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A special issue of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)'s Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making explores the...

UTA researchers find genomic evidence of rapid adaptation of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida

Credit: UTA Florida has become a haven for invasive species in the United States, but perhaps the most well-known of...

Electronic medical records show promise in reducing unnecessary testing

Upon implementing electronic medical record-based interventions, Boston Medical Center reduced unnecessary diagnostic testing and increased the use of postoperative order...

Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even...

Validating a new definition for respiratory failure in children

Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles According to a first-of-its-kind international study, a new definition of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome...

Regular exercise should be part of cancer care for all patients

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New research shows benefits of exercise for first time in advanced lung cancer

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Most people with lung cancer are unaware...

Social vulnerability and medical skepticism top factors limiting adherence to screening

Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Social vulnerability showed to be a major limitation to participation in cancer screening for...

Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Immunotherapy has been a major breakthrough in oncology -- but little is known about its...

Pregnancy possible after chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, but many no longer wish

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Chemotherapy is known to have a negative impact on the reproductive potential of young breast...

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $3 million NIH grant for health disparities research

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from...

La Jolla Institute receives $ 4.5 million Cancer Moonshot award

Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and UC San Diego...

Epidemic in turf management: Herbicide resistance in annual bluegrass

Credit: Photo by J. Brosnan, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Annual bluegrass is one of the most common weeds of...

Genetic breakthrough by CU Denver scientists will aid whitebark pine conservation efforts

Credit: Diane Tomback, Ph.D. A University of Colorado Denver-led research team for the first time developed reliable genetic markers known...

New fly species found in Indiana may indicate changing climate, says IUPUI researcher

Credit: School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- A new type of blow fly spotted in Indiana points to shifting...

$5 million NSF grant will help researchers show the impact of their work

Credit: UM Connector The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Missouri a $5.2 million grant over five years...

Montana State researchers win $1.5 million for developing carbon dioxide tech

Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- A special ceramic slurry and a conveyor belt whose surface is minus...

$5.1 million grant will fund research to develop a stem cell-based therapy for blinding eye condition

Credit: Saravanan Karumbayaram/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine...

Cancer-associated mutations are common in normal human esophagus

Unexpectedly, a new study finds that cancer-associated genetic mutations are surprisingly common in aged, healthy esophageal epithelium tissue. The results...

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