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Flaws in Duke University Statement About High Fructose Corn Syrup

A March 18, 2010 press release entitled “High Fructose Corn Syrup Linked to Liver Scarring” issued by Duke University incorrectly singled out high fructose corn syrup as being responsible for scarring in the liver and other liver diseases, when the underlying study for the release reviewed dietary intake of fructose containing beverages — not high [...]



Designer Lymph nodes will give patients new immune system to fight cancer and increase vaccine potency

Moffitt Cancer Center, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Florida in Jupiter, has been awarded a five-year, nearly $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to design lymph nodes for cancer immunotherapy.
A patient diagnosed with cancer has a dysfunctional immune system either because of the tumor or the treatment being used to eradicate the [...]