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Dr. Peter Adams receives 2018 Glenn Foundation BIG Award
LA JOLLA, CA-- Peter Adams, Ph.D. has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology...
Mailed HPV tests can help find women at-risk for cervical cancer, study finds
CHAPEL HILL - University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found that mailing self-collection kits to test...
Prize to UCPH researcher for revolutionary discovery of the brain’s cleaning system
Professor Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Copenhagen is this year's recipient of the prestigious prize Stora Nordiska Pris awarded...
Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body
Credit: Yasser Khan, Arias Research Group, UC Berkeley Berkeley -- Injuries can't heal without a constant influx of blood's key...
Mutant protein tackles DNA guardian to promote cancer development
Credit: Drew Berry, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Melbourne scientists have discovered how tumour development is driven by mutations in...
Researchers have unlocked secrets about engineered protein receptor, CAR
Credit: Madelin Lum/ USC Viterbi School of Engineering Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the United States. This...
Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Centers mark 30 years of research
November 7, 2018 - Over the past three decades, the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Center (TBIMSC) program has served...
New, more accessible staging system developed to predict survival for patients with AL Amyloidosis
A new staging system developed with a more accessible test to predict the chance of survival in patients living with...
Novel antibiotic shows promise in treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea
Credit: NIAID An investigational oral antibiotic called zoliflodacin was well-tolerated and successfully cured most cases of uncomplicated gonorrhea when tested...
Fine water particle sprays improve facial skin moisture
In aSkin Research & Technology study, spraying fine water particles onto the facial skin of adult women in winter, when...
SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine publishes first articles
The first articles have published online in a new, SN-branded peer review journal that encompasses all aspects of clinical medicine....
High patient satisfaction rates after ‘Adam’s apple’ reduction surgery
November 7, 2018 - Cosmetic surgery to reduce the masculine appearance of the "Adam's apple" has a high patient satisfaction...
Study explores timing of muscle-related problems of statin use
Statins have been linked with muscle pain and other musculoskeletal adverse events (MAEs) in some patients. A new Pharmacology Research...
Among heart attack survivors, drug reduces chances of second heart attack or stroke
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 7, 2018) - In a clinical trial involving 18,924 patients from 57 countries who had suffered a...
Campaigners call for stronger rights to work for people living with breast cancer
Brussels, Belgium: Campaigners are calling on EU parliamentarians to make it easier for people with advanced breast cancer to return...
Why some Wikipedia disputes go unresolved
Wikipedia has enabled large-scale, open collaboration on the internet's largest general-reference resource. But, as with many collaborative writing projects, crafting...
Making grad school possible for minorities
Credit: Pete Brown Eze Ahanonu was first introduced to engineering in middle school, when he attended Summer Engineering Academy at...
Weakening Tropical Storm Xavier observed by NASA
Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce As Tropical Storm Xavier continued to rain on western Mexico, the Global Precipitation Measurement mission...
Oceanographers produce first-ever images of entire cod shoals
For the most part, the mature Atlantic cod is a solitary creature that spends most of its time far below...
Artificial intelligence may fall short when analyzing data across multiple health systems
(New York - November 6, 2018) Artificial intelligence (AI) tools trained to detect pneumonia on chest X-rays suffered significant decreases...
