Early trials of a potential cancer treatment in which white blood cells are modified to target certain types of the…
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers said clinical data to date did not merit approving BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc’s muscle-wasting…
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Frequent weight checks tied to less self-esteem for young women
Teens who often weigh themselves may be more likely to have mental health problems, according to a new study. Girls…
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Trans youth may have improved access to puberty blockers
Puberty can be one of the worst times in a transgender or gender-nonconforming child’s life, but for these children, access…
Read MorePressure to be ‘manly’ may lead to violence
Men who perceive themselves to be less masculine according to the traditional gender norms of society, and are feeling stressed…
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Cell transplant helps paralyzed man walk with frame
A Bulgarian man who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack can now walk with the aid…
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Deaths decline after Massachusetts health care reform
Massachusetts’ near-universal health coverage has resulted in reduced death rates in the state, particularly lowering the death rates among people…
Read MoreCompound shows ‘extraordinary’ promise in restoring muscle function after spinal cord injury
Scientists have developed a new chemical compound that they say shows extraordinary promise in restoring muscle function in spinal cord…
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