Temple researchers uncover mechanism behind calorie restriction and lengthened lifespan
Credit: Temple Health (Philadelphia, PA) - Almost a century ago, scientists discovered that cutting calorie intake could dramatically extend lifespan ...
People of color exposed to more pollution from cars, trucks, power plants over 10 years
Credit: Abby VanMuijen/University of Washington A new nationwide study finds that the U.S. made little progress from 2000 to 2010 ...
Premature infants may get metabolic boost from mom’s breast milk
The breast milk of mothers with premature babies has different amounts of microRNA than that of mothers with babies born ...
Improving the way we assign prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Geir Otto Johansen, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Europe. Every ...
Forest fires are not limited to hot or temperate climates
MONTREAL, Sept. 14, 2017 - Forest fires and wildland fires are common in summer in the temperate boreal forest, rarer ...
NASA’s one-year mission investigates how space affects astronauts’ functional performance
Credit: NASA Adapting to the microgravity environment of space changes the way your brain interprets sensory signals, decreases muscle strength ...
Treatment nonexistent for some glioblastoma patients
Credit: UIC Patients diagnosed at high-volume centers are up to 40 percent more likely to receive treatment for glioblastoma, according ...
Wondering if that mole is cancerous? Look at illustrations, not photos
Credit: Savanna Richardson/BYU Photo After a summer of cumulative sunburn, you find yourself extra paranoid about the newfound mole on ...
Theranostics: Paintball targeting of cancer cells combined with precision therapy
Credit: Ken Herrmann, MD, MBA, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany RESTON, Va. - The Journal of Nuclear Medicine's September 2017 ...
Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immune therapies
Credit: EPFL In a surprise finding, an international research team from the University of Chicago, the University of Lausanne, and ...
Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immunotherapy
Credit: Manuel Fankhauser and Maria Broggi/EPFL Many cancers, such as melanoma, are known to metastasize and spread by expanding nearby ...
FDA-approved drug may block resistance to anti-angiogenesis therapy
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified a potential strategy for improving the efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors, drugs ...
Trial compares laparoscopic and open surgeries for pancreatic cancer
Credit: GEM Hospital A randomized clinical trial has compared key-hole (laparoscopic) surgery and open surgery in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing ...
Surgeons have major influence on breast cancer treatment
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A woman's choice of surgeon plays a significant role in whether she's likely ...
Study shows influence of surgeons on likelihood of removal of healthy breast after breast cancer dia
Attending surgeons can have a strong influence on whether a patient undergoes contralateral prophylactic mastectomy after a diagnosis of breast ...
Test strips for cancer detection get upgraded with nanoparticle bling
Credit: Xiaohu Xia/Michigan Tech The most common test strip people might think of for diagnosis is a home pregnancy test. ...
Immunotherapy treatment option for selected breast cancer patients, genetic study suggests
Immunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients based on the genetic changes in their tumours, researchers at the Wellcome ...
Preventing childhood deafness following chemotherapy treatment
Charity Action on Hearing Loss is supporting the biotechnology firm Otomagnetics, which today announces an important breakthrough towards preventing hearing ...
Water conservation can have unintended consequences
Credit: Tran, Jassby, and Schwabe Conventional wisdom dictates water conservation can only benefit communities affected by drought. But researchers at ...
In step toward controlling chemistry, physicists create a new molecule, atom by atom
Credit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA UCLA physicists have pioneered a method for creating a unique new molecule that could eventually have applications ...
