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PharmaMar starts a quadruple combination study with Aplidin for the treatment of multiple myeloma
Aplidin® is an ideal compound for combining with other therapies given its absence of Hematological toxicity, excellent safety profile along...
Personalized melanoma genomic risk triggers family conversations
A new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology indicates that personalized melanoma genomic risk information can prompt discussions...
Young breast cancer patients undergoing breast conserving surgery see improved prognosis
A new analysis indicates that breast cancer prognoses have improved over time in young women treated with breast conserving surgery....
Scientists develop improved, potentially safer Zika vaccine
Credit: Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across...
Mapping the brain
Credit: University of Konstanz In the past several years, and in close cooperation with the Janelia Research Campus of the...
Replacing some old pipes can still result in lead-contaminated water
Lead in drinking water is a decades-old problem and still poses serious public health risks today. In response, utilities are...
New 13-million-year-old infant skull sheds light on ape ancestry
Credit: Paul Tafforeau / ESRF The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common...
Increased endometrial cancer rates found in women with high levels of cadmium
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 9, 2017) -- More than 31,000 new cases of endometrial cancer are expected to...
Salk neuroscientist receives new NSF award to model the brain
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--As part of the National Science Foundation's funding for new multidisciplinary approaches to neuroscience, Salk Professor...
Too near, or too far? What fruit flies teach us about personal space
Credit: Anne F. Simon, Western University, Canada Most of us have had the experience of backing away when someone has...
Reversing a genetic mutation to restore your smile
Credit: University of Utah Health Inherited genetic mutations can rob up to 7 percent of the population of their smile....
The benefits — and potential pitfalls — of urban green spaces
With the rapid expansion of the urban landscape, successfully managing ecosystems in built areas has never been more important. However,...
2017 Massry Prize honors microbiome research pioneers
Credit: UC San Diego Health Microbiome researchers Rob Knight, PhD, University of California San Diego, Jeffrey Gordon, MD, Washington University...
Exposure to antimicrobials during development may cause irreversible outcomes
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have discovered that exposure to environmental levels of triclocarban (TCC), an antibacterial chemical common in...
Spider peptides battle superbugs and cancer
As antibiotic resistance rises and fears over superbugs grow, scientists are looking for new treatment options. One area of focus...
Sensing technology takes a quantum leap with RIT photonics research
Credit: J. Adam Fenster and Prof. A. N. Vamivakas, University of Rochester Research underway at RIT advances a new kind...
Salamanders that breed in the fall are less likely to disperse
Credit: MU Division of Biological Sciences With changing environments, pond-breeding salamanders face increasingly hazardous treks as the space between breeding...
Research opens possibility of reducing risk of gut bacterial infections with next-generation probiotic
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers is exploring the possibility that next-generation probiotics - live bacteria that...
Scientists unearth cell ‘checkpoint’ that stops allergic diseases
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the regulation of immune cells that play a...
Research to advance disease therapies, understand cosmic rays among cargo headed to ISS
Credit: NASA The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is targeted for launch August 14 from Kennedy Space Center for its twelfth...
