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October 17, 2025

Bat Poop: A Reliable Source of Climate Change

Credit: Dr. Bogdan Onac, University of South Florida People have long known that bat guano - the polite term for...

Imported candy at top of contaminated food list in California

Following a state law mandating testing, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued more alerts for lead in candy...

Wayne State receives $1.85 million NIH grant to identify novel antibiotic targets

Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - A research team from Wayne State University has received a $1.85 million...

Geobiologist receives prestigious Packard Fellowship

Magdalena R. Osburn, a Northwestern University geobiologist who studies ancient and modern microbes, has been awarded a 2017 Packard Fellowship...

Targeting mitochondria in pulmonary hypertension

(Edmonton, AB) Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a debilitating disease of the lung blood vessels that causes heart failure and...

Blocking key pathways is a way to defeat cancer stem cells

Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and international collaborators have found that in humanized mice,...

Brain tumors share common tricks to survive

Different types of brain tumours may use strikingly similar approaches to generate and use energy to survive in the brain,...

Blood test can effectively rule out breast cancer, regardless of breast density

NEW YORK, October 25, 2017 - A new study published in PLOS ONE demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker...

Sexual function concerns not always reflected in prostate cancer treatment choices

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

Gallbladder cancer: Pharmacist finds protein that drives tumor growth

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

Timing could matter to how responsive cancer cells are to treatment, study suggests

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

Japanese researchers find why Alzheimer’s drugs work in the lab but not in patients

Anti-pancreatic cancer drug in research focus

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

Insights from a rare genetic disease may help treat multiple myeloma

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

New study: ‘Double decker’ antibody technology fights cancer

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

Proton therapy for prostate cancer is advantageous to imrt according to new study

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

Proton therapy may be better option for elderly patients with esophageal cancer

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

Could Squirrel trade have contributed to England’s medieval leprosy outbreak?

Credit: Dr Sarah Inskip Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to...

Skin found to play a role in controlling blood pressure

Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of...

Stirling leads £1.1m trial into pelvic organ prolapse