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June 3, 2018

Disgust has long been recognised as an emotion which evolved to help our ancestors avoid infection, but now researchers have...

ASCO18: Positive results for phase 1 trial of ivosidenib against AML

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Early phase clinical trial results presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology...

Earth’s first giant predators produced killer babies

Credit: ©Science China Press Some of the earliest predators that patrolled the oceans over 500 million years ago are also...

Long-term IMPACT data find improved survival when targeted therapies matched to tumor-specific gene mutations

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center CHICAGO - Matching targeted therapies to tumor-specific gene mutations across tumor types improved progression-free survival...

Blood test shows potential for early detection of lung cancer

CHICAGO - A test that analyzes free-floating DNA in the blood may be able to detect early-stage lung cancer, a...

Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights need for prevention

SEATTLE - Lifestyle-related cancers, such as lung, colorectal, and skin cancers, have increased globally over the past decade, according to...

Study updates global burden of cancer

Bottom Line: Population aging and growth largely fueled an increase in cancer cases between 2006 and 2016, and large disparities...

Study of acute myeloid leukemia patients shows protein inhibitor drug safe and effective with durable remissions

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON ? Ivosidenib, an experimental drug that inhibits a protein often mutated in several cancers...

100 bold ideas to improve women and children’s health and rights in the developing world

Credit: Grand Challenges Canada Toronto, Canada - Grand Challenges Canada is proud to announce an investment of over CAD$10 million...

Three studies win top research prizes from PLOS Computational Biology

Credit: Ghaffarizadeh et al., The second annual PLOS Computational Biology Research Prize program has awarded top prizes to three exemplary...

Novel insulators with conducting edges

Credit: UZH Topology examines the properties of objects and solids that are protected against perturbations and deformations. Materials known so...

How might baking soda boost cancer therapy?

MAY 31, 2018, NEW YORK -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered an entirely novel mechanism by which cells...

Research brief: New approach boosts effort to scale up biodiversity monitoring

The value of ecological biodiversity for maintaining ecosystem stability and function is well established, but a recent study points to...

Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2018

To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications staff member identified at the end of each...

ASCB awards seven ‘Science Sandbox’ public engagement grants

The American Society for Cell Biology's (ASCB) new Public Engagement Grants, supported by Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons...

Novel microscopy technique developed to analyze cellular focal adhesion dynamics

Credit: You Zhou/Brian Cunningham Focal adhesions are large specialized proteins that are located in the area where a cell membrane...

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center experts present data at 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting

Friday, June 1, 2018, CLEVELAND: At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, researchers from Cleveland...

Memory depends on protein ‘off-switch,’ researchers find

Credit: University of Warwick Memory, learning and cognitive flexibility depend on a protein 'off-switch' in the brain, according to a...

In nearly zero energy buildings special attention must be paid to window design

When analysing the different impact of static and dynamic solar shading on nZEBs, the research group developed a tool that...

How to achieve a peaceful coexistence between wolves and humans