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Phase II Study: Radiotherapy dose increase to hypoxic NSCLC lesions
Credit: QuantIF - LITIS EA 4108 - FR CNRS 3638, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France RESTON, Va. - Fluorine-18...
Buprenorphine: Being out of treatment increases risk of death nearly 30-fold
Buprenorphine reduces mortality for those with opioid use disorder, but periods off treatment are associated with much higher mortality rates....
Type 1 diabetes risk linked to intestinal viruses
Credit: Robert Boston Doctors can't predict who will develop Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which one's own...
Study finds ‘sexism’ in sexual assault research, but this time men are the target
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sexism is alive and well in sexual assault research, but this time men are the target....
BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis
The Standards of Care Committee of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) is to publish updated guidance...
NIH-funded team uses smartphone data in global study of physical activity
Credit: T Althoff et al, Stanford University Using a larger dataset than for any previous human movement study, National Institutes...
Undersea robot reveals ‘schools’ of animals in deep scattering layers
Credit: Image courtesy Kelly Benoit-Bird MOSS LANDING, CA--Throughout the world ocean, animals congregate at certain depths, forming layers that can...
Cannibalism: A new way to stop the spread of disease
Credit: Ben Van Allen, UCSD Cannibalism may be just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study that will...
Rural physicians report significant barriers in treating opioid use disorder
More than half of rural counties in the United States lack a physician trained and waivered by the Drug Enforcement...
New Berkeley lab algorithms extract biological structure from limited data
Credit: Peter Zwart, Berkeley Lab Understanding the 3D molecular structure of important nanoobjects like proteins and viruses is crucial in...
Malaria drug protects fetuses from Zika infection
Credit: Bin Cao Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain...
Researchers revolutionize brain-computer interfaces using silicon electronics
Credit: Photo courtesy of Ken Shepard New York, NY--July 10, 2017--Today, implanted electrode devices for stimulating the brain are extremely...
Scientists name new species of fish from the Orinoco region after singer Enya
CORVALLIS, Ore. - In 1988, Irish singer and songwriter Enya released a lead single titled "Orinoco Flow" from her second...
UC San Diego scientists invent new tool for the synthetic biologist’s toolbox
Credit: Jeff Hasty Researchers at the University of California San Diego have invented a new method for controlling gene expression...
Aphasia recovery via speech therapy related to structural plasticity of the ventral stream
Credit: Image courtesy of Dr. Leonardo Bonilha and Emilie McKinnon. All rights reserved. Language disturbances (aphasia) are common after stroke...
Medical expenditures rise in most categories except primary care physicians and home health care
In recent years, US medical expenditures have outpaced inflation and are notably higher than those of other developed countries. A...
Structural insights into the modulation of synaptic adhesion by MDGA for synaptogenesis
Credit: KAIST Synapses connected by various synaptic adhesion molecules are communication spaces between neurons for transmitting information. Among various synaptic...
High-speed whole-brain imaging improves understanding of brain disease
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - To fully understand brain function and dysfunction, it is important to be able to...
Sustainable amine production through hydrogenation of amides under mild conditions
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan--Amines are vital in nature; for example, amino acids -- the building blocks of proteins and...
New research offers hope to neuro-tumor patients
Credit: University of Plymouth New research published today, 10th July 2017, online in the journal Oncogene could offer hope to...
