RNA-protein network may explain why melanoma grows more
Credit: Nobuhiro Takahashi With 5-year survival rates being around 30% for patients with distant metastatic disease, cutaneous melanoma is the...
Cancer’s most deadly assassin exists in every cell
Kill code is triggered by chemotherapy Potential to trigger kill code without using chemotherapy, avoiding side effects 'I want to...
Biologists discover source for boosting tumor cell drug sensitivity
Credit: Manqing Li, Michael David Lab, UC San Diego DNA-damaging agents, or "DDAs," make up the most widely used group...
Secrets of mighty cancer killing virus unlocked by Otago researchers
Credit: Mihnea Bostina University of Otago researchers have used high-resolution electron microscopy images to reveal how an anti-cancer virus interacts...
New drug candidates reverse drug resistance in multiple myeloma in preclinical models
Credit: Dr. Reeder Robinson of the Medical University of South Carolina In an article published online October 12, 2018 by...
Hormone-blocking injections reduce early menopause from breast cancer treatment
Credit: Cleveland Clinic Final results of SWOG Cancer Research Network's groundbreaking international Prevention of Early Menopause Study (POEMS) clinical trial...
Scientists neutralize reactive nitrogen molecules to enhance cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame Immunotherapy -- harnessing T-cells to attack cancer cells in the body -- has given...
Opioid-affected births to rural residents increase in rural and urban hospitals
The opioid epidemic has had devastating effects on families in rural communities, places where both maternity care and substance use...
Eye-tracking glasses provide a new vision for the future of augmented reality
Credit: Photo courtesy of DartNets Lab HANOVER, N.H. - October 29, 2018 - Battery-free eye-tracking glasses developed at Dartmouth College...
Zebrafish make waves in our understanding of a common craniofacial birth defect
Credit: Camilla Teng/Gage Crump Lab/USC Stem Cell Children are not as hard-headed as adults--in a very literal sense. Babies are...
Novel quantum dots enhance cell imaging
Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Bioengineering A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
New study: reduced screen time for young highly recommended for well-being
Too much time spent on gaming, smartphones and watching television is linked to heightened levels and diagnoses of anxiety or...
World Stroke Day! SVIN latest clinical trials and breaking science news!
SVIN's 2018 annual meeting to showcase breakthrough technology on stroke thrombectomy offering a ray of hope for stroke patients worldwide....
First US patient receives focused ultrasound treatment for neuropathic pain
Credit: University of Marland Medical Center BALTIMORE, Md., October 29, 2018 - University of Maryland physician-scientists have treated the first...
Truck driver pain and discomfort can be alleviated
Almost 60 per cent of truck drivers in a recent Canadian study reported experiencing musculoskeletal (MSD) pain and discomfort on...
Interventions to delay and prevent type 2 diabetes are underused, researchers say
CHICAGO--October 29, 2018--Lifestyle interventions, medication and surgery for patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes is proven to delay or prevent Type 2...
Interventions to delay and prevent type 2 diabetes are underused, researchers say
CHICAGO--October 29, 2018--Lifestyle interventions, medication and surgery for patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes is proven to delay or prevent Type 2...
Exercise may lessen fall risk for older adults with Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a brain disease that causes changes that kill brain cells. AD is a type of dementia,...
Exercise may lessen fall risk for older adults with Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a brain disease that causes changes that kill brain cells. AD is a type of dementia,...
Kessler Foundation and UAB study aerobic exercise to improve cognitive deficits in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ -October 29, 2018 - John DeLuca, PhD, senior vice president for Research and Training...
