Gestational age may impact academic performance
A new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology indicates that being born either too early or too late...
Low vitamin D levels linked to increased risk of bladder cancer
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a systematic review of seven...
One in 6 women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
AROUND one in six women (17 per cent) diagnosed with breast cancer go to their doctor with a symptom other...
Gold nanoparticles help deliver lethal one-two punch to cancer
TAGGING gold nanoparticles with a small dose of radiation has helped researchers trace the precious metal as it delivers a...
New study to help growers implement water treatment, minimize food safety risks
Credit: Photo by J. Buchanan, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Faith Critzer, a food safety specialist with University of Tennessee...
Treatment advances have not improved long-term health status of childhood cancer survivors
1. Decades of treatment advances have not improved long-term health outcomes for childhood cancer survivors Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-0742 URLs go live...
Childhood cancer survivors living longer but do not report improvement in health status
Long-term survivors of childhood cancer live longer thanks to improvements to cancer treatments, but a new study looking at three...
How important is the gut microbiome? It may depend on your genetics
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (October 24, 2016) - Our gut microbiomes--the bacteria that live in our digestive tract--play major...
Researchers discover way to inhibit major cancer gene
Credit: John P. O'Bryan, et al. Published in Nature Chemical Biology. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have...
Study questions usefulness of ‘rainbow draw’
University of Iowa researchers have shown that most of the extra vials of blood drawn for lab tests never get...
Young birds less honest when competing against siblings
Chicks that are competing with siblings or whose parents are likely to die or switch partners tend to be less...
Bushmeat hunting drives biodiversity declines in Central Africa
Credit: Mike Riddell DURHAM, N.C. -- Hunting has dramatically reduced wildlife biodiversity in forests near rural villages in the Central...
Model predicts elimination of GMO crops would cause hike in greenhouse gas emissions
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A global ban on genetically modified crops would raise food prices and add the equivalent of...
Mislabeled seafood may be more sustainable, new study finds
Credit: Margaret Siple/University of Washington > With seafood, what you see is not always what you get. It's no secret...
Scientists discover a cause of multiple resistance to cancer chemotherapy
Credit: IDIBELL A new study by researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) has found a cause of multiple...
Checkpoint blockade helps only a subset of patients, why?
Although many cancer patients respond favorably to immunotherapies such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab, most patients do not. Blame for treatment...
New mouse model of ALS more closely mimics human disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive, fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve...
After Australia cut drug copays for indigenous people, hospital use declined
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study finds that in regions where indigenous Australians most readily accepted a government incentive to...
Getting to the root of it: Predicting root biomass with electrical capacitance
Unless we're weeding the garden or tripping over one sticking out of the ground, for most of us the root...
Using a patient’s own words, machine learning automatically identifies suicidal behavior
CINCINNATI -- Using a person's spoken or written words, new computer tools can identify with great accuracy whether that person...
