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USC Stem Cell scientists obtain ‘how to’ guide for producing hair follicles
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study,...
Scientists make critical insights into T-cell development
Mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme protein tyrosine phosphatase N2 (PTPN2) have been associated with the development of autoimmune...
A metabolic pathway that feeds liver cancer
A little-studied gene may explain how some liver cancer cells obtain the nutrition they need to proliferate, according to new...
New guidelines aim treat brain tumors more effectively
Credit: University of Portsmouth A University of Portsmouth academic has helped to develop European guidelines to treat brain tumours more...
Annual meeting of ENTs, head and neck surgeons
What: Thousands of ear, nose, and throat physicians and head and neck surgeons will gather to share the latest research...
Out-of-pocket costs exceed what many insured cancer patients expect to pay
A third of insured people with cancer end up paying more out-of-pocket than they expected, despite having health coverage, researchers...
Financial distress in cancer care
More than one-third of insured cancer patients receiving treatment faced out-of-pocket costs that were greater than they expected and those...
Using alternative medicine only for cancer linked to lower survival rate
New Haven, Conn. -- Patients who choose to receive alternative therapy as treatment for curable cancers instead of conventional cancer...
Test results after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma can confuse patients and doctors about cancer’s status
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 10, 2017) - It's a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an...
Researchers identify prognostic indicators of survival following pancreatic tumor removal
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 10, 2017 -- A new study of patients who underwent...
Test results after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma can confuse patients and doctors about
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 10, 2017) - It's a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an...
Pennsylvania hospital neurosurgeon performs first endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery in PA
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Spine disc related low back and leg pain is a major challenge and is the...
Yoda bat gets happy: New species officially recognized
An unusual breed of fruit bat -- previously nicknamed 'Yoda' due to its resemblance to the Star Wars Jedi Master...
Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that don’t target the brain
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA UCLA scientists report the first evidence that a gene outside the brain controls the ability to rebound...
OU biologist receives $1.2 million NSF grant in support of ecological research
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma biology professor, Michael E. Kaspari, has been awarded a $1.2 million National...
Blocking pathogens in rice
Credit: Wolf B. Frommer What is known as "rice blight" is a dreaded plant disease that endan-gers rice harvests throughout...
New measure of insulin-making cells could gauge diabetes progression, treatment
Credit: Reinier Hernandez et al UW-Madison, Diabetes, August, 2017. MADISON - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a...
Cellular transport routes
Credit: Erika Isono, University of Konstanz Unlike many other organisms, plants can't simply run away from environmental conditions that change...
MPFI’s Ryohei Yasuda awarded 2017 Nakaakira Tsukahara Memorial Prize
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Ryohei Yasuda, Ph.D., Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience's (MPFI) Scientific Director, was...
Four ORNL researchers receive DOE early career funding awards
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2017 - Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers specializing in nuclear physics, fusion energy, advanced...
