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Progress toward a blood test for early pancreatic cancer

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Scientists identified markers in blood that could help identify pancreatic cancer at earlier stages, when it is more treatable.
Bacteria play key role in kidney stones

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Findings may one day lead to new treatments for kidney stones.
Study measuring changes in protein structure establishes new class of Alzheimer’s biomarkers

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NIH-funded insights into Alzheimer’s biology could help with early diagnosis, future clinical trials.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
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