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Tarragon supplements may make healthy women gain weight
Credit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU Russian tarragon and bitter melon supplements may be less helpful for women than men...
Using personal data to predict blood pressure
Credit: UC San Diego Engineers at UC San Diego used wearable off-the-shelf technology and machine learning to predict, for the...
Robot could one day fight most common cancer in men
A robot could become the 'weapon' of choice for detecting and treating the most common cancer in men, improving results...
Study focused on improving radiation treatment for cancers in pet dogs
Can scientists improve cancer treatment for man's best friend? A UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and his colleagues have...
Department of Defense grant for clinical trial of stem cell therapy for eye injuries
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a four-year, $5.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of...
AI could predict cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer’s disease in the next 5 years
A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline...
More wet and dry weather extremes projected with global warming
Credit: Bob Nichols/USDA Global warming is projected to spawn more extreme wet and dry weather around the world, according to...
Have asthma and a pet? Re-homing your cat or dog may not be necessary
A study from the Nationwide Children's Hospital analyzed environmental exposures, like pet and secondhand smoke, to determine if they have...
Potential treatment could stop knee and spine osteoarthritis, Krembil scientists say
Toronto (October 4, 2018) - Scientists at the Krembil Research Institute have developed a novel therapeutic treatment that has the...
UM earns $10 million contract to develop universal flu vaccine
Credit: University of Montana MISSOULA - The National Institutes of Health have awarded a $10 million contract to the University...
Gram-negative bacteria increase mortality, vasopressor use and ICU admission
Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). In a study...
Sequencing RNA in 20,000 Cardiac cells reveals insights into heart development and disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Scientists using a powerful new technology that sequences RNA in 20,000 individual cell nuclei have...
MD Anderson and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals announce strategic alliance to study novel Cyclacel medicin
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced a three-year strategic alliance agreement that...
UMN researchers use 3D technology to identify optimal stem cells for transplantation
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 4, 2018- Muscular dystrophy is a condition which causes muscle weakness and decreased mobility, caused by defects...
First large study details cognitive outcomes among older breast cancer patients
WASHINGTON -- The first large U.S. study of cognition in older breast cancer patients found that within the first two...
BPS congratulates biophysicist Frances Arnold on her Nobel Prize
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society (BPS) commends Frances Arnold, California Institute of Technology, on her shared Nobel Prize in...
Arizona bioscience community honors two of TGen’s top scientists
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Oct. 3, 2018 -- Two top scientists from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of...
A novel molecule could spur new class of drugs for breast cancer
Credit: Stevens Institute of Technology Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology and colleagues have designed and developed a new class...
T cell bispecific antibody for the immune-mediated killing of HER2+ breast cancer cells
(Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology) Researchers at the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology in Barcelona show that the p95HER2-T cell...
Recording device for cell history
Different "events" such as infections by viruses, as well as the exposure to environmental toxins or other forms of stress,...
