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Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers...
How a moderate form of evolutionary psychology can clarify the study of decision-making
Credit: MIT Press LAWRENCE — In recent decades the field of evolutionary psychology has — though not without controversy —...
CNIC coordinates an EU project to foster partnership between researchers in academia and industry
Credit: CNIC The 4DHeart project (4D Analysis of Heart Development and Regeneration Using Advanced Light Microscopy) was launched on January...
Report: A host of common chemicals endanger child brain development
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a new report, dozens of scientists, health practitioners and children's health...
New medicine curriculum offers health care providers ‘universal’ genomics…
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – The Universal Genomics Instructor Handbook and Toolkit – a new, free educational...
Researchers develop novel wound-healing technology
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash – A WSU research team has successfully used a mild electric current to take...
Hospitals can rapidly identify life-threatening bacteria
Credit: IPC PAS Soon in virtually every hospital it will be possible to identify the bacterial species responsible for an...
‘Fourth strand’ of European ancestry originated with hunter-gatherers isolated by Ice Age
The first sequencing of ancient genomes extracted from human remains that date back to the Late Upper Palaeolithic period over...
Tracking wastewater’s path to wells, groundwater
Credit: Natalie Senger. We often "flush it and forget it" when it comes to waste from toilets and sinks. However,...
Birds reveal the importance of good neighbors for health and aging
Credit: Sjouke Anne Kingma Birds who live next door to family members or to other birds they know well are...
European earthworms decrease species diversity in North America
Credit: Paul Ojanen (University of Minnesota) Leipzig. In Europe, they are classified as beneficial organisms, but many North American ecosystems...
Pennsylvania deer, like mammals worldwide, move less in human-modified…
Credit: Pennsylvania Game Commission In the big woods of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier, the home range of the average white-tailed deer...
New edition of book showcases the best in southern California medical education
RIVERSIDE, Calif.– Looking forward into the future of medicine and navigating the rapidly changing landscape of patient care and the...
Parents with bipolar benefit from self-help tool
Credit: Lancaster University Online self-management support for parents with Bipolar Disorder leads to improvements in parenting and child behaviour. That...
A whole-body approach to understanding chemosensory cells
Credit: Junji Hirota Growing evidence shows that sensory cells which enable us to taste sweetness, bitterness and savoriness (umami) are...
South Africa’s long-legged bees adapted to pollinate snapdragon…
Credit: Anton Pauw New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa shows that, in an extraordinary case of adaptation,...
New fat cell metabolism research could lead to new ways to treat…
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego report new insights into what nutrients fat cells metabolize to make fatty...
Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers...
Why air pollutants make some people vulnerable to atopic dermatitis
Credit: Hidaka et al., 2016 Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) are pleased to...
New application of existing drug offers personalized therapy for lung cancer
Credit: James Hall/Oxford University A subset of lung tumours is exquisitely sensitive to a class of recently approved anti-cancer drugs....
