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10 unexpected body parts also have cancer
Medicine - Health

10 unexpected body parts also have cancer

Cancer usually occurs in body parts such as lungs, throat, uterus, breast, bone, kidney, brain, skin ... There are also parts of the body that have cancer but are often…

December 15, 2018
Small mutations form modern humans
Medicine - Health

Small mutations form modern humans

A small genetic mutation 30,000 years ago spread rapidly in central China, and can help residents of this country resist the terrible heat and humidity.

December 14, 2018
Differences like twins and eggs
Medicine - Health

Differences like twins and eggs

Genetic studies of co-identical twins show that mutations in genes can cause fish to face different fate.

December 14, 2018
New drugs treat leukemia rarely in humans
Medicine - Health

New drugs treat leukemia rarely in humans

The drug, called Bosulif, produced by Pfizer Inc, is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a blood and bone marrow cancer that often affects older people.

December 14, 2018