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(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) The scientific community has made significant strides in recent years in identifying important genetic contributors to malignancy and developing therapeutic agents that...

Brittany Maynard, a terminally ill woman, has decided to postpone death. Earlier, she had opted to go for assisted death on Nov. 1 per Oregon's Death with Dignity Law.

Kaci Hickox, a nurse who served Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, defies the quarantine order from Maine state officials. She has tested negative for the virus twice, but Maine officials want her to stay home for 21 days.

A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus.

Soon, many will turn back the hands of time as part of the twice-annual ritual of daylight saving time. That means remembering to change the alarm clock next to the bed, which will mean an extra hour of sleep before gett...

Exciting results from an innovative, multicultural, five-year initiative, known as the Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes (Alliance), have been published in ten peer-reviewed articles in the November 2014 supplem...

A study done on a special kind of mice could explain why some people die from Ebola and others survive. While almost 5,000 people have been killed by the virus, thousands have also recovered.

People facing mental health challenges are significantly more likely to have heart disease or stroke, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.

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