American College of Chest Physicians unveils new lung cancer screening guidelines at CHEST 2017
TORONTO (October 26, 2017) - Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers ...
Details uncovered in development of immune cell implicated in cancer, autoimmune diseases
CHAPEL HILL - While the immune system is critical for fighting off invading micro-organisms, sometimes it can turn against the ...
Mutation in fallopian tube lesions may help catch ovarian cancer years earlier
PHILADELPHIA -- Screening for tumor cells in the fallopian tubes of women at high-risk for ovarian cancer may help detect ...
BU receives prestigious ACS award
(Boston) -- Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of 12 sites nationwide selected to receive the American Cancer ...
SU2C launches ‘cancer interception’ initiative to detect & treat cancer at earliest stages
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, LUNGevity, and the ...
A higher risk of breast cancer does not motivate many women to have screening checks
SAN DIEGO: Some women, because of genetic predisposition, personal, or family history, have a higher than average lifetime risk of ...
New way to treat cholesterol may be on the horizon
HOUSTON - (Oct. 26, 2017) - A breakthrough discovery by scientists at Houston Methodist could change the way we treat ...
Virtual coasts improve understanding of possible coastal planning outcomes
A new immersive visualization allows people to make informed decisions on coastal plans by experiencing changes to an area through ...
Hormones help tadpoles trade size for survival in a warming climate, says UC study
Credit: University of Cincinnati Deep within aquatic ecosystems all over the world, certain toad species have managed to survive warmer ...
Case Western Reserve research advance may prevent a form of hereditary hearing loss
A research advance co-led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Kumar Alagramam, PhD, may stop the progression of ...
Why insects can develop from unfertilized egg cells
A scientist from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, has, together with his Russian colleague, explained frequent occurrence ...
Geobiologist receives prestigious Packard Fellowship
Magdalena R. Osburn, a Northwestern University geobiologist who studies ancient and modern microbes, has been awarded a 2017 Packard Fellowship ...
Humboldt Professorship for animal behaviour scientist Margaret C. Crofoot
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship to the University of Konstanz for the ...
Knowledge of larval fish just a drop in the ocean
Credit: © 2017 Stamatina Isari A year-long survey of the taxonomic diversity of Red Sea fish larvae has revealed how ...
How harmful are nano-copper and anti-fungal combinations in the waterways?
Credit: Kay Ho A recently published article in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, "Effects of Micronized and Nano-Copper Azole on Marine ...
Northeastern researchers discover fundamental rules for how the brain controls movement
The human brain is a mysterious supercomputer. Billions of neurons buzz within an intricate network that controls our every thought, ...
Discovery of a potential therapeutic target to combat trypanosomes
Yaser Hashem's team at the Laboratoire Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN at CNRS's has discovered a new potential therapeutic target ...
Researchers use a pump-induced disease to define underlying molecular mechanism
Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) investigated a pump-induced disease ...
IOF study reveals low dietary calcium intake in Asia and Latin America
A new study led by an International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) research committee has found that daily average calcium intake among ...
Scientists find a role for Parkinson’s gene in the brain
Credit: Image courtesy of Shen lab A new study published in the journal Neuron sheds light on the normal function ...
