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NCI-MATCH cancer trial reaches 6,000-patient tumor sequencing goal 2 years early
The rapid pace of patient enrollment in the National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH or EAY131) precision medicine...
New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives
Credit: Credit: American Chemical Society Click here to download the image. Chemical weapons are nightmarish. In a millisecond, they can...
Hospitals that carry out more research are more efficient
Credit: UC3M To assess the cause and effect relationship between clinical and basic research and efficiency in public health centers,...
GW researcher finds centenarians have lower incidence of chronic illness
WASHINGTON (June 7, 2017) -- Centenarians have a lower incidence of chronic illness than those in their 80s and 90s,...
SLU researcher finds cause and possible relief of cancer bone pain
Credit: Ellen Hutti for Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- In a paper published in the journal Pain, Saint Louis...
Study reveals level of magnesium sulfate to prevent cerebral palsy in preterm infants
A new study suggests that to optimize neuroprotection and prevent cerebral palsy in extremely preterm infants, women should receive magnesium...
Oyster shells inspire new method to make superstrong, flexible polymers
Credit: Sanat Kumar/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--June 7, 2017--Researchers at Columbia Engineering have demonstrated for the first time a new...
Turning car plastics into foams with coconut oil
End-of-life vehicles, with their plastic, metal and rubber components, are responsible for millions of tons of waste around the world...
Researchers shed light on how our eyes process visual cues
The mystery of how human eyes compute the direction of moving light has been made clearer by scientists at The...
Feared by drug users but hard to avoid, fentanyl takes a mounting toll
Credit: Marshall et. al./Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fentanyl, a highly potent prescription opioid, has Rhode Island drug users on...
Waters introduces nanoEase M/Z columns
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) introduced the next generation columns for nano- and microflow UPLC/MS applications. The Waters® nanoEase™ M/Z columns are...
Religious coping may affect couples dealing with type 2 diabetes
A new study indicates that spousal engagement in shared glycemic control activities--such as planning a healthy diet--may help patients with...
First dual-targeting nanoparticles lower cancer’s defenses and attack tumors
Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most exciting directions in cancer treatment. But the approach only works in...
Social experience tweaks genome function to modify future behavior
Credit: Don Hamerman Mice have a reputation for timidity. Yet when confronted with an unfamiliar peer, a mouse may respond...
New book on Chromatin Deregulation in Cancer from CSHLPress
Credit: Figure adapted by Meredith Cassuto, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, from the cover of The human genome is packaged into...
Salk’s Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center partners with imaging giant ZEISS
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--The Salk Institute's Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center and ZEISS announced today a global partnership to accelerate...
FSU researchers find plus-size fashion models improve women’s psychological health
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new study by Florida State University researchers reveals women are more likely to pay attention to...
Excessive exercise may damage the gut
A review of published studies has found that people who exercise excessively may be prone to acute or chronic gut...
‘Immunoswitch’ particles may be key to more-effective cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Alyssa Kosmides, Johns Hopkins Medicine Scientists at Johns Hopkins have created a nanoparticle that carries two different antibodies capable...
Bread and health: A personal matter
Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the...
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