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More cases of cancer can be discovered early at a health center
Credit: Photo: Karin Allander Considerably more cases of suspected cancer can today be identified early within primary care. Partly based...
Hollings Cancer Center immunologist joins Association of American Physicians
Credit: Julia Lynn Physician scientist and Hollings Cancer Center immunologist Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D., was inducted into the Association of...
Bristol researchers use gene editing to improve red blood cell transfusion compatibility
Credit: Dr Ashley Toye, University of Bristol The provision of blood for patients who require repeated blood transfusions, as well...
Public/private partnership fuels development of new research park in North Chicago
Credit: Rosalind Franklin University The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recently approved the expansion of a state enterprise...
Helmholtz researchers get to grips with a herpesvirus
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Human herpesvirus 6 infects most people all over the world....
Size matters when fighting cancer, groundbreaking UTHealth study finds
HOUSTON - (April 26, 2018) - Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat...
Study reveals how bacteria communicate in groups to avoid antibiotics
In a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), researchers from the University of Notre Dame and...
Hearing screening for public safety professionals — New method for ‘fitness for duty’ assessments
April 27, 2018 - Hearing is an important part of fitness-for-duty assessments of police officers and other public safety professionals...
Kids exposed to general anaesthestic have poorer development, literacy and numeracy scores
The new finding published today in Pediatric Anesthesia, is based on a data-linkage study of over 210,000 children in New...
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Molecule may help tame virulent bacteria and prevent infection
Credit: UW Medicine According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in three humans carries Staphylococcus...
$15 million gift will create unique powerhouse initiative to fight infections and immunity
Credit: McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity, A $15-million gift from the visionary Montreal-based Doggone Foundation will launch the...
Study could spawn better ways to combat crop-killing fungus
Credit: Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University About 21 million years ago, a fungus that causes a devastating disease in rice first became...
VA delivers higher quality care than other health providers, study finds
The VA health care system performs similar to or better than non-VA systems on most measures of inpatient and outpatient...
NEw study shows life-saving outcomes using 3-D printing models for heart valve disease
SAN DIEGO, APRIL 26, 2018 - A new study examines the effectiveness of 3D printing technology and computer modeling to...
Biomarkers and efficacy of vaccine responses among patients treated with new MS drug
LOS ANGELES - In March 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ocrelizumab as the first treatment for both...
CRISPR/Cas9 silences gene associated with high cholesterol
Credit: Charles Gersbach, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used a CRISPR/Cas9 genetic engineering technique...
New clinical trial shows second generation drug-eluting stents are safe and effective
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - Results of the PERSPECTIVE trial were presented today as late-breaking clinical science at the...
Probiotics useful in the fight against infection prevention
NEW YORK (April 26, 2018) - Probiotics may be a relatively safe, simple, and low-cost solution for preventing Clostridium difficile...
Neonicotinoids may alter estrogen production in humans
Neonicotinoids are currently the most widely used pesticides in the world and frequently make headlines because of their harmful effects...
