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Personalized tumor vaccine shows promise in pilot trial
PHILADELPHIA - A new type of cancer vaccine has yielded promising results in an initial clinical trial conducted at the...
Scientists to build the avian tree of life
Credit: Andre Moncrieff, LSU Birds are the only surviving descendants of dinosaurs. Birds also are used to study a large...
Extensive seagrass meadows discovered in Indian Ocean through satellite tracking of green turtles
Credit: Swansea University Research led by Swansea University's Bioscience department has discovered for the first time extensive deep-water seagrass meadows...
Viagra has the potential to be used as a treatment for rare cancers
Credit: ecancermedicalscience The class of drugs currently prescribed to treat male erectile dysfunction has been flagged for its potential to...
New methodology helps study of promising targeted drug delivery scaffold
Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed a new way to manipulate a virus shell that self-assembles from proteins and holds promise...
UEA research paints underwater pictures with sound
Credit: University of East Anglia Silent marine robots that record sounds underwater are allowing researchers at the University of East...
University of Akron polymer professor joins medical and biological engineering elite
Credit: The University of Akron Matthew Becker, W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the...
Lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food is widespread
AURORA, Colo. (April 10, 2018) - Eat your vegetables is a well-worn message that weary parents have been giving reluctant...
Blood test may predict future risk of cardiovascular events
Despite heart disease and type 2 diabetes being among the leading causes of death in the U.S., the mechanisms leading...
Even short travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria
Osaka - The emergence of antibiotic resistance among dangerous pathogens is increasingly problematic worldwide. Many strains of infectious bacteria have...
VaxArray rapid response to seasonal strain changes for influenza vaccines
BOULDER (4/4/18) -- InDevR expanded its license agreement with the Technology Transfer Program at the US Food and Drug Administration...
DNA testing can rapidly solve Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks
Credit: NSF International A DNA test method called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allowed New York City health officials to identify...
Impact of Medicare annual wellness visit on detection of cognitive impairment is minimal
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - In the first nationwide study to measure the effect of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit...
Better diagnosing heart transplant rejection and injury
The results of an international clinical trial for a new system of diagnosing heart transplant rejection and injury will be...
Absence of a transcription factor halts tooth development in mid-stride
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Amjad Javed, Ph.D., and University of Alabama at Birmingham colleagues have found a key role...
Paralyzed patient feels sensation again
Credit: Courtesy of the Andersen lab For the first time, scientists at Caltech have induced natural sensations in the arm...
Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer
Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis...
Fathers missing in childhood obesity interventions, study finds
Credit: University of Guelph Research shows that fathers play an important role in their children's eating and physical activity habits,...
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Credit: The University of Akron Sharon Truesdell has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The program...
How intestinal bacteria can affect your blood sugar and lipid levels
Credit: Professor Sumio Ohtsuki Intestinal bacteria have attracted recent attention since they were discovered to influence various physiological functions and...
