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Gold specks raise hopes for better cancer treatments
A tiny medical device containing gold specks could boost the effects of cancer medication and reduce its harm, research suggests....
Study reveals higher opioid use among cancer survivors
A new study found that opioid prescription use is more common in cancer survivors than in individuals without a history...
Scientists reveal role for lysosome transport in Alzheimer’s disease progression
Credit: Gowrishankar et al., 2017 Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have discovered that defects in the transport of...
Like a game of ‘spot the difference’ for disease-prone versus healthy people
Understanding common diseases sometimes boils down to grasping some of their basic mechanisms. For instance, a specific kind of natural...
Study links unhealthy segregated neighborhoods to childhood asthma
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University PRINCETON, N.J. -- Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are...
A new view for protein turnover in the brain
Credit: Marisa Goo, Gentry Patrick/UC San Diego Keeping the human brain in a healthy state requires a delicate balance between...
Find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: iStock ATLANTA -- The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's...
What’s killing trees during droughts? Scientists have new answers.
Credit: FAO As the number of droughts increases globally, scientists are working to develop predictions of how future parched conditions...
New study shows supplementation of capsicum extract helps increase metabolic rate
Morristown, N.J., Aug. 7, 2017 - As we age, managing healthy weight may become more difficult due to a slowing...
Researchers set record for fastest light pulse
Credit: University of Central Florida A research team at the University of Central Florida has demonstrated the fastest light pulse...
You are what your grandmother ate: Intergenerational impacts of prenatal nourishment
A study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that parents' own prenatal environment has a detectable impact on their...
New antibiotic class found effective against gonorrhea in the laboratory
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 700,000 people around the world die annually from drug resistant infections. It...
In utero exposure to diesel exhaust could be linked to adult heart failure
According to a study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, gestational exposure to airborne particles derived from diesel...
New tumor database deployed to battle childhood Cancer at UC Santa Cruz
Credit: UCSC Xena Browser Group, and Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative, https://treehousegenomics.soe.ucsc.edu... SANTA CRUZ, CA - August 7 , 2017 -...
Molecule in human saliva has potential for wound healing
A study published online in The FASEB Journal delves into the mystifying fact that wounds in your mouth heal faster...
Case Western Reserve University develops therapeutic to repair and regenerate tissue
Rodeo Therapeutics, a new drug development company created by two highly regarded Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers,...
Dozens of new genes that create T cell-resistant cancer discovered with 2CT CRISPR screen
Credit: New York Genome Center New York, NY (Aug. 7, 2017) -- To better understand why some cancers are resistant...
Increased brain acidity in psychiatric disorders
Your body's acid/alkaline homeostasis, or maintenance of an adequate pH balance in tissues and organs, is important for good health....
Successful guide dogs have ‘tough love’ moms, study finds
Much has been written on the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than...
A surprising new role for baker’s yeast
Baker's yeast is best known for its role in baking and brewing beer. Thanks to work done in a collaboration...
