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An article from Science News Feb 2021
Pfizer’s vaccine appears to reduce coronavirus transmission
An article from Science News Feb 2021
Diabetes during pregnancy is tied to heart trouble later in life
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Addiction and addictive disorders
Habituation to a specific practice, such as drinking alcoholic beverages or using drugs (for example, heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines), and disorders characterized by the chronic use of a drug, alcohol, or similar substance. Addiction and addictive…
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Alzheimer's disease
A disease of the nervous system characterized by a progressive dementia that leads to profound impairment in cognition and behavior. Dementia occurs in a number of brain diseases where the impairment in cognitive abilities represents a decline from…
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Anesthesia
Loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness. Anesthesia is used to prevent pain during surgery and other medical procedures. There are several ways of producing anesthesia, with the choice dependent on the type of surgery and the medical…
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Assisted reproductive technology
Any treatment or procedure that includes the in-vitro handling of oocytes (immature ova or egg cells) and sperm or embryos for the purpose of establishing a pregnancy. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is undertaken as a treatment of…
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Cancer
The common name for a malignant neoplasm or tumor. Cancer is a serious medical condition that develops when the orderly relationship of cell division and cell differentiation becomes disordered, leading to the development of neoplasms. Neoplasms are…
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Cancer stem cells
Cells within a tumor that possess the capacity to self-renew and cause the heterogeneous lineages of cancerous cells that comprise the tumor. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) typically represent a small percentage of all cells in a tumor (rarely more than…
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Chemotherapy and other antineoplastic drug treatments
The administration of chemical substances for the treatment of disease, especially cancer, or for the prevention of aberrant growth of cells or tissues (neoplasms). In general, chemotherapy is the use of chemicals to treat any disease, but the term…