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Scientists show polar ‘polynya’ supported marine life during last Ice Age
Credit: Matthias Forwick However, there was a small ice-free 'polynya' between the frozen continents and the open ocean where microscopic...
Despite restaurant pledges, most kids receive unhealthy items with fast-food kids’ meals
Credit: Bill Kelly, Kelly Design Company Hartford, Conn. - A new study of parents' fast-food restaurant purchases for their children...
Big increase in economic costs if cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are delayed
Stronger efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases should be undertaken if global warming of more than 1.5 Celsius degrees...
Non-small cell lung cancer patients see improved survival with durvalumab
TAMPA, Fla. -- Non-small cell lung cancer patients survive longer when their treatment includes durvalumab following platinum-based chemoradiotherapy, according to...
Managing congenital adrenal hyperplasia requires shared decisions among patients, families, and heal
WASHINGTON--The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline that offers best practices for healthcare providers on how to promptly...
Tomatoes ‘mixing chemical cocktails’: Early detection of disease resistance in food crops
Credit: Esiul at Pixabay CC0 Creative Commons Bacterial wilt devastates food crops all over the world. It destroys major crop...
HPV vaccination can play critical role in global prevention of cervical and genital cancers
September 27, 2018 - In low-resource countries without well-developed screening programs, expanding access to human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination is...
Loyola to become first Chicago center to produce cancer-fighting CAR-T cells
MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Medicine have announced plans to become the first Chicago center to produce...
New screening tool can improve the quality of life for epilepsy patients with sleep apnea
Credit: Nick Romanenko / Rutgers University Rutgers researchers have developed a tool to help neurologists screen for obstructive sleep apnea...
Vatican-Based White Paper Presents Expert Consensus on Advancing Global Palliative Care
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 27, 2018--A new white paper, developed by the Vatican-based Pontifical...
University of Rochester receives grant for center for child maltreatment studies
The University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center (MHFC), in conjunction with the University of Minnesota's Institute for Translational Research...
Trial participation among factors influencing risk of relapse in AYA leukemia patients
Bottom Line: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were significantly more likely to relapse than...
Genetic analyses hone risk prediction for coronary disease
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (September 27, 2018) - Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading killer of people with...
Deaths of despair: The opioid epidemic is just part of the problem
September 27, 2018 -- Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60 000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines...
GARDP and Novartis partner to reduce child deaths from drug-resistant infections
Agreement focuses on further enhancing generic antibiotics and increasing access for children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Development will...
Physical exercise improves the elimination of toxic proteins from muscles
A study published in Scientific Reports by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, in partnership with...
Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous germs: New study
Arlington, Va., September 27, 2018 - Without timely intervention, privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria,...
Educating the next generation of medical professionals with machine learning is essential
(Boston)--Artificial intelligence (AI) driven by machine learning (ML) algorithms is a branch in the field of computer science that is...
Combination antibody therapy results in long-term viral suppression in HIV infection
A new generation of broadly neutralising antibodies provides a novel approach to treating HIV infection. The research group of Prof...
Deaths of despair in the era of Donald Trump: The opioid epidemic is just part of the problem
September 27, 2018 -- Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60 000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines...
