New study discovers ‘killer peptide’ that helps eliminate resistant cancer cells
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 4, 2017) - A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that when...
$15 million grant to LSU Health New Orleans to help reduce cancer in louisiana
New Orleans, LA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans School of...
First-in-class drug holds promise for therapy-resistant breast cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 8, 2017 - UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers have shown that a first-in-class...
Colorectal cancer death rates rising in people under 55
ATLANTA -August 8, 2017- A new report finds that colorectal cancer mortality rates have increased in adults under 55 since...
Racial differences for trends in colorectal cancer mortality rates
Colorectal cancer mortality rates have decreased since 1970 in black individuals 20 to 54 years of age, but have increased...
Mental illness, suicide, and ‘intractable violence’ creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East
SEATTLE (7 August 2017) - Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than...
Clinical trial shows ready-to-use cells are safe and effective to treat viral infections
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Patients who receive a hematopoietic stem cell transplant are at risk of developing potentially lethal...
Prostate cancer cells become ‘shapeshifters’ to spread to distant organs
Credit: Nature Communications Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report they have discovered a biochemical process that gives prostate cancer...
Drug hope for acute myeloid leukemia
Credit: University of Bradford A new drug that strips cancer cells of their "immortality" could help to treat patients suffering...
University spin out company addresses new vaccines
Credit: University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth has launched a new spin out company which will address new vaccines...
New noninvasive method of intracranial pressure monitoring
Credit: © 2017 AANS. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (AUG. 8, 2017). Researchers from Klinikum Stuttgart and the University of Erlangen, Germany, report...
JCU scientist finds alcohol-free solution works
A James Cook University scientist has made a discovery that will make life easier for surgery patients and their surgeon....
The 4th Annual Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum at the EMBO/Basel Life Conference
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Tuesday, August 8th, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Many areas of science and technology are experiencing rapid...
New microscope technique reveals internal structure of live embryos
Credit: Image courtesy Gabriel Popescu CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- University of Illinois researchers have developed a way to produce 3-D images...
Amniotic sac in a dish: Stem cells form structures that may aid of infertility research
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The first few weeks after sperm meets egg still hold many mysteries....
Harvard’s Wyss Institute launches Root Robotics, an educational startup
Credit: Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (BOSTON) -- The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University today...
MPFI researchers make significant advance in understanding calcium channel function
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Approximately eight years ago, former Research Group Leader at Max Planck Florida Institute...
Scientists prevent neurodegeneration-associated protein clumping in lab study
Credit: Monahan et. al. Scientists report in a new study that by imitating a natural process of cells, they prevented...
Dopaminergic neurons derived from iPSCs in non-human primate model
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 8, 2017-Researchers have demonstrated the ability to generate dopaminergic neurons...
Newly discovered pathway for pain processing could lead to new treatments
The discovery of a new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope of using existing cancer drugs to replace...
