Keratin, proteins from 54 million-year-old sea turtle show survival trait evolution
Researchers from North Carolina State University, Lund University in Sweden and the University of Hyogo in Japan have retrieved original ...
Schizophrenia disrupts the brain’s entire communication system, researchers say
Credit: Courtesy of Paul Thompson, Ph.D., Neda Jahanshad, Ph.D., and Conor Corbin, USC Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and ...
‘Hiding in plain sight’ — Discovery raises questions over scale of overlooked biodiversity
Credit: David Bilton - University of Plymouth Scientists have used cutting-edge DNA technology and museum samples collected over the past ...
New assay may boost targeted treatment of non-hodgkin lymphoma
Credit: Philippe Ruminy Philadelphia, PA, October 17, 2017 - Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive cancer and the ...
Saving hearts after heart attacks: Overexpression of a gene enhances repair of dead muscle
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham biomedical engineers report a significant advance in efforts to repair ...
Insurance plays significant role in breast cancer disparities
Differences in insurance account for a substantial proportion of the excess risk of death from breast cancer faced by black ...
Wake Forest Baptist receive $9 Million grant to study aggressive brain cancer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Oct. 16, 2017 -- Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancer that originates in the brain. Current therapies ...
Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences ...
V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., professor of Breast Medical Oncology, has been elected to the National ...
Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment
Credit: Image courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, Ont. (Oct. 16, 2017) - Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells ...
Study cites race and socioeconomic factors as influential in NSCLC patient survival rates
Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - New research found race and specific socioeconomic factors to have a significant influence ...
Integration of smoking cessation within CT lung cancer screenings shows life-saving results
okohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - A study that integrated robust smoking cessation programs into an organized low-dose CT ...
Early palliative care provides no quality of life benefits for recently diagnosed MPM patients
Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - Early specialist palliative care for patients that were recently diagnosed with malignant pleural ...
Mount Sinai & Sema4 scientists identify biomarker for progression and drug response in brain cancer
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sema4, and collaborating institutions including Colorado State University and Fred ...
SUTD researchers developed single cell level sorting technology using sound waves
Credit: Courtesy of SUTD/Ye Ai Sound wave enables the sensation of hearing, and is an important way of communicating in ...
SimPath licenses novel ORNL system for enhanced synthetic biology
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2017--SimPath has licensed a novel ...
Study suggests oysters offer hot spot for reducing nutrient pollution
Credit: © A. Smyth. When it comes to oysters and their role in reducing nutrient pollution, a new study by ...
Sound and color
The blue whale is the largest animal known ever to have existed -- bigger even than dinosaurs -- yet it ...
Untangling vitamin D activation pathways in inflammation and bone health
Researchers have identified a region of the genome that regulates vitamin D activation in the kidneys, opening the door for ...
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative taps Columbia scientists to create atlas of cells in human spinal cord
Credit: Ira Schieren/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute Scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute today received a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) ...
