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Expert Opinion: Melanoma Risk Still High in the Winter.
January 23, 2013
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It may not seem like it, but the winter sun still packs a punch, especially when it comes to melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. “There’s a saying we like to use: ‘Melanoma doesn’t hibernate.’ So just because it’s cold outside does not mean sun exposure can’t be dangerous,” said Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.
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Cancer, Melanoma
In Memoriam: General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
December 30, 2012
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The world lost a great military hero and staunch cancer research advocate with the passing on Thursday, December 27, 2012, of retired General H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
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So, what do you do?
December 14, 2012
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Hear Wistar’s own Frank Rauscher III, Ph.D. on The Pulse, a new WHYY Newsworks series dedicated sharing to sharing stories at the heart of science, health and innovation. In this conversational interview, Temple University professor Jonathan Singer prompted Dr. Rauscher with the age-old question: “So, what do you do?”
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Life, Modified: Wistar Scientists Point to Larger Role of Acetylation in Cell Biology
November 27, 2012
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The molecular world that exists within our cells is constantly changing as cells adapt to the complex environment within our bodies. Wistar researchers work to unravel this confusing tangle of molecules, in order to understand how disease begins on a molecular level—and to develop new drugs for diseases such as cancer.
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Cancer, Genes