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New targeted molecular therapy takes aim at incurable prostate cancer
NEW YORK (May 31, 2017) -- NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine have begun the first clinical trial in the United...
With $58M grant, University of Michigan researchers will push health research forward with community’s help
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The next big idea to help people with cancer, heart disease, diabetes,...
Gaps in hepatitis testing and monitoring programmes across the EU/EEA
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC The survey results suggest a wide variation in existing national testing...
Web-based search data is a new key to understanding public reaction to major events
INDIANAPOLIS -- Analyzing millions of internet searches tied to major societal events offers a new way to understand public reaction...
Acidified ocean water widespread along North American West Coast
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - A three-year survey of the California Current System along the West Coast of...
The fairer — The greener
Researchers at universities in Freiburg, Kiel and Berlin have discovered that the economic value of nature for a society is...
Oxytocin reduces cravings for methamphetamine
Philadelphia, PA, May 31, 2017 - Many people have suggested that addiction hijacks the body's natural drives in the service...
Cancer therapy shows promise for psoriasis treatment
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 31, 2017) - HDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat...
Pay $8 for a Buddha-shaped pear foolish or fun? Your age may predict your answer
Credit: Fruit Mould URBANA, Ill. - Square watermelons, star- and heart-shaped cucumbers, and even Buddha-shaped pears can be found in...
Possible correlation shown between TMI nuclear accident and thyroid cancers
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have shown, for the first time, a possible correlation between the partial meltdown of...
Critical molecular determinants for activation of calcium flux into cells revealed
Triggered by decreases in ER Ca2+ level, conformational changes of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal domain in STIM1 would switch...
In Galapagos Islands, doctoral student researches the role of soil microbes in plant invasions
Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A doctoral student of ecology and evolutionary biology at the...
All heart patients have some liver disease after fontan surgery
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Patients who undergo the Fontan operation as children for a complex congenital heart defect are...
Reading to therapy dogs improves literacy attitudes in second-grade students
Credit: Melody Ko for Tufts University Second-grade students who read aloud to dogs in an afterschool program demonstrated improved attitudes...
Bed bugs: Proactive pest management critical in multi-unit housing
Annapolis, MD; May 24, 2017--Amid the persistent threat of bed bug infestations in multi-unit housing, the best advice for property...
Brain’s immune cells linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, schizophrenia
Credit: Nicole Coufal LA JOLLA--Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain's front lines...
Scripps Florida scientist wins $2 million grant to study childhood disorder
Credit: Photo by James McEntee JUPITER, FL - May 31, 2017 - Assistant Professor Seth Tomchik of the Florida campus...
Mayo Clinic, Baxter launch research and development collaboration
(Mayo Clinic) Mayo Clinic and Baxter International Inc. today announced a new research and development collaboration to advance innovation across...
Study shows big smart meter investment yielded ‘very small’ electricity savings
Smart meters and time-of-use electricity pricing have only modestly reduced residential energy demand during the most expensive peak periods, a...
Personalized cell therapy combination achieves complete remission in CLL patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Combining the kinase inhibitor ibrutinib with an investigational personalized cellular therapy known as CTL119 can...
