Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working
A new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors ...
USC analysis solves puzzle of poor cancer prognosis in young Americans
Young Americans with cancer have a far better prognosis than once thought due to a surprising new discovery about the ...
Media Advisory: The New York Stem Cell Foundation Conference
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23rd- 24th, 2018 8:30AM - 5:30PM Where: The Rockefeller University, Caspary Auditorium. East 66th Street ...
3D mammography detected 34 percent more breast cancers in screening
After screening 15 000 women over a period of five years, a major clinical study in Sweden has shown that ...
‘Universal’ blood test for earlier diagnosis of cancer moves closer to market
Credit: University of Bradford, UK UK researchers behind a potential 'universal' liquid biopsy blood test for cancer detection have licensed ...
Purdue aims to find better drug ‘fits,’ avoid medication tragedies like thalidomide
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - When a medication doesn't "fit" the body quite right, the results can be devastating. Such is ...
Young innovators
Credit: Joy Smoker University of Delaware assistant professors Emily Day and Jason Gleghorn have been named Young Innovators of Cellular ...
New test rapidly identifies antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’
Credit: UC Berkeley Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally Berkeley -- When you get sick, you want the right ...
HIV-positive infants are at high risk for acquiring congenital cytomegalovirus infection
UCLA RESEARCH ALERT Enrique Rivero FINDINGS Infants born to HIV-positive mothers had high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Infants ...
Marker may help target treatments for Crohn’s patients
ITHACA, N.Y. - Crohn's disease (CD), a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestinal tract, has emerged as a global disease, ...
Costs of Medicare diabetes prevention program may exceed reimbursements
October 15, 2018- For some healthcare providers - especially those serving racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients - the costs of ...
Eating with your eyes: Virtual reality can alter taste
ITHACA, N.Y. - Humans not only relish the sweet, savory and saltiness of foods, but they are influenced by the ...
Us vs. them: Understanding the neurobiology of stereotypes
BIDMC Research Briefs showcase groundbreaking scientific advances that are transforming medical care. Recent studies into how human beings think about ...
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research begins phase 1 clinical trial of Marburg vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) this week administered the first vaccine in a ...
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research begins phase 1 clinical trial of Marburg vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) this week administered the first vaccine in a ...
Brown medicine, epidemiology professor elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: Josiah Rich PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dr. Josiah "Jody" Rich, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Brown University, has been ...
Earl Miller wins George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience
Credit: Adrianne Mathiowetz/Picower Institute When MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller was in graduate school at Princeton, he was inspired by the ...
Big award enables study of small surfaces
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 15, 2018) - It's one thing to start a chemical reaction and get ...
Big award enables study of small surfaces
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 15, 2018) - It's one thing to start a chemical reaction and get ...
National Academy of Medicine honors three members for outstanding service
WASHINGTON - The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored three members today at its annual meeting for their outstanding service. ...
