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November 4, 2025

Study identifies new genetic risk factor for developing autism spectrum disorder

Credit: (OHSU/John Valls) Autism spectrum disorder affects approximately one out of every 68 children in the United States. Despite expansive...

Nature Conservation special: Guidelines for the monitoring of beetles protected in Europe

Credit: Michela Maura In a set of eight research publications, scientists tested various methods for the monitoring of five European...

Chemo-boosting drug discovered for leukemia

Credit: Diana Passaro Drugs developed to treat heart and blood vessel problems could be used in combination with chemotherapy to...

Lek-Heng Lim receives Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis & Scientific Computing

Credit: Lek-Heng Lim The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is proud to award Lek-Heng Lim, University of Chicago, with...

Sharks with frickin’ lasers: Gold nanoparticles fry cancer on glowing mice

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A University of Colorado Cancer Center study takes a new approach to killing cancer:...

Z-endoxifen shows promise as new treatment for common breast cancer type

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Z-endoxifen, a potent derivative of the drug tamoxifen, could itself be a new treatment for the most...

UChicago Medicine working to offer breakthrough CAR T-cell gene therapy approved by FDA

The University of Chicago Medicine is one of a limited number of U.S. sites working to offer a breakthrough gene...

Expanding access to new tools to study childhood cancers

Credit: Michael Clay, MD Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have created an extensive resource for studying pediatric cancers, which...

St. Jude unveils powerful resource to advance treatment of pediatric solid tumors

Credit: CTI-EM Core, St Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 30, 2017) In an effort to improve outcomes...

Motorized molecules drill through cells

Credit: Robert Pal/Durham University HOUSTON - (Aug. 30, 2017) - Motorized molecules driven by light have been used to drill...

FDA approves personalized cellular therapy for advanced leukemia developed by University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - In a landmark decision for the field of cancer immunotherapy, the U.S. Food and Drug...

UT Health San Antonio researchers developing drug for recurring ER-positive breast cancer

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 30, 2017) ? Researchers at UT Health San Antonio and two partner institutions are developing a new,...

Patient plays saxophone while surgeons remove brain tumor

Music is not only a major part of Dan Fabbio's life, as a music teacher it is his livelihood. So...

Some women with history of pre-eclampsia have significantly lower risk for breast cancer

Researchers have demonstrated that women with a history of preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure, have as...

Nanoparticles loaded with mRNA give disease-fighting properties to cells

A new biomedical tool using nanoparticles that deliver transient gene changes to targeted cells could make therapies for a variety...

Largest study to date evaluates occupational health risks to hardmetal workers

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30, 2017 - Workers in the hardmetal industry are not at increased risk for lung cancer or any...

ESMO 2017 Poster and oral abstracts published online tonight

LUGANO-MADRID, Aug. 30, 2017 - Abstracts accepted as oral presentations and posters at the ESMO 2017 Congress will be published...

Cell culture system could offer cancer breakthrough

A new cell culture system that provides a tool for preclinical cancer drug development and screening has been developed by...

New ‘carbs study’ shows salacia extract helps curb appetite and manage blood sugar

Credit: OmniActive Morristown, N.J., Aug. 30, 2017 - In the recent CARBS (an acronym for Carbohydrate, Appetite Reduction, Blood Sugar...

Leaf sensors can tell farmers when crops need to be watered