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Maldarelli, Claire. 2017. “Scientists want to turn our gut bacteria into medicine.” Popular Science, August 31. Accessed September 5, 2017. http://www.popsci.com/gut-bacteria-medicine.

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Cohen, Louis J., Daria Esterhazy, Seong-Hwan Kim, Christophe Lemetre, Rhiannon R. Aguilar, Emma A. Gordon, Amanda J. Pickard, et al. 2017. “Commensal bacteria make GPCR ligands that mimic human signalling molecules.” Nature 549, no. 7670 (September 7): 48-53. Accessed September 5, 2017. doi:10.1038/nature23874.

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FDA Approves First Gene Therapy Treatment for Cancer

Park, Alice. 2017. “FDA Approves First Gene Therapy Treatment For Cancer.” Time. (August 30).  Accessed September 08, 2017.

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Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia

Porter, David L., Bruce L. Levine, Michael Kalos, Adam Bagg, and Carl H. June. 2011. “Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia.” New England Journal of Medicine  365 (August): 725-733.

Oral Contraceptives Tied to Lower Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

Bakalar, Nicholas. 2017. “Oral Contraceptives Tied to Lower Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk.” The New York Times (August 23). Accessed September 04, 2017.

Oral contraceptives, breastfeeding and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study

Orellana, Cecilia, Saedis Saevarsdottir, Lars Klareskog, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Lars Alfredsson, and Camilla Bengtsson. 2017. “Oral contraceptives, breastfeeding and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study.” Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 21, no. 1620 (August 17): 1-9. Accessed September 4, 2017. doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211620.

Huffington Post Article

Rapaport, Lisa. 2017. “A Single Mindfulness Exercise Could Help Reduce Alcohol Cravings.” The Huffington Post (September 01). Accessed September 03, 2017.

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology Article

Kamboj, Sunjeev K.,  Damla Irez., Shirley Serfaty., Emily Thomas., et al. 2017.“Ultra-Brief Mindfulness Training Reduces Alcohol Consumption in At-Risk Drinkers: A Randomized Double-Blind Active-Controlled Experiment.” International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (August 02): 10.1093/ijnp/pyx064.

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Drug Aimed at Inflammation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer

Grady, Denise. 2017. “Drug Aimed at Inflammation May Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer.“ The New York Times.(August 27). Accessed September 03, 2017

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Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease

Ridker M Paul., and Brendan M. Everett. 2017. “Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease .” New England Journal of Medicine. 377. 12. 1119- 1131. Accessed September 08, 2017.

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A New Skin Lightening Procedure Is Short on Evidence

Pattani, Aneri. 2017. “A New Skin Lightening Procedure Is Short on Evidence.” The New York Times (August 28). Accessed August 31, 2017.

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Glutathione as a skin whitening agent: Facts, myths, evidence and controversies

Sonthalia, Sidharth, Deepashree Daulatabad, and Rashmi Sarkar. 2016. “Glutathione as a skin whitening agent: Facts, myths, evidence and controversies.” Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology 82, no. 3 (April 6): 262-72. Accessed August 31, 2017. doi:10.4103/0378-6323.179088.

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How to Prevent Deadly Infection in Babies? Good Bacteria

McNeil, Donald G. , Jr. . 2017. “How to Prevent Deadly Infection in Babies? Good Bacteria.”  New York Times (Aug 21). Accessed August 31, 2017.

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A randomized synbiotic trial to prevent sepsis among infants in rural India

Panigrathi, Pinaki. 2017. “A randomized synbiotic trial to prevent sepsis among infants in rural India.” Nature 548, no. 7668 (August): 407-412. doi:10.1038/nature23480.