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Duke University team discovers a gene mutation tied to severe myopia
Published in the June 16, 2013 Raleigh News & Observer and Charlotte Observer By Whitney L.J. Howell When it comes to reading, teachers re-tell the same stories year after year. One student holds a...
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Exploring the Waves for New Medical Knowledge
Published on the March, 16, 2015 North Carolina Health News website Researchers in eastern North Carolina are culling the waters of the coast to find ingredients for new drugs and treatments for...
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New Research Points to Feeding Peanuts Early to Avoid Allergy
Published on the May 5, 2015, North Carolina Health News Network website New findings about peanut allergies is turning the advice pediatricians give to parents of young children on its head....
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Harmful Or Harmless? New Studies Light Up Debate on E-cigarettes
Published on the June 8, 2015, N.C. Health News website Even as more people use e-cigarettes, questions arise about their safety and whether they actually do help smokers kick the habit. By Whitney...
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Solving Problems, Saving Lives
Published in the Summer 2015 North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Magazine By Whitney L.J. Howell The Veterinary Hospital at NC State University is major referral center for...
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The Right Match
Published in the Fall 2015 Cancer Today New NCI clinical trial will link patients to drugs that target their tumor. By Whitney L.J. Howell Researchers are on a mission to match cancer patients whose...
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Vitamin D’s Effect on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published on the Oct. 27, 2015 Rheumatology Network website By Whitney L.J. Howell Severe Vitamin D deficiency could be responsible for persistent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity, according...
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MYLES to Go
Published on the Dec. 18, 2015 Burroughs Wellcome Fund website Asking Questions in the Great Smoky Mountains By Whitney L.J. Howell In the Great Smoky Mountains, Madison High School senior Chloe...
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In Radiology, Man Versus Machine
Published on the Feb. 11, 2016 DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell Call it artificial intelligence. Deep learning. Computer cognition. Whatever its name, it’s the same thing – machines...
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Common Genetic Pathways Implicated RA and SLE
Published on the May 31, 2016, Rheumatology Network website By Whitney L.J. Howell Rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are distinct conditions that present in unique ways, but they do share various genetic...
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