Moffitt researchers predict melanoma responses through mathematical modeling
TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2016) -- Scientists have significantly improved their understanding of cancer and have developed numerous therapies that...
TGen’s Dr. Von Hoff is named a ‘Giant of Cancer Care’
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Nov. 10, 2016 -- Dr. Daniel Von Hoff, Physician-In-Chief and Distinguished Professor at the Translational Genomics...
Disability, reduced social participation associated with chronic conditions in middle-age
Hamilton, ON (Nov. 9, 2016) -- Middle-age adults living with a combination of arthritis, heart disease or diabetes, and depression...
Key protein in prostate cancer energy production identified
PHILADELPHIA--(Nov. 9, 2016)-- Scientists at The Wistar Institute have demonstrated how a protein called TRAP1 - an important regulator of...
Ludwig researchers show how a targeted drug overcomes suppressive immune cells
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research NOVEMBER 9, 2016, NEW YORK - A Ludwig Cancer Research study shows that an experimental drug...
Will unanticipated genetic mutations lead to subsequent disease?
A study published Nov. 9 in the journal Science Translational Medicine is the first to show that mutations in certain...
DNA sequencing determines lymphoma origin, prognosis, Stanford researchers say
Sequencing tiny bits of DNA circulating in the blood of patients with lymphoma can accurately identify the cancer subtype and...
Regular intake of sugary beverages, but not diet soda, is associated with prediabetes
BOSTON (Nov. 9, 2016) -- Adult Americans who regularly consumed sugar-sweetened beverages (roughly one can of soda per day) had...
Blood test may help identify fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine and the Omni-Net Birth Defects...
The golden drool: Study finds treasure trove of info in saliva of foraging bears
Credit: Photo by Jennifer Allen CORVALLIS, Ore. - The rivers and streams of Alaska are littered in the summer and...
Investigational HIV therapeutic vaccine approach helps control SIV in preclinical studies
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Researchers have found that an investigational treatment combination of a therapeutic vaccine and an immune-stimulator improves...
Awards event to recognize heroes of green and open neuroscience
On Monday, November 14, at 6:30 p.m., the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the founders of the Green Neuroscience...
Presurgical endocrine therapy less toxic than chemotherapy for ER-positive breast cancer
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy - designed to reduce the size of breast tumors before surgical removal - appears to be as...
Accelerating cancer research with deep learning
Credit: ORNL Despite steady progress in detection and treatment in recent decades, cancer remains the second leading cause of death...
Three new bird species discovered in Africa
Credit: (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kathleen Phillips) COLLEGE STATION - A Texas A&M University team has discovered three never...
Geologists find key indicator of carbon sources in Earth’s mantle
Credit: University of Notre Dame/Matt Cashore Scientists have found a key indicator in determining whether the presence of carbon, found...
Licorice compound interferes with sex hormones in ovary, study finds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study of mouse reproductive tissues finds that exposure to isoliquiritigenin, a...
It’s not a bird! It’s not a plane! It’s the fastest flying mammal, says UT study
Credit: Gary McCracken KNOXVILLE-- When most people think of animals moving at high speed, they envision cheetahs or swiftly diving...
New therapeutic vaccine approach holds promise for HIV remission
BOSTON - A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in collaboration with scientists at Walter...
Primates regain control of paralyzed limb
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Non-human primates regain control of their paralyzed leg -- as early as six days after...
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