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Credit: Imin Kamin Established as early as 1900, Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve (BNFR) is the oldest of its kind in ...

Biogerontology Research Foundation launches campaign for photographic biomarkers of age

Credit: MouseAge.Org Thursday, August 31st, 2017, London, UK: The Biogerontology Research Foundation announces the launch of a crowdfunding campaign, MouseAge, ...

Antidepressants found in fish brains in Great Lakes region

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Human antidepressants are building up in the brains of bass, walleye and several other fish common to ...

Songbird study shows how estrogen may stop infection-induced brain inflammation

The chemical best-known as a female reproductive hormone--estrogen--could help fight off neurodegenerative conditions and diseases in the future. Now, new ...

New research delivers hope for reef fish living in a high CO2 world

Credit: Alejandro Usobiaga Just as when a camera lens comes into focus, the latest research published today sharpens understanding of ...

Technique could aid mass production of biodegradable plastic

Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Introducing a simple step to the production of plant-derived, biodegradable plastic could improve its ...

Sharks with frickin’ lasers: Gold nanoparticles fry cancer on glowing mice

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A University of Colorado Cancer Center study takes a new approach to killing cancer: ...

Z-endoxifen shows promise as new treatment for common breast cancer type

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Z-endoxifen, a potent derivative of the drug tamoxifen, could itself be a new treatment for the most ...

UChicago Medicine working to offer breakthrough CAR T-cell gene therapy approved by FDA

The University of Chicago Medicine is one of a limited number of U.S. sites working to offer a breakthrough gene ...

Expanding access to new tools to study childhood cancers

Credit: Michael Clay, MD Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have created an extensive resource for studying pediatric cancers, which ...

St. Jude unveils powerful resource to advance treatment of pediatric solid tumors

Credit: CTI-EM Core, St Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 30, 2017) In an effort to improve outcomes ...

Motorized molecules drill through cells

Credit: Robert Pal/Durham University HOUSTON - (Aug. 30, 2017) - Motorized molecules driven by light have been used to drill ...

FDA approves personalized cellular therapy for advanced leukemia developed by University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - In a landmark decision for the field of cancer immunotherapy, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

UT Health San Antonio researchers developing drug for recurring ER-positive breast cancer

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 30, 2017) ? Researchers at UT Health San Antonio and two partner institutions are developing a new, ...

Patient plays saxophone while surgeons remove brain tumor

Music is not only a major part of Dan Fabbio's life, as a music teacher it is his livelihood. So ...

Some women with history of pre-eclampsia have significantly lower risk for breast cancer

Researchers have demonstrated that women with a history of preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure, have as ...

Nanoparticles loaded with mRNA give disease-fighting properties to cells

A new biomedical tool using nanoparticles that deliver transient gene changes to targeted cells could make therapies for a variety ...

Largest study to date evaluates occupational health risks to hardmetal workers

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30, 2017 - Workers in the hardmetal industry are not at increased risk for lung cancer or any ...

ESMO 2017 Poster and oral abstracts published online tonight

LUGANO-MADRID, Aug. 30, 2017 - Abstracts accepted as oral presentations and posters at the ESMO 2017 Congress will be published ...

Cell culture system could offer cancer breakthrough