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Agile Implementation: Reengineering dissemination of healthcare in the US
Credit: Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science INDIANAPOLIS -- In a study published in the Journal of...
Simple post-surgery step reduces bladder cancer recurrence
PORTLAND, OR - Flushing the bladder with a common chemotherapy drug immediately after surgery significantly reduces the chances of bladder...
ONC201 kills breast cancer cells in vitro by targeting mitochondria
Credit: Stanley Lipkowitz TRAIL, a member of the TNF family of ligands, causes caspase-dependent apoptosis through activation of its receptors,...
Cell phones at summer camp: Research explores the effects
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Summer camp often conjures up images of wooded retreats with lakes and cabins, camping under the...
Drinking more water does not slow decline of kidney function for kidney disease patients
A new study, published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) by researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and...
New fertility treatment for men and women being developed at Ben-Gurion U
NEW YORK, May 8, 2018 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a new, single-dose treatment which...
First proton imaging system to be installed in NHS high energy proton beam therapy center
One of the most complex medical imaging systems ever developed which uses proton beams to create 3D images of the...
The 2018 Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in Interferon & Cytokine Research
Credit: International Cytokine & Interferon Society The International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS) announced today that the Seymour and Vivian...
LSUHealthNO LA tumor registry among 16 funded by NCI SEER program
New Orleans, LA - The Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health has been...
12th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting
The Canadian Association for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it will hold its twelfth annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, from...
New pulmonary hypertension treatment target in the bull’s-eye
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. - (May 8, 2018) - A new and early target for...
A new mechanism for neurodegeneration in a form of dementia
Philadelphia, May 8, 2018 A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that dementia-related and psychiatric-related proteins cluster together to form...
Invasive procedures should be reserved for a sub-group of acid reflux patients, study says
AURORA, Colo. (May 8, 2018) - As the number of Americans with acid reflux grows, a study by researchers at...
Hunting dogs may benefit from antioxidant boost in diet
Credit: Preston Buff URBANA, Ill. - Free radicals, those DNA-damaging single-oxygen atoms, are produced in spades during exercise. Dogs that...
Our vulnerable nervous system: What affects its protective sheaths?
According to the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (German Multiple Sclerosis Society), around 200,000 people in Germany suffer from multiple sclerosis...
Troubling stats for kids with intellectual disabilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio - By federal law passed in 1975, children with intellectual disabilities are supposed to spend as much time...
Ultrasound helmet would make live images, brain-machine interface possible
Credit: Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University Ultrasound technology for the brain could mean real-time images during surgery, a better idea of which...
Stay safe, take the bus
Taking the bus is a whole lot safer than taking the car - and it's also safer for cyclists and...
New biomarker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, May 8, 2018 - High levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) have been...
Heartbeat out of sync
(University of Bonn) Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias often occur after a heart attack, as the scar tissue can interfere with the...
