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Credit: Georgia Tech / Karcz / Guberman / Brumfield There's a long way to go before neuroscience can fathom the...

Idera Pharmaceuticals presents clinical data from the ILLUMINATE-204 trial of the combination of tilsotolimod and ipilimumab for anti-PD-1 refractory metastatic melanoma at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

Data from Ongoing Phase 2 Study to be Presented at 1:15 PM CT at the 2018 American Society of Clinical...

Mixed signals from poisonous moths

Credit: University of Exeter Poisonous moths use bright red spots to warn predators to avoid them - but natural variation...

Findings could lead to treatment of hepatitis B

Credit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson Researchers at the University of Delaware, working with colleagues at Indiana University, have...

Medicaid expansion produces significant health benefits, study finds

INDIANAPOLIS -- The first peer-reviewed comprehensive analysis of the effects of Medicaid expansion paints a picture of significant improvements in...

Sleep paralysis and hallucinations are prevalent in student athletes

Pilot data from a recent study suggest that sleep paralysis and dream-like hallucinations as you are falling asleep or waking...

English translation of IQWiG’s updated General Methods now available

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) revised its methods paper and published the version "General...

Study: Exercise mitigates genetic effects of obesity later in life

Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- If you're up there in age and feel like you can coast as...

Experimental drug restores some bladder function after spinal cord injury, study finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An experimental drug that blocks abnormal neural communication after spinal cord injury could one day be the...

Landmark study finds more breast cancer patients can safely forgo chemotherapy

MAYWOOD, IL - A 21-gene test performed on tumors could enable most patients with the most common type of early...

Is exercise associated with lower risk of death for adult survivors of childhood cancer?

Bottom Line: Vigorous exercise is associated with reductions in the risk of death among adult survivors of childhood cancer. Why...

Erdafitinib shows promise in urothelial cancer patients with specific mutations

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center CHICAGO - In an international Phase II trial led by researchers at The University of...

Why do some sleep-deprived people experience worse cognitive functioning than others?

BALTIMORE - The key to predicting how someone is affected by sleep loss may be found in microRNAs (miRNAs), according...

Study reveals hypnosedation as an effective alternative to general anesthesia for various surgeries

New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark shows that hypnosedation is a valuable alternative to conventional...

Study shows taking aspirin before or after coronary