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New congenital heart disease genes uncovered
Approximately one in every 100 babies is born with congenital heart disease (CHD), and CHD remains the leading cause of...
Addressing the double standard
Addressing the Double Standard: Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapies versus FDA-Approved Hormone Medications for Women A new editorial highlights the need...
Scientists complete conservation puzzle, shaping understanding of life on earth
An international team of scientists have completed the 'atlas of life' - the first global review and map of every...
Making fat mice lean: Novel immune cells control neurons responsible for fat breakdown
Credit: Roksana Pirzgalska, IGC The biological causes underlying obesity have been under intense scrutiny with studies suggesting a link between...
Indigenous Nations’ environmental stewardship in tackling invasive species
As invasive species are threatening ecological habitats throughout the U.S. and Canada, the role of Indigenous nations as environmental stewards...
Tests with topical treatment strategy for fighting skin cancer yield positive results
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric...
New studies add to understanding of treatments for Barrett’s esophagus
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - October 6, 2017 - The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy features several new studies evaluating...
Primary care unable to adequately care for cancer survivors
Primary care medicine is currently not able to meet the health care needs of cancer survivors, despite a decade-long effort...
Cleveland Clinic researchers find link between bacterial imbalances and breast cancer
October 5, 2017, Cleveland: In a newly published study, Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of...
Markey’s Blackburn earns NIH New Innovator Award for cancer research
Credit: Jim Morris | UK HealthCare LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2017) - University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researcher Jessica...
Androgen receptor targeted imaging of prostate cancer as future modality for diagnosis
Prostate cancer is the second most prevailing cancer among men worldwide. In the most cases, prostate cancer is slowly progressing,...
New insights on the addictions of tumors
Credit: James Short La Jolla, Calif., Oct. 5, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and...
DNA barcoding technology helping monitor health of all-important boreal forest
The Boreal forest is essential to Canada and the world, storing carbon, purifying water and air and regulating climate. But...
WSDS to showcase, propel research, address challenges for women in statistics, data science
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (October 6, 2017) - In an effort to expand opportunities for women who are under-represented in the technical...
DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein
Credit: Scott Williams An international team led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health is the first to discover...
The Gold Standard: John Innes Centre receives Athena SWAN Gold award
Credit: John Innes Centre A world-leading plant and microbial science institute, the John Innes Centre, has become the first institution...
UTA develops cutting-edge lubricant technologies to improve gas mileage, reduce wear
Credit: UTA Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have developed a pipeline of new vehicle lubricant technologies that...
Penn team shows how seemingly acute viral infections can persist
Credit: University of Pennslyvania Infections caused by viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, measles, parainfluenza and Ebola, are...
Researchers help develop new antifungal drug
University of Liverpool researchers, working with F2G Limited (Eccles, Manchester), have developed a new antifungal drug to help in the...
New techniques may help scientists understand and manipulate bone remodeling
Osteoporosis is a disease categorized by brittle bones and increased risk of fracture. Individuals with osteoporosis, and diseases like it,...
