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Web-based cognitive exercises improve memory and attention in cancer survivors
"Cognitive rehabilitation should be a core part of cancer survivorship care, as cognitive symptoms are very common and have a...
Risk factors for prostate cancer aren’t what we think, SWOG study shows
Portland, Oregon, Oct. 31, 2016 - When it comes to prostate cancer biopsies, risk and reality don't always match up,...
Low-oxygen environment leads to heart regeneration in mice, UTSW research shows
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - October 31, 2016 - Normal, healthy heart muscle is well-supplied with oxygen-rich blood....
New $3 million NCI grant at OU aims to help people stop smoking
Nearly 7 in 10 cigarette smokers are looking for a way to quit - and many smokers have turned to...
Study links athletic performance to mortality
Credit: University of Arizona It's not the locker room pep talk you'd expect, but new research from the University of...
Two genes linked to postpartum immunity revival in women with persistent hepatitis C
Credit: Nationwide Children's Hospital Alternative forms of two genes are associated with a boost in immunity to hepatitis C after...
UBC researchers create new method to classify dangerous sex offenders
Credit: UBC UBC researchers have developed a new classification system that could help police solve sex crimes. Using classified anonymous...
New sperm research could lead to cut in infertility rate
Sperm and mathematics don't appear to be the likeliest of bedfellows - but new research bringing the two together could...
Vaccinating against dengue may increase Zika outbreaks
TORONTO, Monday, October 31, 2016 -- Vaccinating against dengue fever could increase outbreaks of Zika, suggests new research out of...
Sudden cardiac death of teen reminds physicians of precision medicine
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The sudden death of a 13-year-old boy resulted in more than 20 relatives to be incorrectly diagnosed...
CAS and Clarivate Analytics collaborate on identifying hottest, emerging fields in sci-research
Credit: Image by CASIPM October 31, 2016 -Chinese Academy of Sciences and Clarivate Analytics today released "Research Fronts 2016", an...
Study reveals tremendous clinical and economic burden of common chronic liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common liver disease worldwide, is increasing in prevalence and is currently estimated to...
Some herbal and dietary supplements can be toxic to the liver
A recent review based on a research symposium sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and...
Breakthrough in the production of dopamine neurons for Parkinson’s disease
The first transplantation of stem cells in patients with Parkinson's disease is almost within reach. However, it remains a challenge...
New research paves way for anti-cancer treatment
Credit: Uni of Huddersfield RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have developed a new lab technique that may aid the...
ESMO Symposium on Immuno-Oncology 2016
Lugano/Lausanne, 28 October 2016 - Immunotherapies (medicines that use the body's immune system to fight cancer) have proven to be...
Study identifies potential combination therapy for ovarian cancer
(Boston)--A new study has identified an effective combination therapy for treating ovarian cancer cells. The findings, published in the journal...
2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to be held Dec. 6-10
SAN ANTONIO -- The Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,...
What’s the best treatment for positional plagiocephaly in infants? CNS publishes new guidelines
October 28, 2016 - Physical therapy--with helmet therapy if needed--is the recommended treatment for most infants with position-related flattening of...
High-frequency spinal cord stimulation provides better results in chronic back and leg pain
October 28, 2016 - For patients with severe, chronic back and leg pain, a new high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (SCS)...
