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post-traumatic stress disorder

An anxiety disorder that develops in reaction to physical injury or severe mental or emotional distress, such as military combat, violent assault, natural … [Read more...]

neuron

A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called … [Read more...]

nerve cell

A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called … [Read more...]

nanoparticle paclitaxel

A drug used to treat breast cancer that has spread or that has come back within 6 months after chemotherapy. It is also being studied in the treatment of newly … [Read more...]

muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine

A drug being studied in the treatment of young adults with bone cancer that has gotten worse or come back. Muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine activates … [Read more...]

mesenteric membrane

The peritoneal membrane that attaches the intestines to the abdominal wall near the back. … [Read more...]

MEPACT

A drug being studied in the treatment of young adults with bone cancer that has gotten worse or come back. MEPACT activates certain types of white blood cells … [Read more...]

maintenance therapy

Treatment that is given to help keep cancer from coming back after it has disappeared following the initial therapy. It may include treatment with drugs, … [Read more...]

macular degeneration

A condition in which there is a slow breakdown of cells in the center of the retina (the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye). This … [Read more...]

locally recurrent cancer

Cancer that has recurred (come back) at or near the same place as the original (primary) tumor, usually after a period of time during which the cancer could not … [Read more...]