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Social vulnerability and medical skepticism top factors limiting adherence to screening
Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Social vulnerability showed to be a major limitation to participation in cancer screening for...
Juul e-cigarettes pose addiction risk for young users, Stanford study finds
Teens and young adults who use Juul brand e-cigarettes are failing to recognize the product's addictive potential, despite using it...
Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Immunotherapy has been a major breakthrough in oncology -- but little is known about its...
Sleep apnea more deadly when patients experience short interrupted breaths
Credit: Oregon Health & Science University/Kristyna Wentz-Graff Patients with sleep apnea who have short interruptions in breathing while they sleep...
Pregnancy possible after chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, but many no longer wish
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Chemotherapy is known to have a negative impact on the reproductive potential of young breast...
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $3 million NIH grant for health disparities research
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from...
La Jolla Institute receives $ 4.5 million Cancer Moonshot award
Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and UC San Diego...
Epidemic in turf management: Herbicide resistance in annual bluegrass
Credit: Photo by J. Brosnan, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Annual bluegrass is one of the most common weeds of...
Genetic breakthrough by CU Denver scientists will aid whitebark pine conservation efforts
Credit: Diane Tomback, Ph.D. A University of Colorado Denver-led research team for the first time developed reliable genetic markers known...
New fly species found in Indiana may indicate changing climate, says IUPUI researcher
Credit: School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- A new type of blow fly spotted in Indiana points to shifting...
$5 million NSF grant will help researchers show the impact of their work
Credit: UM Connector The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Missouri a $5.2 million grant over five years...
Montana State researchers win $1.5 million for developing carbon dioxide tech
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- A special ceramic slurry and a conveyor belt whose surface is minus...
$5.1 million grant will fund research to develop a stem cell-based therapy for blinding eye condition
Credit: Saravanan Karumbayaram/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine...
Cancer-associated mutations are common in normal human esophagus
Unexpectedly, a new study finds that cancer-associated genetic mutations are surprisingly common in aged, healthy esophageal epithelium tissue. The results...
Mutant cells colonize our tissues over our lifetime
By the time we reach middle age, more than half of the oesophagus in healthy people has been taken over...
Government corruption tops 5th annual Chapman University survey of American fears
Credit: Chapman University ORANGE, Calif. - More Americans are afraid than ever, according to the 5th annual Chapman University Survey...
OSU researchers propose CRISPR as influencer of low genetic diversity in deadly bacteria
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists at Oregon State University have shed light on the evolutionary history of a soil-borne bacteria that...
Estimating the feeding habits of corals may offer new insights on resilient reefs
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and colleagues...
Environmental associations with genes may yield opportunities for precision medicine
Credit: (courtesy Dr. Gignoux) SAN DIEGO, Calif. - A new approach to genetic analysis finds associations between environmental factors and...
Scientists uncover how rare gene mutation affects brain development and memory
Irvine, Calif. - October 18, 2018 - Researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, have found that...
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