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Combined molecular biology test is the first to distinguish benign pancreatic lesions
CHICAGO: When performed in tandem, two molecular biology laboratory tests distinguish, with near certainty, pancreatic lesions that mimic early signs...
Brisbane Airport named Australia’s first dementia-friendly airport at guide launch
Credit: Brisbane Airport Corporation Brisbane Airport was named Australia's first dementia-friendly airport by Alzheimer's Australia at the launch today in...
Ecology insights improve plant biomass degradation by microorganisms
Credit: Diego Javier Jiménez Microbes are widely used to break down plant biomass into sugars, which can be used as...
Research suggests sexual appeals in ads don’t sell brands, products
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Could it be that sex actually does not sell? An analysis...
Child safety or parental duty: New study maps out core concepts in the vaccination debate
Credit: Department for International Development. The recent measles outbreak in Minnesota -- by June, new cases of the disease in...
Video games can change your brain
Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date...
Satellite data to map endangered monkey populations on Earth
Earth Observation technology can map human settlements to predict where monkey populations have declined through hunting 'High-throughput DNA sequencing' can...
First-line immunotherapy treatment can improve survival for subset of lung cancer patients
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Findings from a phase III clinical trial for advanced lung cancer patients could help oncologists better predict...
New antibody uses 1-2 punch to potentially treat blood cancers
Credit: © 2017 American Society of Hematology (WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017) -- Researchers have developed a two-pronged approach to blood...
The (extra) eyes have it
Your doctor is an expert with many years of experience. So when she tells you, upon reviewing all the fancy...
Underused cancer test could improve treatment for thousands
Underused cancer test could improve treatment for thousands, Mayo Clinic study finds ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A simple blood test could...
CASIS partnership brings ‘organs-on-chips’ research to space station
Credit: NASA Models of human disease are beneficial for medical research, but have limitations in predicting the way a drug...
CHLA launches OncoKidsSM – a comprehensive DNA and RNA pediatric cancer panel
Today, a team of investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles launched OncoKidsSM, a next-generation sequencing-based panel specifically designed for pediatric...
Drowsy dormice doze into decline
Credit: Thames Water & People's Trust for Endangered Species Britain's population of hazel dormice, famed for their sleepy lifestyle, has...
Advances in AI for drug discovery to be presented at the AI Pharma Innovation Summit 2017 in Boston
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, June 21, 2017, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based artificial intelligence company focused on drug...
Hot summer frequents Europe-west Asia and northeast Asia after the mid-1990s
Credit: Xiaowei Hong After the mid-1990s, the global surface temperature presents a significant warming trend. According to the World Meteorological...
Head impact exposure increases as youth football players get older, bigger
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 21, 2017 - Youth football players are exposed to more and more forceful head impacts as...
Feeling stressed? Bike to work
New research from Concordia's John Molson School of Business (JMSB) has found that cycling can help reduce stress and improve...
Scientists may have cracked rugby league’s code
JCU's Dr Carl Woods and colleagues looked at the performance indicators of winning and losing NRL teams. He says a...
When estimating extinction risk, don’t leave out the males
Credit: Luke Eberhart-Phillips Extinction risk for some species could be drastically underestimated because most demographic models of animal populations only...
