A novel data-driven method to personalize cancer treatment
Credit: Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) Identify and prioritize treatment options based on a patient's profile of genetic alterations...
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Social ties could preserve memory, slow brain aging
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Heavier astronauts have higher risk of post-flight eye changes
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Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s
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Respiratory societies warn about electronic cigarette use in youth
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Infection rates after colonoscopy, endoscopy at US specialty centers are far higher than expected
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Science of star creation, neuroscience of hearing and tool to edit DNA win Kavli Prizes
May 31, 2018 (OSLO) -- The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters today announced the winners of the 2018 Kavli...
Next-generation sequencing sheds light on rotavirus in Indonesia
Credit: Kobe University Rotavirus A causes acute diarrhea in young children, and infects both animals and humans worldwide. A Japanese...
Antifungal drug eliminates sleeping bowel cancer cells in mice
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SNMMI 2018 Annual Meeting: Imaging the future of human health
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Cocaine use alters gene expression in brain reward circuits
Philadelphia, May 31, 2018 Media Contact Rhiannon Bugno [email protected] 214-648-0880 @elseviernews http://www.elsevier.com https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/research-an..
Probe into farm animals could help treat drug-resistant bacteria
Growing threats to public health could be addressed by cutting-edge research that reveals how farm animals contribute to the spread...
Gut-inhabiting enterobacter increases subcutaneous fat mass
A research project performed at the universities of Jyväskylä and Turku studied the effects of a specific gut enterobacterium on...
Lipid molecules can be used for cancer growth
Cancer cells can when the blood supply is low use lipid molecules as fuel instead of blood glucose. This has...
Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave
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The secret to longevity is in the microbiome and the gut
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Beyond BRCA: Links between breast, second primary cancer and inherited mutations
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Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby
Credit: Western University, Canada A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare...
For patients with prostate cancer, dysfunction due to treatment side effects results in increased emotional distress — and vice versa
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