Monthly Archives: April 2018
New tax law impacts employee parking fees
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress in December 2017 ushered in changes to taxable deductions and benefits for employees and employers across the country. Continue reading
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Gut Microbiota Promotes Tumor Growth in Mice by Modulating Immune Response
We studied the effects of gut microbiome depletion by oral antibiotics on tumor growth in subcutaneous and liver metastases model of pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and melanoma. Gut microbiome depletion significantly reduced tumor burden in all the mo… Continue reading
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Starry Night on Liver MRI – An Unexpected Incidental Finding in a Healthy recruit
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Female-specific Association Between Variants on Chromosome 9 and Self-reported Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Genetic factors are believed to affect risk for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but there have been no sufficiently powered and adequately sized studies. To identify DNA variants associated with IBS risk, we performed a genome-wide association study (G… Continue reading
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Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Detecting Earlier-stage Disease – a Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark
Most studies of the effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) using the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) tested the guaiac FOBT. However, the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is now commonly used in screening. We aimed to evaluate the effects… Continue reading
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Former FDA commissioner to deliver Wilkinson Lecture, April 12
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Health information technology expert Tang delivers today’s Discovery Lecture
Paul Tang, MD, MS, an expert in health information technology, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture this afternoon. Continue reading
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Anesthesiology Research Symposium to be May 4
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“Interacting with Arab Patients” seminar to be April 30
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Presentation on industrial engagement efforts is tomorrow
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