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Without prescription coverage, some cancer patients do without even…
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment shows that breast cancer...
Distant brain regions selectively recruit stem cells
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Stem cells persist in the adult mammalian brain and generate new neurons throughout life. A...
Could minority-serving hospitals be unfairly penalized by CMS for readmissions?
Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON — A new probe into why colorectal surgery patients end up back in the hospital after...
Trial suggests way to personalize heart health in diabetes
Credit: @John Soares BOSTON – (Nov. 29, 2017) – Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have taken another step toward solving...
Exercise DVDs could be psychologically harmful for users, new OSU…
IMAGE: Brad Cardinal is a professor of kinesiology at Oregon State University. Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. – Using...
Mechanism of aging recovery for progeria patients revealed
Credit: DGIST DGIST's research team has identified a mechanism that can recover the aging of patients with Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome...
Competing for blood: How ecologists are solving infectious disease mysteries
Credit: Illustration by Matilda Luk/Office of Communications/Princeton University A study released today from an international team of researchers shines new...
$3.6 million to fund personalized 3-D brain maps to guide neurosurgeries
Credit: Timothy Mitchell and Eric Young Removing a brain tumor requires walking a fine line: Remove too little, and the...
Once a lesbian always a lesbian, right? Or not?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017) – Are people’s sexual attractions likely to change as they age? That’s the question at...
Active genetics technology opens new horizons
Credit: Erik Jepsen, UC San Diego Publications In 2015, University of California San Diego biologists Ethan Bier and Valentino Gantz...
Women seen as younger when eyes, lips and eyebrows stand out
Credit: Aurélie Porcheron Aspects of facial contrast, a measure of how much facial features stand out in the face, decrease...
In vitro fertilization linked with increased risk of congenital heart defects
A new analysis of published studies found a 45% increased risk of congenital heart defects in newborns when women become...
Sound waves create whirlpools to round up tiny signs of disease
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a tiny whirlpool that can concentrate nanoparticles...
Alzheimer’s disease might be a ‘whole body’ problem
Credit: University of British Columbia Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate in the...
Allergens widespread in largest study of US homes
Credit: NIEHS Allergens are widespread, but highly variable in U.S. homes, according to the nation's largest indoor allergen study to...
Seeing RNA at the nanoscale
Cells contain thousands of messenger RNA molecules, which carry copies of DNA’s genetic instructions to the rest of the cell....
Malaria research at CU Anschutz receives Gates Foundation support
Credit: University of Colorado The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations...
Simple rules can help fishery managers cope with ecological complexity
Credit: Cathy Schwartz/University of Washington To successfully manage fisheries, factors in the environment that affect fish — like food sources,...
NIH funding to improve devices and safeguard cardiovascular health
Credit: Children's National Health System Nearly 15 million blood transfusions are performed each year in the U.S., and pediatric patients...
Picking teams and picking music in P.E.
Credit: BYU Photo Maybe you remember the laps you were forced to run or when a dodgeball hit you in...
