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The European Union backs a project at IRB Barcelona to expand tumour genome interpretation for personalised cancer treatment
Barcelona, 1 June 2022,- Cancer is increasingly prevalent in society and the efforts of the research community, doctors and administrations...
Antibiotics wreak havoc on athletic performance
New research demonstrates that by killing essential gut bacteria, antibiotics ravage athletes’ motivation and endurance. The UC Riverside-led mouse study...
Survey finds most men think they’re naturally healthier than others, a third don’t think they need annual health screenings
Orlando, Fla — We all know we should eat well and exercise to stay healthy, but a new national survey...
COVID-19 vaccine impact on chest CT of pneumonia in symptomatic patients
Leesburg, VA, June 1, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), evaluating chest CT findings offers an additional approach...
Microgravity analog culture profoundly affects microbial infection process in 3-D human tissue models, a new study finds
Infectious microbes have evolved sophisticated means to invade host cells, outwit the body’s defenses and cause disease. While researchers have...
Immune recognition of self and non-self explored in new study
Unless you are an identical twin, you probably aren’t often mistaken for someone else. Likewise, our own sense of self...
Percentage of SWOG trial participants on Medicaid grew significantly with ACA
Researchers from the SWOG Cancer Research Network, a clinical trials group funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), have found...
New NJIT-led center wins pharma backing to improve drug design, shorten development times
Swallowing a pill is simple. Developing one the body will absorb into the bloodstream and deliver to the precise location,...
This illusion, new to science, is strong enough to trick our reflexes
Have a look at this image. Do you perceive that the central black hole is expanding, as if you’re moving...
University of Kentucky study: Asymptomatic COVID-19 could still cause pregnancy risks
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 31, 2022) — According to a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study, asymptomatic COVID-19 infection during pregnancy could...
Aging-US | A novel discovery in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
BUFFALO, NY- May 31, 2022 – A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on the cover of Volume...
New UCI-led study finds that your genetic sex determines the way your muscle “talks” to other tissues in your body
Irvine, CA – May 31, 2022 – A new University of California, Irvine-led study identifies sex-specific circuits of muscle signaling...
LJI scientists publish first head-to-head comparison of four COVID-19 vaccines
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have published the first analysis of how four types of...
Pregnant moms and depression: Study links rising symptoms to kids’ behavioral issues
Children whose mothers experience rising levels of depression from the period before pregnancy until the months just after giving birth are at...
McLean researcher Nikolaos Daskalakis awarded International Life Science Grant
Highlights:Credit: McLean Hospital Highlights: An international team including McLean Hospital’s Nikolaos P. Daskalakis, MD, PhD, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar...
New antibiotics could tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria
Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people worldwide every year. Antibiotics to treat TB exist, but in recent years,...
New study points to potential strategy to reduce fatigue after COVID-19 vaccination
Despite their strong effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are associated with adverse post-vaccination effects, such as fatigue; how can...
Anti-Asian hate tweets during COVID-19
In January of 2020, SARS-CoV-19 reached the United States. With it came an even faster-spreading virus—xenophobic rhetoric referring to the...
Gemini north telescope helps explain why Uranus and Neptune are different colors
Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Using observations from the Gemini North...
A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts
We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect...
