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The link between infections and cancer is becoming ever more robust, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Cancer and infectious disease are increasingly related, with one of the latest studies establishing a link between a common bacterial infection, Helicobacter pylori, specific genes, and stomach cancer. And it’s not just bacteria, says Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer center director …
What is the risk for gastric cancer with genes and infections? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A combination of certain genes and infection with a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori increases the risk for gastric or stomach cancer, a new study finds. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says that risk …
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What is the relationship between genes and infection in stomach cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A common bacterium called Helicobacter pylori or H.pylori infects the stomach, and is known to cause stomach ulcers. Now new research links this infection and genetics to the development of stomach or gastric cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel …
Simple artistic enterprises can improve learning ability, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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What if I told you improving your academic performance or learning new job skills was a simple matter, involving something you’ve probably been told not to do your whole life? Susan Magsamen, director of the Arts+Mind lab at Johns Hopkins …
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What are the barriers to employing art more to improve wellbeing? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Your Brain on Art, a new book coauthored by Susan Magsamen, director of the Arts+Mind lab at Johns Hopkins, explores the many ways art helps people thrive and flourish, and overcome difficulties in their lives. Magsamen says the artful approach …