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Category: Medicine

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New research finds negative effects of chemotherapy on kids

Posted on May 27, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Behavior scales and MRI scans are used to connect possible psychosocial effects on pediatric cancer patients post chemotherapy.

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    Seizures may exacerbate brain tumor growth

    Posted on May 25, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

    German research team discovers a new connection between brain tumors and epileptic seizures!

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      What if we could cut out cancer genes?

      Posted on May 20, 2021June 20, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Even though scientists have been finding new ways to fight cancer, cancer still kills over 9 million people every year worldwide. Genetic…

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        Poor sleep found to predict depression symptoms in pre-teens

        Posted on May 10, 2021December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Can poor sleep predict depression symptoms up to a year later in pre-teens? New research supports this hypothesis.

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          Can parts of our immune system lead to a cure for cancer?

          Posted on May 6, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          What if your own immune system cells could be genetically engineered to treat your cancer? The future is now!

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            How tumor cells control their environment to survive

            Posted on May 3, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Why are some cancers harder to fight than others? By analyzing the cells of one of the most difficult cancers to treat, liver cancer,…

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              Telling people they’re getting a placebo does not stop it from working

              Posted on February 9, 2021October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

              Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for…

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                Horseshoe crabs are critical to the biotech industry

                Posted on January 24, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Did you know that the modern US biomedical industry is built around the baby blue blood of horseshoe crabs? Come find out what scientists…

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                  Diet and exercise can shape how your mind ages

                  Posted on January 21, 2021June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Dementia is a condition that many of us are all too familiar with within friends and family. Dementia itself is a blanket term that…

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                    Can a Chinese medicinal herb Psoralea fructus build healthy bones?

                    Posted on September 9, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    Osteoblasts are cells that are responsible for bone formation. A lack of osteoblasts will cause osteoporosis – a disease that occurs when…

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