The Science Awareness Project showcases a snapshot of today's scientific medical research: the important work of how scientists are discovering the medicines & treatments of tomorrow.
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Stanford University - Stanford, CA
Researchers are working on a universal vaccine that can be used as a nasal spray and protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria…
Universal Nasal Vaccine
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Johnn Hopkins Medicine - Baltimore, MD
Researchers have developed a new test for prostate cancer using a urine sample. The research team identified three biomarkers present in urine that detect the…
New Non-Invasive Test for Prostate Cancer
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Yale University - New Haven, CT
For the first time in over 40 years, researchers have developed a new therapeutic for treating pain. Those suffering from pain have few options between…
A New Way to Treat Pain
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Mass General Brigham - Boston, M.A.
Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) is a recently recognized cause of dementia that often occurs separate from or alongside Alzheimer’s disease. LATE is estimated to…
A Blood Test May Help Determine Different Types of Dementia
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Rockefeller University - New York, N.Y.
It's been almost 30 years since a new class of antibiotics was introduced to the market. The current 6 class types are losing their efficacy…
Finding New Antibiotics in Dirt
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University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
A 20-year study using CT Colonography (CTC) as a screening method for colorectal cancer shows it may be a non-invasive option for many people. Colorectal…
A CT Scan May Let You Skip the Colonoscopy
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UCLA - Los Angeles, CA
Researchers have identified a molecule that can awaken long dormant hair follicles. By age 50, more than half of men and a quarter of women…
A Molecule That Fights Baldness
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Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, OH
The technology used to image our hearts has not changed much in 40 years. A new method being adopted today called diffusion MRI offers doctors…
A More Detailed MRI for Heart Imaging
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Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH
Researchers have shown reversal and recovery from Alzheimer's disease in mice. Until now, most research has been focused on how to slow or prevent the…
Alzheimer's Reversed in Mice
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Duke University - Durham, N.C.
When researchers studied a small group of women who over 20 years ago received a breast cancer vaccine as part of their treatment, they were…
An Older Breast Cancer Vaccine Helps Immune System Remember Cancer
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