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Guelph study shows endangered sharks, rays further threatened by global food markets
A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for traditional medicines come from endangered species,...
Study identifies genes linked to better immune response to flu vaccine
New Haven, Conn.-- Yale experts and their partners in a national research consortium have identified several genes and gene clusters...
Heart hormones protect against obesity and insulin resistance
Credit: Michael Cairns Orlando, Fla., Aug. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) in Lake...
Given the choice, zebrafish willingly dose themselves with opioids
Credit: University of Utah Health As the opioid crisis escalates, the science behind addiction remains poorly understood. To address this...
10 million reasons that treatment of cancers caused by viruses may advance
New Orleans. LA - The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded LSU Health New Orleans a $10 million...
Microbes compete for nutrients, affect metabolism, development in mice
Credit: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- "Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do," says...
HPV vaccination rates lag for vulnerable population of childhood cancer survivors
Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aug. 24, 2017) Despite being at an increased...
State’s stem cell agency awards $18.2 million grant for B cell cancer clinical trial
Credit: National Cancer Institute The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) today unanimously approved...
New app assesses radiation dosage in pediatric imaging
Credit: The Authors. BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA, and CARDIFF, UK -- A new Java-based application for Android tablets that provides neurosurgeons...
DNA sensor plays critical role in cancer immunotherapy via response to unexpected DNA form
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - August 23, 2017 - UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report for the first time that...
Androgen deprivation therapy increases risk of heart failure in men with prostate cancer
Men with localized prostate cancer who received androgen deprivation therapy, a hormone treatment, were at significantly higher risk of heart...
Understanding how omega-3 dampens inflammatory reactions
Omega-3 supplements may help slow the development of diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis. Omega-3 fatty acids, which we...
New imaging technique spots prostate tumors starved of oxygen
A new imaging technique uncovers oxygen levels in prostate tumours and could lead to a non-invasive way to determine which...
New ambitious research program receives big grant for research into leukemia
The newly established research programme, 'Programme for Translational Hematology', has just received DKK 100 million in funding from the Novo...
Average cost of first 2 years of oropharyngeal cancer treatment in Texas is $139,749
Bottom Line: In Texas, the average cost for the first two years of health care after a diagnosis of oropharyngeal...
This is how belly fat could increase your cancer risk
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - It's been well established that obesity is a contributor to cancer risk,...
Cancer drug can reactivate HIV
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Aug. 24, 2017 -- People living with HIV must take a combination of three or more...
ILCregs play an important role in regulation of intestinal inflammation
Credit: Image by IBP The intestine contains an extensive and diverse microbial flora, including potential pathogens and dietary antigens that...
Upon prolonged irradiation, human stem cells’ defenses are activated
Credit: MIPT Press Office Researchers from several Russian institutes, including MIPT, have found out how prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation...
NIFA invests $35 million in specialty crop research
WASHINGTON, D.C. August 24, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
