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Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - The benefits of a "Mediterranean diet" (MD) are well-known when it comes to colorectal ...

Liquid biopsies: A non-invasive look at treatment response

Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - A new study, to be presented at the ESMO 19th World Congress on Gastrointestinal ...

Pipetting in space

Credit: University of Konstanz The mere fact that Dr Maria Moreno-Villanueva's spontaneous application to NASA worked out should be regarded ...

Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: System to help patients communicate

Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University/CITEC Neuropsychologist Professor Dr. Johanna Kissler, of Bielefeld University's Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), is ...

No pain, no gain?

Credit: Foto: Peter van der Sluijs "Sport is too much like hard work." For many, that is reason enough to ...

Most reproductive-age women using opioids also use another substance

PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2017 - The majority of reproductive-age and pregnant women who use opioids for non-medical purposes also use ...

Ancient Swiss reptile shows its bizarre scale armor for the first time

Credit: (Beat Scheffold, Paleontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich) Grisons, 241 million years ago - Instead of amidst high ...

Rare, exceptionally preserved fossil reveals lifestyle of ancient armor-plated reptile

Credit: (Credits: Beat Scheffold; Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland). An exceptionally-preserved fossil from the Alps in eastern ...

Genes may cause tumor aggressiveness and drug resistance in African-American prostate cancer

WASHINGTON (June 30, 2017) -- A form of genetic variation, called differential RNA splicing, may have a role in tumor ...

Popular class of drugs reverse potentially harmful genetic changes from heart disease

TORONTO, Friday, June 30, 2017 - Beta blockers are commonly used world-wide to treat a variety of cardiovascular conditions, such ...

Older Americans don’t get — or seek — enough help from doctors & pharmacists on drug costs

Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - The majority of Americans over age 50 take two or more prescription ...

Wilderness areas are being destroyed but the World Heritage Convention can protect them

Credit: Gregoire Dubois A University of Queensland-led international study published today urges the UNESCO World Heritage Convention to better conserve ...

Overactive scavenger cells may cause neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s

Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's is a disease in which the cognitive abilities of afflicted persons continuously worsen. The ...

Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen for breast cancer

Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may be failing to take the preventive anti-cancer drug tamoxifen ...

Cancer researchers overestimate reproducibility of preclinical studies

Credit: PIXNIO, Public Domain Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies can be successfully replicated, new research ...

New insights into why the immune system fails to see cancer

Cancer hides in plain sight of the immune system. The body's natural tumor surveillance programs should be able to detect ...

A new ribosomal biogenesis regulation point to treat cancer and 5q- syndrome

Credit: IDIBELL Researchers in the Oncobell program at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) - Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), ...

Test identifies breast cancer patients with lowest risk of death

A molecular test can pinpoint which patients will have a very low risk of death from breast cancer even 20 ...

CWRU researcher awarded over $4.7 million to develop drug-delivery nanotechnology

Nicole F. Steinmetz, PhD, George J. Picha Professor in Biomaterials, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Director of ...

Depression linked to physical health decline in cancer caregivers