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DNA looping architecture may lead to opportunities to treat brain tumors
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The discovery of a mechanism by which normal brain cells regulate the expression of the...
The 2017 Balzan Prizewinners announced today in Milan
Milan, 11 September 2017 - The names of the 2017 Balzan Prizewinners were disclosed today in a public announcement: Aleida...
Savings less than expected for generic oral chemotherapy
CHAPEL HILL -- A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Lineberger Comprehensive...
Revolutionary process could signal new era for gene synthesis
Credit: Karl Harrison A team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has demonstrated a groundbreaking new method of...
Combination targeted adjuvant therapy doubles relapse-free survival in stage III melanoma
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - Combination targeted adjuvant therapy with dabrafenib and trametinib doubles relapse-free survival in patients with stage...
Adjuvant nivolumab superior to ipilimumab in surgically resected stage III/IV melanoma
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - Adjuvant nivolumab is superior to standard of care ipilimumab in patients with surgically resected stage...
KEYNOTE-040 evaluates pembrolizumab in head and neck cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - Immunotherapy with the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab may be a better option than standard treatments for...
Debate on duration of colon cancer adjuvant chemotherapy takes centre stage at ESMO 2017
LUGANO-MADRID, 11 September, 2017 - The debate on whether to shorten adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer from six to three...
Ramucirumab plus docetaxel improves progression-free survival in urothelial cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 - Ramucirumab plus docetaxel improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who...
Mature results favor pembrolizumab as second-line treatment for bladder cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 10 September, 2017 - Mature results from the KEYNOTE-045 trial to be presented today at the ESMO 2017 Congress...
Does health insurance status affect childhood cancer survival?
A new study examines whether insurance status may affect survival in children diagnosed with cancer. Published early online in CANCER,...
The business of bioanalysis: Expert panel addresses hot topics in industry
Filmed at the 11th WRIB (Los Angeles, CA, USA, 3-7 April 2017), the series covers conversation between Scott Fountain (Charles...
As athletes collide in arenas this fall, NJIT concussion experts look to assess and heal
Credit: NJIT Amid the adrenaline rush and dreams of glory in sports arenas large and small this fall, there will...
Protein research could help in hunt for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s cures
Credit: University of Kent Protein research at University of Kent could help in hunt for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's cures Research...
These mutations could be key to understanding how some harmful conditions develop
A team of researchers led by a bioinformatician at the University of California San Diego has developed a method to...
Fire ant venom compounds may lead to skin treatments
Credit: From Arbiser et al Scientific Reports (2017). Compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation...
Georgetown hosts global health security expert Beth Cameron
WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2017) - Georgetown University's Center for Global Health Science and Security and the Georgetown Global Health Initiative...
UAlberta chemist creates next generation of neuroscience tools
UAlberta chemistry professor Robert Campbell is developing new ways to see and manipulate the activity of neurons in the brain,...
New method for monitoring fetal heartbeat
Researchers have developed a technique to accurately isolate fetal heart sounds from background noise in acoustic recordings, allowing them to...
Scientists construct first predictive model of inflammatory bowel disease
STAMFORD, Conn. & NEW YORK, NY -- September 11, 2017 -- Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
