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New clues found to common respiratory virus
Credit: Daisy Leung By age 2, most children have been infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which usually causes only...
In urban Baltimore, poor neighborhoods have more mosquitoes
Credit: BES Photo Archive (Millbrook, NY) A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology reports that in Baltimore,...
Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen for breast cancer
Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may be failing to take the preventive anti-cancer drug tamoxifen...
Cancer researchers overestimate reproducibility of preclinical studies
Credit: PIXNIO, Public Domain Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies can be successfully replicated, new research...
New insights into why the immune system fails to see cancer
Cancer hides in plain sight of the immune system. The body's natural tumor surveillance programs should be able to detect...
A new ribosomal biogenesis regulation point to treat cancer and 5q- syndrome
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers in the Oncobell program at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) - Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO),...
Test identifies breast cancer patients with lowest risk of death
A molecular test can pinpoint which patients will have a very low risk of death from breast cancer even 20...
CWRU researcher awarded over $4.7 million to develop drug-delivery nanotechnology
Nicole F. Steinmetz, PhD, George J. Picha Professor in Biomaterials, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Director of...
Depression linked to physical health decline in cancer caregivers
A new report finds cancer caregivers suffer a steady decline in physical health compared to controls, and that symptoms of...
Promising new therapeutic approach for debilitating bone disease
Credit: Dr Michelle McDonald Friday 30 June, 2017: An Australian-led research team has demonstrated a new therapeutic approach that can...
American Cancer Society, Melanoma Research Alliance launch research effort
Credit: Melanoma Research Alliance A new partnership between the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) will...
New opioid use in older adults with COPD associated with increased risk of cardiac death
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, June 29, 2017--Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder who recently started using...
Banned chemicals pass through umbilical cord from mother to baby, research finds
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Trace amounts of flame retardants, banned in the U.S. for more than a decade, are still being...
Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant SkQ1 helps to treat diabetic wounds
Members of the Faculty of Biology and A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, a unit of the Lomonosov Moscow State...
A perturbed skin microbiome can be ‘contagious’ and promote inflammation, Penn study finds
Even in healthy individuals, the skin plays host to a menagerie of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Growing scientific evidence suggests...
Discovery could influence methods to control bacteria on medical and other surfaces
Credit: Alissa Eckert and Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC A flexible tail allows swimming bacteria to thin the surrounding liquid and to...
Study examines palliative care trends in patients with end-stage liver disease
A new study has uncovered low rates of referral for palliative care in US patients with end-stage liver disease, although...
Bumble bees make a beeline for larger flowers
Bumble bees create foraging routes by using their experience to select nectar-rich, high-rewarding flowers. A study by Shohei Tsujimoto and...
Eighty-five percent of Spanish children eat too much salt
Salt is a hidden enemy in children's diets. So says the conclusion of a study by researchers from the Complutense...
Engineering Academies host 2017 Global Grand Challenges Summit in Washington – July 18-20
The third Global Grand Challenges Summit (GGCS), jointly organized by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the U.K. Royal...
