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A reliable, easy-to-use mouse model for investigating bone metastasis
Credit: Shinae Kondoh, Nature Communications Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology propose an improved mouse model that could revolutionize bone...
Harnessing hair loss gene could improve cancer immunotherapy
NEW YORK, NY (July 30, 2018)--A gene that's associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be exploited to...
Peste des petits ruminants: a model for use in eradicating the disease
Credit: © ENVT, A. Waret-Szkuta Eradicating peste des petits ruminants is an ambitious objective that is neveretheless looking increasingly realistic,...
SNMMI Technologist Section announces 2018 award winners
RESTON, VA - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS)--an international scientific and medical organization--recognized contributions...
Magnetic nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy to difficult-to-reach spinal tumors
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs...
Nano-optic endoscope sees deep into tissue at high resolution
Credit: Harvard SEAS The diagnosis of diseases based in internal organs often relies on biopsy samples collected from affected regions....
Video recordings spotlight poor communication between nurses and doctors
ANN ARBOR--Communication breakdown among nurses and doctors is one of the primary reasons for patient care mistakes in the hospital....
Mortality rates among homeless adults in Boston who avoid shelters, known as ‘rough sleepers’
Bottom Line: A group of unsheltered homeless adults in Boston known as "rough sleepers" because they avoid shelters and instead...
New ways to assess drug benefits can help cut health care costs
With the cost of drugs a critical issue in health care, health insurance companies and government payers need to understand...
Merge attack: Scientists find mechanism of virus penetration into living cell
Credit: © NUST MISIS A joint research team from the A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry (RAS), NUST...
How do young people feel about guns, gun regulation in US?
Bottom Line: National polls track adult opinions about guns and gun regulation but how do young feel about that? A...
Why bariatric surgery wait times have nearly doubled in 10 years
Credit: Bryan McCullough/Michigan Medicine Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and borderline high blood pressure, Dana Hayes pursued bariatric...
Fear of litigation is a key factor in decision to perform C-sections
Dublin, Monday, July 30th, 2018 - Fear of litigation and perceived safety concerns and are among the key factors influencing...
What were consequences of 2013 measles outbreak in New York?
Bottom Line: A new report describes the public health impact of a 2013 measles outbreak in New York when an...
Allergy clinic finds large percentage of anaphylaxis cases from tick bite meat allergy
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (JULY 30, 2018) - An increase in the Lone Star tick population since 2006, and the...
A brain injury diagnosed with a single drop of blood
Credit: © UNIGE Every year in Europe, three million people are admitted into hospitals for suspected mild traumatic brain injury...
Research solves a 160-year-old mystery about the origin of skeletons
(University of Manchester) Scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol have used powerful X-rays to peer...
E-cigarettes and tobacco product use linked to increased risk of oral cancer
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction...
Saliva diagnostics and salivaomics: Will saliva translate to a real diagnostic tool?
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction...
Novel genome-wide association study risk loci for nonsyndromic orofacial clefts
Alexandria, Va., USA - At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction...
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