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Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have uncovered a novel pathway by which hormones elevated in inflammation, cancer and cell injury act on cells to stimulate their growth. The research team led by Joan Heller Brown, Ph.D., professor and chair of the...Freshly crushed garlic better for the heart than processed
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