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Studies examine long-term outcomes in childhood, young adult cancer…
JAMA Oncology published two studies and a related editorial focused on long-term outcomes in survivors of childhood or young adult...
Low risk of international Zika virus spread due to 2016 Olympics
1. Low risk of international Zika virus spread due to Brazil Olympics Free content: http://www.annals.org/article.aspx?doi=10.7326/M16-1628 URL goes live when the...
New evidence for California Condors’ genetic bottleneck
Credit: J. D'Elia The existing genetic diversity of California Condors, all of which are descended from just 14 individuals, is...
New tool, RODEO, promises to capture the breadth of microbial…
Credit: Source: DOI:10.1038/nchembio.2319 In an age of booming biotechnology, it might be easy to forget how much we still rely...
JNeurosci: Highlights from the Oct. 5 issue
Credit: Kramer et al. Check out these newsworthy studies from the October 5, 2016, issue of JNeurosci. Media interested in...
Duration of lactation associated with bone density
Maternal bone density decreases after childbirth, but only among women who lactate for at least four months. The lactation period...
Palliative care may mean fewer difficult transitions for older adults…
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation Palliative care is treatment–such as medication, nutritional support, or massage–that helps you...
NIH launches HIV prevention trial of long-acting injectable medication in women
Credit: ViiV Healthcare The first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable medication for HIV prevention in sexually active women...
MSU tackles mystery of protein folding
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Proteins are the workhorses of life, mediating almost all biological events in every life form. Scientists...
Dairy farmers should rethink a cow’s curfew, says UBC researchers
Credit: UBC Dairy cows housed indoors want to break curfew and roam free, suggests new research from the University of...
Tumor cells get stiff before becoming invasive
Credit: Sandra Tavares, IGC. A study published now on Nature Communications* shows that breast cancer cells undergo a stiffening state...
Virus hijacks cell’s transportation system
Credit: Hirano M. et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Aug. 28,...
Brain’s immune cells linked to Alzheimer’s,…
LA JOLLA–Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain’s front lines of immune defense–cells...
USC study shows how skeletal stem cells form the blueprint of the face
Timing is everything when it comes to the development of the vertebrate face. In a new study published in PLoS...
Coping with climate stress in Antarctica
Credit: Rob Robbins/US Antarctic Program Some Antarctic fish living in the planet's coldest waters are able to cope with the...
Frosting on the cake
Credit: Daniel Miller When estimating portion size, we may be more influenced by food images on the packaging than by...
Reducing inflammation without lowering cholesterol cuts risk of cardiovascular events
Credit: Brigham and Women's Hospital Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital today announced results of a clinical trial culminating from...
Therapeutic inhibition of RANK pathway reduces breast cancer…
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers at the Institute of Biomedical Research of Bellvitge (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Eva Gonzalez-Suarez, have shown that...
University of Montana student earns NASA Earth and Space science…
Credit: courtesy photo MISSOULA – University of Montana doctoral candidate Eric Palm recently was selected for the prestigious NASA Earth...
Researchers uncover ‘local heroes’ of immune system
Melbourne researchers have uncovered the genes responsible for the way the body fights infection at the point of 'invasion' –...
