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Inherited, rare skin disease informs treatment of common hair disorders, Penn study finds
Credit: Michael Passanante and Mingang Xu, PhD PHILADELPHIA - It is almost axiomatic in medicine that the study of rare...
Male sexual behavior linked to elevated male sex hormone receptors in muscles of sex-changing fish
Credit: Kory Gozjack ATLANTA--Sex-changing fish exhibit differences in androgen receptor (AR) expression in muscles that are highly sensitive to androgens...
The road not taken: Do stress-specific mutations lead down different evolutionary paths?
Credit: Maharajan and Ferenci graphic in PLOS Biology Starvation for essential elements determines the pattern of genetic variation. Evolution is...
The role of the protein Rrm3 in the repair of breaks in DNA during replication
Credit: Cabimer A research group from the University of Seville has revealed the role that the protein Rrm3 plays in...
Where climate change is most likely to induce food violence
COLUMBUS, Ohio - While climate change is expected to lead to more violence related to food scarcity, new research suggests...
Obesity increases risk of complications after shoulder joint replacement surgery
June 8, 2017 - For patients undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty), higher body mass index is linked to increased...
World’s first success in asymmetric borylation of ketones
Credit: Ito H., et al., Angewandte Chemie International Edition, May 3, 2017. A team of Hokkaido University researchers has developed...
Mammograms: Are we overdiagnosing small tumors?
New Haven, Conn. - An analysis of breast cancer data revealed that many small breast cancers have an excellent prognosis...
Study: Common surgical treatment for melanoma does not improve patients’ overall survival
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (June 8, 2017) -- Patients who receive the standard surgical treatment for melanoma that has spread...
New treatment hope for women with BRCA1 breast cancers
Researchers have shown for the first time that combining two immunotherapy drugs could be effective in treating triple negative breast...
Innovative therapy strategy for pancreatic cancer uses engineered exosomes targeting mutated KRAS gene
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Genetic manipulation of exosomes, virus-sized particles released by all cells, may offer a...
New chemotherapy approach offers breast cancer patients a better quality of life
The chemotherapy drug capecitabine gives patients a better quality of life and is as effective at preventing breast cancer from...
Home-based HPV tests may help with cervical cancer screening
A new study found that for many women in rural El Salvador, home-based HPV self-sampling for women is an acceptable...
Data from satellite imagery useful for malaria early warning systems
(Umea University) Researchers in Sweden have developed a model that uses seasonal weather data from satellite images to accurately predict...
Russian Polytechnic University among organizers of Russian-Chinese biomedical forum
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University On June 6, Forum on Russian-Chinese Biomedical Cooperation was launched at the Zhangjiang...
Biology professor uses microphones to track pollinating bees in new study
Credit: Courtesy: Nicole Miller-Struttmann ST. LOUIS - Tracking pollinating bees is a huge business in the world of agriculture. It's...
Certain cardiovascular medications may increase risk of falling
A new analysis suggests that among older adults who take cardiovascular medications, those using non-selective beta-blockers may be at an...
Highly safe biocontainment strategy hopes to encourage greater use of GMOs
Credit: Ryuichi Hirota Use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - microorganisms not found in the natural world but developed in...
Diagnostic radiation exposure safe for children, experts state
RESTON, Va. - In an article published in the June 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers assert...
Home blood pressure monitors inaccurate 70 percent of the time: Study
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Seventy per cent of readings from home blood pressure monitors are unacceptably inaccurate, which could cause serious...
