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Medical science breakthroughs of 2022: ALS, diabetes, COVID

Medical science breakthroughs of 2022: ALS, diabetes, COVID

When COVID-19 arrived in the United States, it was all hands on deck. The country’s brightest scientific minds dropped whatever they were doing to join the effort against SARS-CoV-2, developing novel vaccines and treatments in record time. In 2022, researchers had time to resume projects they were forced to put on hold, and the USA TODAY health team has spent the year reporting on novel procedures, medical discoveries, and advances in disease prevention and treatment. Some highlights: Scientists completed the map of our DNA. The FDA…

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Comparative Oncology: Trial cancer treatments for dogs could also lead to breakthroughs for humans – 60 Minutes

Comparative Oncology: Trial cancer treatments for dogs could also lead to breakthroughs for humans – 60 Minutes

If you’ve ever lost a dog to disease. It may well have been cancer. Some 4 million dogs in the U.S. are diagnosed with it every year, often the same kinds of cancers humans get.  We share many of the same genes with our canine companions. And for cancer research, that’s an opportunity scientists are trying to make the most of. It’s called comparative oncology. Now funded in part by the White House’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative, doctors and scientists are…

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