IBM’s Watson can improve cancer treatment through better gene targeting
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 7, 2017) - IBM's Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping ...
Mental illness, suicide, creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East
SEATTLE - Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than any other region ...
97 percent of insurance denials in pediatric proton patients overturned on appeal
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Insurance companies end up covering proton therapy treatment for pediatric cancer patients in 97 percent ...
Herbal medicine shows potential to treat cancer
Credit: © KAUST 2017 Researchers from KAUST have been searching locally for plants that have potential for use to combat ...
Anti-inflammatory, anti-stress drugs taken before surgery may reduce metastatic recurrence
Most cancer-related deaths are the result of post-surgical metastatic recurrence. In metastasis, cells of primary tumors travel to other parts ...
Gold specks raise hopes for better cancer treatments
A tiny medical device containing gold specks could boost the effects of cancer medication and reduce its harm, research suggests. ...
Study reveals higher opioid use among cancer survivors
A new study found that opioid prescription use is more common in cancer survivors than in individuals without a history ...
Lizard venom may contain clues to treating blood clots
Credit: courtesy Associate Professor Bryan Fry Various types of lizard venom are being studied as possible treatments for blood clotting ...
A surprising new role for baker’s yeast
Baker's yeast is best known for its role in baking and brewing beer. Thanks to work done in a collaboration ...
Maize from El Gigante Rock Shelter shows early transition to staple crop
Credit: Ken Hirth, Penn State Mid-summer corn on the cob is everywhere, but where did it all come from and ...
Researchers find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: iStock ATLANTA -- The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's ...
From the workbench to the bedside
PITTSBURGH (July 21, 2017) ...The University of Pittsburgh Coulter Translational Research Partners II Program awarded grants totaling $650,000 to six ...
The good, the bad and the algae
Credit: Photo by Jules Bernstein BRAWLEY, California -- Sandia National Laboratories is testing whether one of California's largest and most ...
USC Stem Cell discovery refreshes the heart
Credit: Image by Michaela Patterson/USC Some people are better than others at recovering from a wounded heart, according to a ...
Successful guide dogs have ‘tough love’ moms, study finds
Much has been written on the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than ...
Case Western Reserve University develops therapeutic to repair and regenerate tissue
Rodeo Therapeutics, a new drug development company created by two highly regarded Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers, ...
New antibiotic class found effective against gonorrhea in the laboratory
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 700,000 people around the world die annually from drug resistant infections. It ...
Researchers set record for fastest light pulse
Credit: University of Central Florida A research team at the University of Central Florida has demonstrated the fastest light pulse ...
What’s killing trees during droughts? Scientists have new answers.
Credit: FAO As the number of droughts increases globally, scientists are working to develop predictions of how future parched conditions ...
Find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: iStock ATLANTA -- The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's ...
