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There was an increase in the age-adjusted death rate from 2014 to 2015

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate Up From 2014 to 2015 in U.S.

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Decrease of 0.1 year in life expectancy from 2014 to 2015 in U.S. population
An artificially intelligent computer system

SABCS: Artificial Intelligence May Aid Doctors in Breast Cancer Care

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'Watson Oncology' agreed with doctors 90 percent of the time in many cases, researchers find
For older adults without dementia

Higher NT-proBNP Tied to Lower Brain Volume in Older Adults

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Higher NT-proBNP levels linked to volumetric and microstructural markers of subclinical brain damage
About 5 percent of patients for whom whole-exome sequencing is informative have multiple molecular diagnoses

Frequency of Multiple Molecular Diagnoses About 5 Percent

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Phenotypic similarity score lower for patients with phenotype resulting from two distinct disorders
A single dose of an experimental gene therapy may benefit patients with hemophilia B

ASH: Single Dose of Gene Therapy Effective in Hemophilia B

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Small, preliminary trial suggests it may free hemophilia B patients from transfusions
A vaccine made from patient-derived acute myeloid leukemia cells and dendritic cells can dramatically increase the chance of long-term survival against acute myeloid leukemia

Personalized Vaccine Effective Against Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Made by combining immune cells, cancer cells, it's kept some patients in remission for nearly five years
When breast cancer spreads to the brain

SABCS: Molecular Changes Occur When Breast CA Spreads to Brain

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Finding might lead to better treatment, researchers say
Specific learning interventions may improve emotional well-being among medical students

Learning Interventions Can Improve Med Student Well-Being

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Environmental interventions such as pass/fail grading system, mental health programs beneficial
Cancer cases rose 33 percent worldwide in the past 10 years

Number of Cancer Cases, Deaths Up Globally

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Researchers cite population aging and growth
According to a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology

ASH: Synthetic Blood Cell Passes Proof-of-Concept Testing

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Synthetic product made from purified human hemoglobin proteins coated with a synthetic polymer