Health
New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting
Just because you stopped smoking years ago doesn't mean you're out of the woods when it comes to developing lung...
Key molecule for flu infection identified
Credit: Fujioka Y. et al., Cell Host & Microbe, May 17, 2018 After decades of research, a research team has...
Sex hormone levels alter heart disease risk in older women
In an analysis of data collected from more than 2,800 women after menopause, Johns Hopkins researchers report new evidence that...
UMN study demonstrates link between social stress and shortened lifespan in mice
MINNEAPOLIS - May 29, 2018 - A new study from University of Minnesota Medical School researchers has demonstrated that psychosocial...
Custom 3D-printed models help plastic surgeons plan and perform rhinoplasty
May 29, 2018 - Computer-designed, 3D-printed models are emerging as a useful new tool for planning and carrying out cosmetic...
Prediction method for epileptic seizures developed
Credit: University of Sydney Epileptic seizures strike with little warning and nearly one third of people living with epilepsy are...
Ovarian cancer statistics, 2018
A new report from the American Cancer Society provides an overview of ovarian cancer occurrence and mortality data. Ovarian Cancer...
Penn-led trial shows AZEDRA can be effective, safe for treatment of rare neuroendocrine tumors
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A radiotherapy drug that treats the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma can be both...
Novel RNA-modifying tool corrects genetic diseases
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL--May 29, 2018--As scientists gain insights into which genes drive diseases, they are pursuing...
Now, you can hold a copy of your brain in the palm of your hand
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University What if you could hold a physical model of your own brain in your...
Charité gains new Collaborative Research Center for diagnostic imaging
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) At the meeting of the German Research Foundation's review panel on May 17, Charité -- Universitätsmedizin...
New drugs could also be deployed against lung and pancreatic cancers
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich A new anti-cancer drug may be effective against a wider range of...
Mathematical model explains why metastasis can occur even when cancer is caught early
The concept of survival of the fittest most often applies to the competition that occurs within and between animal species,...
TGen, Northwestern University study of ‘SuperAgers’ offers genetic clues to performance
PHOENIX, Ariz., and CHICAGO, Ill. -- May 29, 2018 -- All humans experience some cognitive decline as they age. But...
Positive recommendation IDMC to Zepsyre® to continue Phase III trial small-cell lung cancer
(Pharmamar) PharmaMar has announced today that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee has notified the Company of its recommendation that the...
Tufts CTSI and MIT announce research collaboration
Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today a new collaboration...
Wayne State College of Nursing receives $2.6M HRSA grant to expand BSN training in Detroit
DETROIT - In Detroit and across the nation, the need for nurses who practice on community-based primary care and public...
Growth hormone may provide new hope for stroke survivors
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may...
Olfactory receptor as therapeutic target in bladder cancer
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers from Bochum have detected an olfactory receptor in the human bladder that might prove useful for...
Wake Forest researchers create advanced brain organoid to model strokes, screen drugs
Credit: WFIRM WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - May 29, 2018 - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists have developed a...
