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CHAPEL HILL -- Preserving sexual function was important to many men facing treatment for prostate cancer, according to a recent...

Credit: Claudia Ehrlich Patients with gallbladder cancer often show few or no symptoms for long periods of time. As a...

CHAPEL HILL -- DNA damage occurs routinely within your cells due to sun exposure, smoking and sometimes during the normal...

Credit: ©2017 Tagami et al. Cell Reports 21, Issue1, 259-273. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.032 (Osaka, Japan) A tremendous amount of Amyloid-β peptide...

Intriguing antitumor activity is found in a very promising class of natural compounds: cyclic depsipeptides, which have a challenging structure...

Credit: The American Chemical Society A new class of drugs for blood cancers such as leukemia and multiple myeloma is...

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 24, 2017 - Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps...

Proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer is associated with higher survival rates and decreased risk of complications compared to intensity-modulated...

CHICAGO - A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that proton beam therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, prior...

Heidelberg, Oct. 25, 2017 - EMBO announces today the selection of 28 young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. They join...

As a gigantic carbon sink, the ocean has taken up about a third of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released into...

Credit: © 2017 KAUST Smart 3D-printed braces that incorporate nontoxic batteries and lights could reduce the time and costs involved...

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder caused by genetic mutations that disrupt the normal movement of chloride in and out...

Immune cells are normally associated with fighting infection but in a new study, scientists have discovered how they also help...

Credit: European Geosciences Union In the past decades, large areas of forest in Sumatra, Indonesia have been replaced by cash...

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With the increased politicization of science, more and more people continue to...

In coming decades, the rise in global temperatures owing to climate change may hinder the production of wheat in many...

Polishing an apple with your shirt might remove some dust and dirt, but getting rid of pesticide residues could take...

You get an infection, you are given penicillin -- and then you could get hemorrhagic diarrhea. This rare but extremely...

Seizures are a common result of traumatic brain injury, especially in military veterans. A new study funded by the DOD,...