Ten years ago, three research teams published a breakthrough — the first description of the molecular mechanism for transduction in fingertip sensory Merkel cells that can transduce gentle touch, a ...

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Jimmy Buffett died Friday following a four-year battle with Merkel cell skin cancer. The musician kept performing while undergoing treatment for skin cancer, and Buffett's last show was a surprise ...

It's the cancer-fighting immune cells in a Merkel cell carcinoma patient's blood — not their tumor — that best predicts whether a certain type of immunotherapy will work, according to new work from ...

"Parrotheads" and casual fans of Caribbean living mourned the death of "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett over the weekend, who died at the age of 76 after a years-long battle with a rare and ...

Music icon Jimmy Buffett passed away on Friday at the age of 76. The cause of death was merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a disease he had been fighting for four years, according to the official obituary ...

Merkel cell carcinoma made headlines with the death of Jimmy Buffett. It’s rare and dangerous, and cases are becoming more common. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare form of skin cancer, but its ...

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Share on Pinterest Singer Jimmy Buffett passed away from an aggressive but rare form of skin cancer known as Merkel cell carcinoma. Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett died on ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spoken voice changed into radio waves by a cellphone. Ten years ago, three research teams published a ...

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who died Sept. 1, had Merkel cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that’s diagnosed in fewer than 3,000 people in the U.S. every year.Video above: Expert advice on how to ...