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Personalized Medicine accepted for coverage by MEDLINE
Personalized Medicine contributes to one of the most up-and-coming areas in modern medicine: how genetic and 'omic information can effectively...
New clues point to relief for chronic itching
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis A common side effect of opioids is intense itching -- a problem for some...
Novel proteomics strategies aid cancer research
This month's issue of the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics features research using novel proteomics methods to address unanswered questions...
A potential setback in the personalized medicine of cancer
One of the most constant and exhaustive searches in cancer research is for a treatment aimed specifically at the Ras...
Scientists discover new way that HIV evades the immune system
Credit: Nexu Science Communication and Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered a new mechanism by which HIV evades the...
High-quality nursing homes lower risks for long-term care placement for older adults
After being discharged from the hospital, an older person often is admitted directly to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). SNFs...
Digital remains should be treated with the same care and respect as physical remains
From live-streaming funerals to online memorial pages and even chat-bots that use people's social media footprints' to act as online...
OncoDNA announces publication of peer-reviewed study in Oncotarget assessing the utility of its unique biomarker analysis and interpretation platform in clinical decision making
Credit: Jean-François Laes, email: [email protected] Gosselies, Belgium - April 17, 2018: OncoDNA ("OncoDNA or "the Company"), the healthcare technology company...
Mother’s depression might do the same to her child’s IQ
Credit: UC San Diego Health Roughly one in 10 women in the United States will experience depression, according to the...
Systematic analysis of data from animal models — Opportunities and limitations
"In the field of stroke research, Malcolm Macleod's systematic studies will enhance the relevance of animal models and improve their...
Statins save lives of people with high levels of LDL cholesterol
Credit: Tom Langdon Cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to save thousands of additional lives when used in people with higher...
Penn researcher co-directs National Lung Cancer Screening Center
(PHILADELPHIA) - Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, along with the Institute for Health...
People who use medical marijuana more likely to use and misuse prescription drugs
April 17, 2018 - Can medical marijuana help to fight the opioid epidemic? Many believe that it can. But a...
Combination therapy strengthens T cells in melanoma pre-clinical study
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A pre-clinical study of two drugs designed to boost T cell performance, has revealed the...
Scientists find some human cancers to be ‘evolutionary accidents’
New research, published in Biological Reviews and conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool and Escola Superior de Ciências...
A new Listeria species from Costa Rica identified
Listeria costaricensis is the official name given to the new bacterial species described by investigators from the Costa Rican Institute...
For aggressive breast cancer in the brain, researchers clarify immune response
CHICAGO -- Once it has begun to spread in the body, approximately half of patients with an aggressive breast cancer...
Thinking about hitching a ride on a mission to Mars? One hazard you haven’t considered
Credit: NASA WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 17, 2018 -- The hazards of space flight are well known: freezing temperatures, the...
Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) 40th Annual Meeting
Bonita Springs, FL-- Smell and taste are vital senses that bring pleasure to daily life, inform us about our environment,...
A new, streamlined approach to diagnosing and treating bowel cancer
Credit: Dr Susan Woods, SAHMRI Researchers at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University of...
