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Why is flu season so bad this year?Flu season in the U.S. is particularly bad this year, and a new branch of the flu family tree may be to blame.
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This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech toolA bacterial defense system called SPARDA employs kamikaze-like tactics to protect cells and could be useful in future biotechnologies.
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New tests could nearly halve the rate of late-stage cancers, some scientists say — is that true?Blood tests that look for over a dozen cancers are being developed. But how soon will they help patients?
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It matters what time of day you get cancer treatment, study suggestsGiving immunotherapy earlier in the day can significantly extend patients' survival, compared to giving treatment later in the day, a new study of lung cancer shows.
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Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from 'abscess,' necropsy revealsCassius was an 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile living in captivity in Marineland Crocodile Park in Australia. He died last year at the age of about 120, and we finally know why.
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Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunkA Michigan man died of rabies despite having no recent exposure to a potentially infected animal.
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Widespread cold virus you've never heard of may play key role in bladder cancerScientists uncovered how childhood BK virus infections may set off cancer-causing mutations decades later: by activating a host immune system enzyme that attacks DNA.
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Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a new approach to "rational drug design."
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CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccinationThe CDC's vaccine committee has voted to roll back a universal recommendation that newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, which is one of public health's major success stories.
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