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Major response to immunotherapy in early-stage mismatch repair deficient colon cancer
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 22 October 2018 - Pre-operative treatment with a combination of the...
Abramson Cancer Center receives $10.7 million to study CAR T cells in solid tumors
PHILADELPHIA - A new program project grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will fund research by the Translational Center...
A dog’s color could impact longevity, increase health issues
New research led by the University of Sydney has revealed the life expectancy of chocolate Labradors is significantly lower than...
Labrador retrievers at risk of various health problems
Labrador retrievers, the second most popular dog breed in the UK, are vulnerable to a number of health conditions, according...
Aspirin alone a good clot buster after knee surgery
Credit: Michigan Medicine/Manifest When it comes to preventing blood clots after a knee replacement, good old aspirin may be just...
Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 22 October 2018 - Patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive throat...
More than one in ten heavy cannabis users experience withdrawal after quitting cannabis
NEW YORK -- As the number of Americans who regularly use cannabis has climbed, so too has the number of...
Researchers uncover new target of alcohol in the brain
When alcohol enters the brain, it causes neurons in a specialized region called the ventral tegmental area, or VTA --...
Researchers discovered a new mechanism of action in a first-line drug for diabetes
Credit: Lehtonen Lab / University of Helsinki For decades, metformin has been the first-line drug in the treatment of type...
Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 22 October 2018 - Immunotherapy with pembrolizumab improves survival in patients...
Insilico Medicine to present its latest results in generative chemistry AI Applications Summit
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Monday, October 22, 2018, Boston - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery...
More than just anatomy: sex differences in the lower urinary tract
The biological differences between women and men go beyond basic anatomy. Researchers must consider sex differences down to the cellular...
New agent against anthrax
A team led by Professor Arne Skerra at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed an innovative strategy for...
New technique reveals limb control in flies — and maybe robots
Credit: Pavan Ramdya, EPFL One of the major goals of biology, medicine, and robotics is to understand how limbs are...
Short-term ADT with RT improves survival over RT alone up to 10 years
The long-term follow up of the NRG Oncology trial RTOG 9408, studying the addition of short-term androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) to...
Database funded to help researchers understand bipolar disorder throughout adult lifespan
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Not much is known about how bipolar disorder (BD) affects people throughout...
Social stigma contributes to poor mental health in the autistic community
Stress related to social stigma may be the reason why autistic people experience more mental health problems than the general...
Study: Dad’s exercise before conception impacts child’s lifelong health
Credit: John Soares Recent studies have linked development of type 2 diabetes and impaired metabolic health individuals to their parents'...
Salk scientists advance ultrasound technology for neurological therapy
LA JOLLA--(October 22, 2018) The emerging technology of sonogenetics--a technique where cells are controlled by sound--offers the potential to one...
A topical gel to protect farmers from lethal effects of pesticides
Credit: PK Vemula lab Farmers are exposed to toxic pesticides, through skin contact and inhalation, during the spraying of pesticides....
