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Jun 03 2026HEALTH

How the Hidden Parts of Tumors Shape Cancer Treatment

When doctors attack a tumor with modern medicine, they don’t just fight cancer cells. They also face an entire hidden neighborhood inside each growth. This neighborhood includes not only the cancer itself but also the immune system’s soldiers, the body’s repair workers, and the scaffolding that hold

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Apr 03 2026SCIENCE

CHD4: The Switch That Controls Cancer’s Moves

CHD4 is a protein that helps rearrange DNA inside cells, making it easier or harder for genes to speak. It works as part of a larger team called NuRD, which uses energy from ATP to shuffle chromatin. When the cell faces damage, CHD4 steps in at the break sites to help rebuild and decide which

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Dec 28 2024HEALTH

Helping Doctors Choose the Right Medicine

Imagine you're a doctor trying to treat someone with a serious mental illness, like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. It can be tough, right? Many people don't respond to the first treatment, and that's a problem. A group of scientists and doctors, called the Psych-STRATA consort

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Dec 16 2024HEALTH

Uncovering Why Some People Don't Respond to Antidepressants

You might think that when you're feeling really down, taking some medicine could make you feel better. But for some adults with a condition called major depressive disorder (MDD), this isn't always the case. A big study in Taiwan looked into why some people don't respond to common treatments. For st

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