Cancer Cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, forming tumors.
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Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
Scientists are hailing promising breakthroughs in the fight against cancer, with one new therapy appearing to kill tumors without damaging healthy flesh.
Screening a large blood nutrient library – the range of nutrients measured in blood tests – the researchers found that zeaxanthin stabilizes and strengthens the formation of T-cell receptor (TCR) structures on CD8+ T cells when the immune cells encounter cancer growths.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
Respiratory papillomas are wart-like growths on the vocal cords and trachea.
Nurse Loveth instructed me to massage my face five times a day for five days to evenly distribute the Sculptra and prevent any nodules from forming.
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Essence,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
In approximately 5-10% of cases, the infection may progress to a chronic pulmonary form, causing persistent pneumonia-like symptoms, with the development of lung nodules that may be seen on chest X-ray.
The sys-sage library Led by Schulz, the research team extended the existing sys-sage library, a HPC software stack that processes data from supercomputers, such as information about processors and their performance, and data transfer between compute nodes.
Patches on the tongue are missing papillae, which are tiny, pinkish-white bumps, and look like a map.
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Julie Jordan,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Microsoft in 2020 released findings from a two-year study that determined undersea datacenters would prove a reliable and practical solution for issues related to corrosion from oxygen and humidity, temperature fluctuations, and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.
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