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Credit: Phospho Biomedical Animation The breast cancer drug lapatinib which is designed to shrink tumours can sometimes cause them to...

Survey: Medical marijuana could reduce opioid use in older adults

A questionnaire of older men and women suffering from chronic pain who were given medical marijuana found that the drug...

Cancer patients set to benefit from world’s largest surgery study

Improved care for patients undergoing cancer surgery is the focus of a pioneering worldwide study. Doctors say the initiative -...

Novel cancer vaccine strategy blocks death of tumor-specific cytotoxic T cells

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 1, 2018) - New research published in Cancer Immunology Research...

Breakthrough for SF State kinesiologists studying metabolic protein

Credit: Andy Galpin, CSU Fullerton San Francisco State University researchers have discovered a new method for testing levels of a...

UC Davis researchers discover how antiepileptic drugs induce birth defects

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A common drug for treating epileptic seizures can lead to birth defects if used during pregnancy by...

Discovery of immune cells able to defend against mutating viruses could transform vaccine developmen

Scientists have found immune cells can fight different strains of the same virus - a discovery which could help transform...

Study identifies new target for treatment of pulmonary hypertension

Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have identified a...

PCORI Board approves $10 million to support research on medication-assisted treatment

WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $10 million to...

Farming fish saves land

To satisfy the protein demands of an anticipated nearly 10 billion people by 2050, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture...

PCORI Board approves $74 million to support research of opioid use disorders, obesity

WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $74 million to...

BU: Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation

Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person's lifetime. However, data are scarce...

UTA graduate student/veteran studies molecular genetic basis of ‘loser’ effect

Credit: UTA UTA biology doctoral student Marquerite Herzog has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to...

Man vs. machine?

The 'deep learning' computers in Anant Madabhushi's diagnostic imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University routinely defeat their human counterparts...

A new formula for creating chemical reactions — with carbs

Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - In the world of chemistry, good things can happen if you just add...

An AI for deciphering what animals do all day

Credit: Yuste Lab/Columbia University Much of what biologists have learned about animal behavior over the years has come from careful...

Clinical trial offers natural eczema treatment, using good bacteria to fight the bad

Credit: National Jewish Health Eczema is the most common skin disease worldwide. People suffering from it often deal with a...

UMD researcher discovers mechanisms and epigenetic markers with implications for diseases ranging from cancers to infertility

Credit: Public domain A UMD researcher has uncovered new mechanisms that dictate the development of germline stem cells or germ...

Daily photography improves wellbeing

Credit: Lancaster University Taking a photo each day and posting it online has complex benefits say researchers who say it...

New models could uncover important answers for Alzheimer’s researchers