrity [This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.] December 2, 2022 As…

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Smyrna November 18, 2024

News from Keep Smyrna Beautiful

Photo above: Maria Shiung, photo courtesy of Keep Smyrna Beautiful Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following news release: KSB Volunteer Spotlight: Maria Shiung “If I have spare time and I…

Politics November 18, 2024

Populist podcasters love RFK, Jr., and he took the same left-right turn toward Trump as they did

by Rachel Meade, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and…

Health Care November 18, 2024

Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including significant drops in IQ scores

by Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as…

History November 18, 2024

Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers

by Richard Gunderman, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With over 40 armed conflicts now taking place around the world, the costs of warfare…

Elections November 18, 2024

One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] According to The New York Times, “… a newly triumphant Republican president” is “once again…

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