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Scripps Research chemist receives prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - May 8, 2018 - Floyd Romesberg, PhD, professor at The Scripps...
Transitional methods for determining causes of death
Credit: Photo by Margareta G. Kubista Improved tools are now underway for determining the causes of death in settings where...
Many Airbnb venues lack basic safety protections, new study suggests
Many Airbnb venues in the United States fail to provide the critical carbon monoxide and fire safety protections that are...
For women with history of pregnancy loss, walking may aid chance of becoming pregnant
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Results of a recent study to better understand modifiable factors such as physical activity...
12th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it will hold its twelfth annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, from...
Tracing the footprints of a tumor: Genomic ‘scars’ allow cancer profiling
Credit: Michel Owusu / CeMM When a cell develops into a tumor, something has gone terribly wrong: the uncontrolled growth,...
LSUHealth NO La tumor registry among 16 funded by NCI seer program
New Orleans, LA - The Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health has been...
Lyncean Technologies Inc. closes $13.75 million funding with a syndicate including Intel Capital
FREMONT, CA -- Lyncean Technologies, a pioneer in compact accelerator-based light sources for use in industry and academia, has secured...
Age, marital status, BMI and sleep associated with risk for dementia
(Boston) -- Could your age, marital status, BMI (body mass index) and amount of sleep impact your risk for dementia?...
A national conversation is essential to addressing challenging needs of an aging population
PHILADELPHIA (May 8, 2018) - Over forty percent of all older adults in the United States are living with four...
Metastasis enablers: Findings could unlock new ovarian cancer treatments
Credit: UW-Madison MADISON -- In order to spread their destruction, ovarian cancer cells must break free from their tumor home,...
Agile Implementation: Reengineering dissemination of healthcare in the US
Credit: Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science INDIANAPOLIS -- In a study published in the Journal of...
Simple post-surgery step reduces bladder cancer recurrence
PORTLAND, OR - Flushing the bladder with a common chemotherapy drug immediately after surgery significantly reduces the chances of bladder...
ONC201 kills breast cancer cells in vitro by targeting mitochondria
Credit: Stanley Lipkowitz TRAIL, a member of the TNF family of ligands, causes caspase-dependent apoptosis through activation of its receptors,...
Cell phones at summer camp: Research explores the effects
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Summer camp often conjures up images of wooded retreats with lakes and cabins, camping under the...
Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for kidney disease patients
A new study, published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and...
New fertility treatment for men and women being developed at Ben-Gurion U
NEW YORK, May 8, 2018 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a new, single-dose treatment which...
Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes
Very-low-carbohydrate diets can improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes, with low rates of hypoglycemia and other complications, according...
Brain activity helps explain diabetics’ negative feelings, risk for depression
Credit: Christopher Gannon, Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - For millions of Americans who are obese and living with diabetes...
Social context matters in spread of disease
Credit: Nick Keiser/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 7, 2018) - "Patient zero" isn't entirely to blame when an infection takes...
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