Nursing Homes in Granite Falls, MN
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 Avera Granite Falls Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 250 Jordan Drive, Granite Falls, Minnesota 56241 Ratings: Phone: (320) 564-3111 |
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Researchers develop questions to determine risk of HIV/AIDS drug resistance
Researchers from the Makerere University hospital in Uganda, the U.S. and Belgium have developed a formula, based on a set of questions, for determining HIV-positive people's risk of treatment failure and drug resistance, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society, the New York Times reports.
Mutated IDH1 gene has novel enzyme activity consistent with cancer-causing gene: Study
Agios Pharmaceuticals today announced that its scientists have established, for the first time, that the mutated IDH1 gene has a novel enzyme activity consistent with a cancer-causing gene, or oncogene. This breakthrough discovery shows that the mutated form of IDH1 produces a metabolite, 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG), which may contribute to the formation and malignant progression of gliomas, the most common type of brain cancers.
Simple protocol for determining Gross Chromosomal Rearrangement mutation rates
A cell devotes a significant amount of effort to maintaining the stability of its genome, preventing the sorts of chromosomal rearrangements characteristic of many cancers. Assays that measure the rate of gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are needed in order to understand the individual genes and the different pathways that suppress genomic instability.
Graphic picture warnings to persuade Brits to quit smoking
A nationwide campaign in Britain to get people to quit smoking will be dramatically hiked up this week.
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