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Medical marketing has skyrocketed in the past two decades, while oversight remains limited
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Healthcare spending in the United States is the highest in the world: totaling $3.3 trillion--or 17.8%...
Future of planet-cooling tech: Study creates roadmap for geoengineering research
ITHACA, N.Y. - Simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions probably is not going to be sufficient for the planet to escape...
Case Western Reserve's John Tilton, MD, secures 4th Falk Catalyst Award
Funding to support development of new gene therapy delivery systemCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine John "Chip" Tilton,...
Genetics may influence the effects of vitamin E on cancer risk
Retrospective analysis finds that variations in the COMT gene may have influenced whether vitamin E heightened or lessened risk of...
Ketogenic supplements delay seizures without dietary restrictions
Credit: Csilla Ari D'Agostino, PhD, University of South Florida The ketogenic diet has proven successful in helping people lose weight...
Discovered: Different brain areas linked to smoking and drinking
Credit: University of Warwick Around 3 billion people worldwide currently drink or smoke - new research could help in both...
Study sheds light on why checkpoint blockade therapy succeeds or fails
Researchers uncover novel immune cell populations that respond to immunotherapy treatment as well as key molecular factor required for therapy...
Antibiotic resistance in the environment linked to fecal pollution
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Increased levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the environment may have different causes. It could...
Researcher evaluates estrogen as therapy for knee osteoarthritis
Credit: University of Kansas LAWRENCE -- More than 30 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to the...
Physics can show us the inside of tumors
Credit: Thomas Dehoux/ILM/CNRS A team of physicists at the Institut Lumière Matière (CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1), in collaboration with...
Pyronaridine-artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Researchers from LSTM have looked at the efficacy of using a novel artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), pyronaridine-artesunate, to treat malaria...
Digital health to support precision cancer medicine in iCAN
'The Digital Precision Cancer Medicine Platform' is a new Academy of Finland flagshipCredit: University of Helsinki The Academy of Finland...
Scientists confirm that chromosomes are formed by stacked layers
Credit: J.R.Daban A new study based on electron microscopy techniques at low temperatures demonstrates that, during mitosis, chromosome DNA is...
Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume six, issue number four publishes
Beijing, December 24, 2018: The Winter 2018 issue includes five original research articles, a review article, a letter to the...
Cancer mortality milestone: 25 years of continuous decline
Racial gap narrowing while socioeconomic inequalities widen ATLANTA--A steady, 25-year decline has resulted in a 27% drop in the overall...
Researchers study bacterial immunity to understand infectious disease
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often...
Drinking water guidelines in the US vary widely from state to state
Analysis of existing state and federal guidelines shows discrepancies in recommended safe levels of toxic contaminants PFOA and PFOS in...
Defective immune cells in the brain cause Alzheimer's disease
Scientists are studying the role of immune cell activation in Alzheimer's disease Mutations of the TREM2 gene can significantly increase...
Flies release neuronal brakes to fly longer
A team led by Prof. Gaiti Hasan of NCBS, and her collaborators describe how groups of different neurons connect up...
Experts warn against mega-dams in lowland tropical forests
Credit: Isabel Jones Mega-dams should not be built in lowland tropical forest regions due to the threat they pose to...
