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Stirling leads £1.1m trial into pelvic organ prolapse
(University of Stirling) A new £1.1million trial led by the University of Stirling will assess whether a self-management programme could...
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for FDG PET/CT imaging of cancer patients
RESTON, Va. - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for FDG...
Colon cancer: APC protein affects immunity by preventing pre-cancerous inflammation
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is a gene whose mutations are associated with a rare, hereditary form...
Researchers advocate for single-cell diagnostics for breast cancer
Women diagnosed with breast cancer may benefit from having the molecular subtype of different cells within their tumors identified, argue...
Study finds increase of herbicide in older adults
Among a sample of older adults living in Southern California, average urine levels of the herbicide glyphosate and its metabolite...
Study indicates arsenic can cause cancer decades after exposure ends
A new paper published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that arsenic in drinking water may have...
Patients prefer doctors not use computers in exam room
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new study suggests that people with advanced cancer prefer doctors communicate with them face-to-face with just...
Study finds smokers wrongly believe Natural American Spirit cigarettes are healthier
In the supermarket, foods labeled "organic" carry premium prices. Consumers generally believe that organic food is healthier, and in many...
People with leukemia and their oncologists have vastly different perceptions of prognosis
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A study of 100 people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving chemotherapy found that patient and physician...
Yoga can be an effective supportive therapy for people with lung cancer and their caregivers
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - In a feasibility trial of people with advanced lung cancer receiving radiation therapy, and their caregivers, yoga...
Resilience intervention improves well-being in young patients with cancer
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new randomized clinical trial of a pilot program found that a brief in-person intervention can improve...
Researchers test first drug to prevent the onset of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
Credit: IDIBELL IDIBELL Researchers of the Neuro-Oncology Unit of Bellvitge University Hospital - Catalan Institute of Oncology, led by Dr....
$65.5 million from NIH to create brain atlas
Credit: David Stafford and Rebecca Chance, UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is partnering with the Allen Institute for...
Self-esteem mapped in the human brain
A team of UCL researchers has devised a mathematical equation that can explain how our self-esteem is shaped by what...
The New York Stem Cell Foundation announces 2017 class of NYSCF – Robertson investigators
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced the 2017 class of NYSCF - Robertson Investigators, welcoming six of the...
Identifying the mechanism for a new class of antiviral drugs could hasten their approval
Credit: Penn State New research shows that a new class of antiviral drugs works by causing the virus' replication machinery...
New self-regulating nanoparticles could treat cancer
Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed 'intelligent' nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature high enough to kill...
Swortwood to investigate prevalence of synthetic opioids in saliva
Credit: Harriet McHale HUNTSVILLE, TX (10/24/17) -- A research team at Sam Houston State University received a $311,000 National Institute...
Taste, not appearance, drives corals to eat plastics
Credit: Alex Seymour, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists have long known that marine animals mistakenly eat plastic debris because...
Insilico to present on the practical applications of the pharmaceutical AI for metabesity
Credit: Insilico Medicine,Inc. Tuesday, 10.24.2017, Baltimore, MD, Insilico Medicine, a leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is pleased to...
