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Brain cancer is difficult to treat when it starts growing, and a prevalent type, known as a glioma, has a poor five-year survival rate. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Mayo Clinic researchers report on a new surgical platform used during surgery that informs critical decision-making about tumor treatment within minutes.

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Findings from a first-of-its kind study into Snus use in professional soccer have been published by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) and Loughborough University.

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KIMM and LG Electronics to sign an MOU for the utilization and proliferation of virtual engineering platforms

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While threats and violence against pre-K to 12th-grade teachers and other school personnel in the United States declined during the pandemic, after the restrictions were lifted, incidents rebounded to levels equal to or exceeding those prior to the pandemic, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

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A detecção precoce ajuda nos resultados do tratamento para os cânceres de endométrio e de ovário, mas muitas vezes as mulheres são diagnosticadas em fases avançadas dessas doenças. Ao contrário de muitos outros tipos de câncer, não existem exames padrões para a detecção precoce dos cânceres de endométrio e de ovário. É esperado que a taxa de incidência de câncer de endométrio aumente, impulsionada por fatores ambientais, de obesidade e diabetes.

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La detección temprana ayuda en los resultados del tratamiento para los cánceres de endometrio y ovario, pero a menudo las mujeres son diagnosticadas en etapas avanzadas de estas enfermedades. A diferencia de muchos otros tipos de cáncer, no existen pruebas estándar para la detección temprana de los cánceres de endometrio y ovario. Se espera que aumente la tasa de incidencia de cáncer de endometrio, impulsada por factores ambientales, de obesidad y diabetes.

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Four teams of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators have found that people experience discrimination and bias in different ways and in more realms of cancer care than previously understood. The findings, in different studies, suggest that oncology professionals and the systems they work in have more work to do to adapt to the realities of increasing diversity and inclusion, not only in the patient population but also in the oncology workforce.

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New findings on long COVID by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system reveal that COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized within the first 30 days after infection face a 29% higher risk of death in the third year post-infection compared with people who have not had the virus.

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A large fossil discovery has helped shed light on the history of dinosaurs in Wales.