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Nixing the cells that nix immune response against cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some cells excite the immune system. Others soothe it. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are...
Physical activity could combat fatigue, cognitive decline in cancer survivors
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study indicates that cancer patients and survivors have a...
Researchers find the genes responsible for motor and vocal tics in children
Credit: MIPT's Press Office An international research team including Vasiliy Ramensky, a member of the MIPT Life Sciences Center, has...
Forging new defenses against Diabetic Kidney Disease
Credit: John Soares/Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON – (April 24, 2017) – More than 660,000 people in the United States suffer...
Inflammatory disease trigger revealed
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Institute scientists have revealed a potent inflammatory molecule released by dying...
On Target Laboratories secures $40 million financing led by Johnson & Johnson…
Credit: On Target Laboratories image On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes...
Can DXA be used to predict fracture risk in people with diabetes?
Credit: © International Osteoporosis Foundation Increased risk of fracture has been shown to be one of the complications arising from...
Penn State researchers receive grant to develop new contraception…
Credit: Francisco Diaz lab Two Penn State researchers have received a grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations program — an...
New ASTRO template helps radiation oncologists guide cancer survivors…
Fairfax, Va., November 23, 2015 – A new template published by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) standardizes and...
How Gata4 helps mend a broken heart
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine During a heart attack, blood stops flowing into the heart; starved for oxygen, part of...
Adaptive management of soil conservation is essential to improving water quality
Credit: Helen Jarvie The quality of our rivers and lakes could be placed under pressure from harmful levels of soluble...
Can mice really mirror humans when it comes to cancer?
Credit: G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new Michigan State University study is helping to answer a pressing question...
CK5 marks cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer shows that protein cytokeratin...
Study in mice may reveal insights into causes of miscarriages for some…
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, August 9, 2017–Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have identified how natural killer cells...
Researchers use video gamelike test to study learning and recovery in stroke patients
Credit: Johns Hopkins Media A robotic arm and a virtual game were essential tools in a new study from researchers...
Point/counterpoint debate takes aim at the opioid epidemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2017 –Two experts with opposing views squared off on...
Team uncovers novel epigenetic changes in leukemia
Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A — UT Health San Antonio researchers discovered epigenetic changes that contribute...
Basic research led to first FDA-approved immunotherapy for pediatric…
IMAGE: This is Araz Marachelian, MD clinical investigator at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Director, NANT Consortium. Credit: Children's Hospital...
A popular bottle-breaking trick is giving insight to brain injuries
Credit: BYU Photo As many YouTube videos show, striking the top of a liquid-filled bottle can shatter the bottom. Now...
Brain imaging of premature babies to find biomarkers for…
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Natasha Leporé, PhD, a principal investigator in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at Children's...
