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Researchers have developed a new test capable of identifying which patients are at greatest risk of suffering a relapse from testicular cancer. The test, which involves assessing three features of a testicular cancer tumor, could be used to help clinicians decide on the proper form of follow-up care. “Our research has led to the development of a test that can detect patients that will benefit from treatment up front and spare those who are at

Topical drugs are used for an array of conditions, but skin toxicity remains a major challenge in the design and use of new drug formulas. A team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) came up with a possible solution to the problem, demonstrating a novel formulation of a drug as a liquid salt. Topical drug toxicity often occurs because drugs have to be dissolved in organic solvents, many of which are