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Medicine Tissue Filler, Scaffold Technologies Provide New Options For Patients with Breast Cancer, Other Diseases (Medicine) 2 Mar 2021 New technology from Purdue University innovators may help improve tissue restoration outcomes for people with breast cancer and other diseases or traumatic injuries. Purdue researchers, along with fellowship-trained breast surgeon Carla Fisher…
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Medicine CER-001 Helps Restore Kidney Function and Vision For Patient With Rare Genetic Kidney Disease (Medicine) 2 Mar 20212 Mar 2021 CER-001, an HDL mimetic, may restore kidney function and vision to patients suffering from the rare genetic kidney disease, LCAT (lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase) deficiency. A case report is published in Annals…
