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Strep throat germ circumvents immune system, study shows

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

HOUSTON (Feb. 22, 2010) - Investigators at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston examined for the first time the long-term response to strep throat on a genome-wide level, shedding light on how group A streptococcus interacts with the patient's immune system and attempts to circumvent it. Results were ...

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NIH grant to fund stem cell cancer research

Friday, February 19th, 2010

HOUSTON (Feb. 18, 2010) - The Methodist Hospital Research Institute was awarded an $11.5 million Center Grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today to study the best way to attack deadly cancer stem cells to enhance treatments for breast cancer. Other members of the team include Baylor College ...

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