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Genome sequencing found feasible and informative for pediatric cancer treatment
Credit: Dr. Newman SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Comprehensive genetic testing of tumors and non-cancerous tissue from pediatric cancer patients is...
St. Jude investigators present novel pediatric cancer genome sequencing data at ASHG
Investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will present new findings at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting...
Children with autism, developmental delays nearly 50 percent more likely to be overweight, obese
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, October 17, 2018--A new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the...
People who commute through natural environments daily report better mental health
Credit: Photo by Alua Magzumova on Unsplash According to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health...
Colored filter improves dyslexic children’s reading speed
Credit: Milena Razuk Reading, one of the most difficult activities for children with dyslexia, can be improved by the use...
With a microbe-produced toxin, bacteria prove old dogs can learn new tricks
Credit: Mougous Lab/UW Medicine A newly discovered toxin that some bacteria deploy to fend off competing bacteria stands out from...
Distinguishing fatal prostate cancer from ‘manageable’ cancer now possible
Scientists at the University of York have found a way of distinguishing between fatal prostate cancer and manageable cancer, which...
Accurate evaluation of chondral injuries by near infrared spectroscopy
Credit: Jaakko Sarin Osteoarthritis is a disabling disease characterised by joint pain and restricted mobility, affecting especially the elderly. The...
Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume 6, issue number three publishes
Beijing, October 18, 2018: The September 2018 issue includes five original research articles, a commentary article and a China Focus...
Salk professor named one of TIME magazine’s ’50 Most Influential People in Health Care’
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(Month 18, 2018) Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a professor in Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory, has been...
New statistical method estimates time to metastasis of breast cancer in US women
Bottom Line: A statistical method could fill the gaps in the U.S. cancer registry data to estimate the short- and...
Surgery technique reduces strokes in atherosclerosis patients
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Embargoed Until Oct. 18, 2018 @ 10:05AM ET) -- A surgical technique called EDAS (encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis) significantly...
Physical activity lowers risk of death from heart disease
Frailty is a health condition that increases risks of poor health, falls, disability, and death in older adults. Signs of...
City of Hope’s Xiuli Wang, Ph.D., awarded $3.8 million by CIRM
Credit: City of Hope DUARTE, Calif. -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today awarded City of Hope's Xiuli...
Allergy research: Test predicts outcome of hay fever therapies
Allergen-specific immunotherapy can make everyday life much more pleasant for allergy sufferers and provide long-term protection against asthma. It is...
Early-career scientist wins PETA International Science Consortium Award
Gaithersburg, MD -- The results are in for the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd.'s contest to fund an early-career scientist...
University of Pittsburgh receives $1.2 million NSF grant to analyze anesthesia big data
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (October 18, 2018) ... The National Science Foundation awarded $1,182,305 to the University of...
NIH awards $1.55 million to Indiana University to improve chronic-disease management
Credit: Indiana University The National Institutes of Health, under the National Library of Medicine's program on data science research, has...
The dual and unknown function of the immune system
Credit: CNIC The cells of the immune system sustain life by infiltrating infected and dmaged tissue and eliminating pathogenic microorganisms...
Aerobic exercise has antidepressant treatment effects
An analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials indicates that supervised aerobic exercise has large antidepressant treatment effects for patients with...
