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Study of thousands of operations finds overlapping surgeries are safe for Mayo Clinic patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A common way of scheduling surgeries to expand patient access to care and improve hospital efficiency, known...
The first analysis of Ewing’s sarcoma methyloma opens doors to new treatments
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the Sarcoma research group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Òscar Martínez-Tirado,...
XROMM, an influential 3-D, X-ray technology for biomechanics, gains new capabilities
Credit: Stephen Crocker/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It's right there in the word "discovery" -- the idea of removing whatever...
Hallucinogenic drug psilocybin eases existential anxiety in people with life-threatening cancer
In a small double-blind study, Johns Hopkins researchers report that a substantial majority of people suffering cancer-related anxiety or depression...
‘Mic check’ for marine mammals
Credit: Danielle Harris Washington, D. C. November 30, 2016 -- Hearing is a vital sense for marine mammals who use...
Shifts in mating strategies help herbicide-resistant ‘superweeds’ persist
ANN ARBOR -- Herbicide-resistant "superweeds" change their mating strategies over time, an evolutionary shift that helps them hold onto valuable...
World AIDS Day — Liverpool leads research project to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(University of Liverpool) Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Translational Medicine have been awarded a grant of up...
£226 million UK investment in cancer research announced
(Cancer Research UK) Cancer Research UK has announced the largest investment to date into its network of Centres across the...
How highs and lows in testosterone levels ‘shock’ prostate cancer cells to death
Munich, Germany: A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results in patients who...
Results from 3 ground-breaking studies show early benefit to patients
Munich, Germany: The "revolution in the understanding of cancer at the molecular level" has led to dramatic responses in cancer...
Promising results from new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumors
Munich, Germany: An experimental drug called TAS-114, which has the potential to increase the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapy without increasing...
Loss of soil carbon due to climate change will be ‘huge’
Credit: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) & iTZiT Visual Technology 55 trillion kilograms: that's how much carbon could be released...
Risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes affected by PCSK9 and HMGCR genetic variations
In a new study published in the December 1, 2016 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers...
Mount Sinai surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), led by William B. Inabnet...
GPM sees deadly tornadic storms moving through US Southeast
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite gathered rainfall data on...
Standing up may unmask cognitive deficits in patients with Parkinson’s
BOSTON - In a new study published online today in the journal Neurology, a research team led by neurologists at...
Human ancestor ‘Lucy’ was a tree climber, new evidence suggests
AUSTIN, Texas -- Evidence preserved in the internal skeletal structure of the world-famous fossil, Lucy, suggests the ancient human species...
JNeurosci: Highlights from the Nov. 30 issue
Damage to Brain's Memory Center May Alter Moral Decision-Making It's a classic moral dilemma: You see a train speeding toward...
GW researcher develops mouse model for studying development of visual cortex
WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2016) -- A day by day log of cortical electric activity in the mouse visual cortex was...
Geographers provide new insight into commuter megaregions of the US
Credit: Visual by Garrett Dash Nelson and Alasdair Rae. Geographers from Dartmouth College and the University of Sheffield provide new...
