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Biomarkers and efficacy of vaccine responses among patients treated with new MS drug
LOS ANGELES - In March 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved ocrelizumab as the first treatment for both...
CRISPR/Cas9 silences gene associated with high cholesterol
Credit: Charles Gersbach, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used a CRISPR/Cas9 genetic engineering technique...
New clinical trial shows second generation drug-eluting stents are safe and effective
SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - Results of the PERSPECTIVE trial were presented today as late-breaking clinical science at the...
Seniors stick to fitness routines when they work out together
Credit: UBC Older adults are more likely to stick with a group exercise program if they can do it with...
Who (really) wants gaydar to be accurate anyway?
Researchers from the University of Surrey, Instituto Universitario in Portugal and University of Padua in Italy, studied whether heterosexual, homosexual...
BU: Obese patients underrepresented in cancer clinical trials
Obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes. In 2014, cancer...
Hair products for black women contain mix of hazardous ingredients
Newton, Mass. (April 25, 2018) - A new report published today in the journal Environmental Research shows that Black women...
TERRAs, the non-coding RNAs that protect telomeres, are important epigenetic regulators
Credit: Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) In 2008, the Telomeres and Telomerase Group led by Maria A. Blasco at...
CU Anschutz Medical Campus wins $46.5 million NIH grant to accelerate research discoveries
AURORA, Colo. (April 25, 2018) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $46.5 million to the University of...
NIH study: No chronic wasting disease transmissibility in macaques
WHAT: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) did not cross the species barrier to infect cynomolgus macaque monkeys during a lengthy investigation...
Study links night exposure to blue light with breast and prostate cancer
Credit: Image courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov A study performed by...
JFK was not shot from the grassy knoll, suggests new research
London, April 25, 2018 The long-held conspiracy theory that John F. Kennedy was shot by a second gunman on the...
Engineers get a grip on slippery surfactants
Credit: Xiaoqun Mu/Rice University A Rice University group's innovative surfactant theory removes limitations of a 100-year-old model for interfacial behavior...
Drinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune disease
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2018) - A daily dose of baking soda may...
New breath and urine tests detect early breast cancer more accurately
NEW YORK April 25, 2018 - A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by...
New UA research study aims to predict and prevent deadly disease in premature infants
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences A new $1.9 million grant at the University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center...
Napping can help tired teens’ performance in school
Credit: University of Delaware/Photo Illustration by Jeff Chase A University of Delaware researcher investigated the relationship between midday-napping behaviors and...
New uses for existing antiviral drugs
Zika virus. Ebola virus. Influenza. SARS and MERS corona viruses. Existing and emerging viral diseases are an increasing problem, particularly...
Children of youngest and oldest mothers at increased risk of developmental vulnerabilities
Children born to teenage mothers have the highest risk of developmental vulnerabilities at age 5, largely due to social and...
SCAI updates consensus on length of stay for percutaneous coronary intervention
SAN DIEGO - Revised guidelines incorporating new data on discharge criteria for patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will...
