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Sperm banking is underutilized by adolescent and young adult cancer patients
Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital A comprehensive study of adolescent and young adult cancer patients found...
Mystery of breast cancer risk gene solved, 20 years after its discovery
New Haven, Conn.-- More than 20 years after scientists revealed that mutations in the BRCA1 gene predispose women to breast...
Cell stress response sheds light on treating inflammation-related cancer, aging
Credit: Maria Grazia Vizioli and Zhixun Dou, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -- Stress - defined broadly...
Imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours
Credit: University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) UAlberta researchers have created two new imaging agents that could help physicians visualize the...
Delays for melanoma surgeries linked to insurance type
CHAPEL HILL -- A retrospective review of several thousand melanoma cases in North Carolina found that Medicaid patients were more...
Blood test for HPV may help predict risk in cancer patients
CHAPEL HILL - A blood test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, may help researchers forecast whether patients with throat...
New use for alcohol aversion drug in treatment of chemo resistant lung cancer found
Scientists have had positive results from a laboratory-based study using a well-known alcohol aversion drug to try to combat chemotherapy...
Health care professional’s recommendation important factor for chemoprevention decisions
Bottom Line: A health care professional's recommendation was the most important factor driving decisions by women at high risk for...
Albatross feces show diet of fishery discards
Albatross feed on several fish species that are not easy for the birds to access in nature, but which are...
‘Squirtable’ elastic surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds
Credit: University of Sydney A highly elastic and adhesive surgical glue that quickly seals wounds without the need for common...
New approach may hold the key to treating antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A new study published online in The FASEB Journal highlights the therapeutic potential of a simple chemical mimic of host...
Science News selected Carnegie’s Josh Dinneny as ‘scientist to watch’
(Carnegie Institution for Science) Science News magazine has selected José Dinneny, of Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology, as one of...
Resistance training prevents age-related tendon damage
A study published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that resistance training may prevent age-related tendon problems, such as ruptures...
Are we at a tipping point with weed control?
Credit: Patrick Tranel URBANA, Ill. - Imagine walking the cereal aisle at your favorite grocery store. Are you reading labels?...
Research rethinks the evolutionary importance of variability in a population
Credit: creative commons It's been long thought that variability within a population is key to population's growth and survival but...
Why does divorce run in families? The answer may be genetics
RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 4, 2017) -- Children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced when compared to those...
Modified peptides could boost plant growth and development
Credit: Courtesy Dr Brett Ferguson A new Australian study of peptide hormones critical for plant development could result in wide-ranging...
Black tea may help with weight loss, too
UCLA researchers have demonstrated for the first time that black tea may promote weight loss and other health benefits by...
Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate
Credit: Courtesy Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Humans migrated out of Africa as the climate shifted from wet to very dry about...
Freeze frame microscopy for 3-D biological images captures 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry
WASHINGTON -- Just three years ago, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to optical scientists for breaking Abbe's diffraction limit...
