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Genetic testing can pick out men at increased risk of testicular cancer
Testing for large numbers of genetic changes can identify men with over a 10-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, a...
Tuning into the channel
Credit: ERIK JEPSEN/UC SAN DIEGO PUBLICATIONS The Santa Barbara Channel is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world,...
Pregnancy problems not necessarily tied to Zika viral load or Dengue fever
FINDINGS UCLA-led researchers have found that Zika viral load and the degree of Zika symptoms during pregnancy were not necessarily...
E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study shows
Credit: Image courtesy of Karteek Kadimisetty and the journal ACS Sensors. Copyright 2017 American Chemical Society. A study by chemists...
ASTRO issues guideline for use of stereotactic radiation in early-stage lung cancer
Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology/Adam Donohue ARLINGTON, Va., June 12, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)...
Engineering the perfect NHL team: U of T researchers design Las Vegas draft optimizer
Credit: (Credit: Marit Mitchell) Hockey fans around the world are waiting anxiously to find out who will be drafted to...
Global hotspots of established alien plants and animals revealed
Credit: Pablo GarcĂa-Diaz An international team of researchers, led by Durham University, UK, has provided the first global analysis of...
Mixing booze and pot is a serious threat to traffic safety
June 12, 2017Use of marijuana in combination with alcohol by drivers is especially dangerous, according to a latest study conducted...
UNC researchers lead clinical trial evaluating potential treatment for PPD
Credit: Photo by Katie O'Brien / UNC School of Medicine. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Researchers at the University of North...
Spouses’ daily responses to partners’ pain linked with later functioning
The dynamics of spouses' daily interactions may influence whether an ill partner's physical functioning improves over time, according to new...
New study finds more than 2 billion people overweight or obese
STOCKHOLM - Globally, more than 2 billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese,...
Study identifies potential biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
(Boston)--In one of the largest studies to date to use metabolomics, the study of compounds that are created through various...
Uncovered: 1,000 new microbial genomes
The number of microbes in a handful of soil exceeds the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, but...
Low levels of vitamin A may fuel TB risk
People with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to...
Dartmouth Health economist Carrie Colla named 2017-2018 RWJF Health Policy Fellow
Credit: Rob Strong Health economist Carrie Colla, an associate professor at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice,...
Burden of physical health conditions linked to increased risk of suicide
Ann Arbor, MI, June 12, 2017 - Suicide continues to be a major driver of mortality in the United States....
Granular material conductivity increases in mysterious ways under pressure
In a recent study published in EPJ E, a French team of physicists made systematic measurements of the electrical resistance...
Better outcome measures needed for clinical trials for Fragile X Syndrome
A group of researchers from several institutions in the USA, including Johns Hopkins Medicine, reports that its review of 22...
GW receives $3 million grant to test hookworm vaccine efficacy in Phase II clinical trial
WASHINGTON (June 12, 2017) -- Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) received a $3 million U01 grant from the...
At annual meeting, SNMMI recognizes new fellows for distinguished service
DENVER, Colo. - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) recognized seven new SNMMI Fellows during a Special...
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