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Discovery may help design effective therapies for the genetic disease that mainly affects Ashkenazi Jews.

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Recent results of a joint experiment conducted by 460 physicists from 57 research institutions in 12 countries strongly indicate that the scientists have succeeded in reproducing matter as it first appeared in the universe; this matter is called the quark-gluon plasma.

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Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease with as yet no cure that affects millions of people in the U.S. and Europe. About 10% of these people develop chronic inflammation of the joints called psoriatic arthritis. In clinical trials testing a drug the condition of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients was greatly improved with no adverse effects.

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"De gustibus non est disputandum" is a popular saying, conveying that one shouldn't argue about flavors. Now, a team has found why this is true.

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Stem cells in our bone marrow usually develop into blood cells, replenishing our blood system. However, in states of emergency, the destiny of some of these stem cells may change: They can become virtually any type of cell "“ liver cells, muscle cells, nerve cells "“ responding to the body's needs.

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Finding may lead to new treatments for psychological trauma. It may well be that in the future, we will be able to wipe out, or at least dim, certain types of memories with controlled accuracy.

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Smokers carrying a newly found genetic marker are 5-10 times more likely to fall victim to the disease than other smokers; 120 times more than nonsmokers who don't carry the marker.

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Thanks to a diagnostic imaging technique that should soon be finding its way to medical establishments, many patients could be spared the pain and risk of biopsies. The technique, called 3TP, has recently received FDA clearance for use in the detection of breast and prostate cancer, and is slated for distribution as early as next year. It will enable doctors to distinguish between malignant tumors and benign lumps by scanning instead of cutting.

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Scientists have destroyed malignant tumors in mice using a chemical that occurs naturally in garlic. The key to the scientists' success lies in the development of a unique, two-step system for delivering the cancer-wrecking chemical straight to the tumor cells.

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Scientists have succeeded in reversing the metastatic properties of colon cancer cells, in vitro. The findings uncover a key process involved in the metastasis of colon cancer cells and raise hopes that target-specific drugs might be devised to prevent, or reverse, the invasive behavior of metastatic colon cancer cells.