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NUS researchers elucidate roles TP63 and SOX2 in squamous cell cancer progression
Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are aggressive malignancies arising from squamous epithelium of various organs, such as esophagus, head and neck,...
More clues revealed in link between normal breast changes and invasive breast cancer
(Georgetown University Medical Center) A research team, led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, details how a natural...
Cancer survivors at risk for heart failure during, after pregnancy
Young women previously treated for cancer with chemotherapy or radiation therapy with a prior history of cardiotoxicity are more likely...
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...
Most people don’t know the difference between OCD and OCPD
BINGHAMTON, NY - The general public has trouble understanding differences between obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD),...
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...
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...
New research shows drinking No 1 Rosemary Water improves memory by up to 15 percent
Tests conducted at Northumbria University show drinking concentrated No 1 Rosemary Water improves cognitive performance Findings published by scientists at...
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...
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,...
Study points to possible new therapy for hearing loss
Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore hearing loss. In a new...
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...
Early study results suggest fertility app as effective as modern family planning methods
Credit: Cycle Technologies WASHINGTON (October 15, 2018) - Early results from a first-of-its-kind study suggests that typical use of a...
Engineering professor focusses on antifouling to make life easier with medical implants
AKRON, OH - Oct. 15, 2018 - Jie Zheng, Ph.D., a chemical and biomolecular engineering professor at The University of...
