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Nation’s Leading Breast Health Advocate Receives Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine

Santa Monica Breast Surgeon and Founder of the Pink Lotus Breast Center Kristi Funk, MD, FACS, received the Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine at the International Conference on Nutrition ...
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Malaria-on-a-Chip Model Shows Promise for Advancing Disease Treatments

Hesperos, the human-on-a-chip company, models the full life cycle of a deadly malaria parasite by combining a human ...
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Wayne State Violated State Law by Killing “Healthy and Adoptable” Dog, Groups Claim

Wayne State University violated state law when it killed a dog in 2024 instead of offering him for adoption, a medical ethics ...
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New Survey: College Students Feel Coerced Into Participating in Animal Experiments Despite Objections; 83% Oppose Such Exercises

Eighty-three percent of U.S. college students believe that animals should not be used in classroom teaching laboratories if ...
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Sophisticated Lab-Grown Mini Brains Offer New Insights Into Brain Development

Scientists have created advanced “multi-region brain organoids” that combine cerebral, mid/hindbrain, and vascular components ...