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Experts call for virtual European cancer institute/infrastructure
A new article that addresses the challenges of cancer proposes combining innovative prevention and treatment strategies in a state-of-the-art virtual...
US cancer drug costs increasing despite competition, new research shows
NEW YORK...October 31 - Anticancer drug costs in the United States increase substantially after launch regardless of competition, according to...
Surveillance safe for non-cancerous breast lesion typically treated surgically
CHICAGO (October 31, 2017): The detection of certain non-cancerous "high risk" breast lesions can lead to surgical treatment in women,...
University of Seville researchers reveal the role of a DNA repair mechanism
Credit: University of Seville Researchers from the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Genome Damage and Stability Centre of...
‘Precision medicine’ for cancer patients may not always be so precise
A new study finds that precision medicine for oncology -- genetic testing to determine the best drug treatment for each...
Research suggests new way to treat inflammatory gut disease and prevent rejection of bone marrow transplants
A new study explains how a widely used drug is effective against inflammatory bowel disease and rejection of bone marrow...
Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47 percent
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, Oct. 31, 2017) The long-term use of aspirin has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of...
Bacteria eradication reduces gastric cancer risk by 22 percent in over-60s, new research shows
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, Oct. 31, 2017) Treating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection of the stomach could lead to a marked...
Artificial Intelligence uncovers anti-aging plant extracts
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, Baltimore, Md. - Life Extension, in collaboration with Insilico Medicine, have employed artificial...
Stem cells conduct cartilage regeneration but are not directly involved
Credit: Vetmeduni Vienna Therapy with mesenchymal stem cells, the so-called progenitor cells of connective tissue, holds great promise for the...
Mini-microscopes reveal brain circuitry behind social behavior
Credit: Catherine Dulac Lab Tiny microscopes mounted on mice's heads have given researchers a peek into the neural circuitry of...
To save Florida’s oranges, Colorado State University team will study deadly citrus disease
Credit: Colorado State University Over the last decade, Florida's famous citrus industry has been battered by a disease called citrus...
Landmark discovery turns marathon of evolution into a sprint
Credit: John Innes Centre A research collaboration has discovered a new way of rapidly generating a swathe of medically significant...
Little-known fruits contain powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant agents
According to a study supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation five fruit trees native to the Atlantic Rainforest have...
Researchers map trends in drug development
From a drug perspective, G protein-coupled receptors are the most utilised cell receptors in the body. They are uniquely accessible...
How an interest in bipolar disorder drugs led to a better understanding of leukemia
Credit: Mansi Shinde and Simone Sidoli A research project that began 20 years ago with an interest in how lithium...
Tracking mosquitoes with your cellphone
Credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service It's a sound that can keep even the weariest among us from falling asleep: the...
Flour power to boost food security
Credit: University of Queensland The discovery of genes that determine the yield of flour from wheat could increase milling yield,...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact cooled Earth’s climate more than previously thought
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs likely released far more climate-altering sulfur gas into...
Humans don’t use as much brainpower as we like to think
Credit: Image by Arianna Harrington, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- For years, scientists assumed that humans devote a larger share...
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