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Screening for cervical abnormalities in women offered HPV vaccination
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing detects a higher number of precancerous cervical lesions than cytology-based Pap smears in a female population...
Red cosmetic powder used in Hindu ceremonies contain unsafe lead levels
Sindoor -- a cosmetic powder sold in the United States and used during Hindu religious and cultural ceremonies -- has...
Tumor-infiltrating B lymphocytes promote melanoma progression & resistance to therapy
PHILADELPHIA -- (Sept. 19, 2017) -- In a multi-institutional collaborative study, scientists at The Wistar Institute and the Medical University...
Brain powered: Increased physical activity among breast cancer survivors boosts cognition
It is estimated that up to 75 percent of breast cancer survivors experience problems with cognitive difficulties following treatments, perhaps...
Future of legalized cannabis focus of expert panel discussion in cannabis journal
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 19, 2017--In the roundtable entitled "Expert Panel on Understanding Cannabis:...
Ludwig scientists discover complex axis of immune suppression exploited by cancers
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells evade destruction by the immune system....
PharmaMar starts clinical studies with a new compound -PM14- in patients with solid tumors
After its preclinical phase, where the compound has demonstrated its activity in solid tumors in animal models, this Phase I...
Cancer researcher wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Credit: QMUL Professor Jack Cuzick from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has received the Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement...
Charities unite to award $2.5 million for breast and prostate cancer research
Credit: National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Movember Foundation. Leading Australian cancer researcher Professor Wayne Tilley has today been presented...
NYIT faculty members to research RNA variants under multi-year NIH grant
Credit: P. Retuta for NYIT (New York, N.Y.) - NYIT (New York Institute of Technology) faculty members Shenglong Zhang, Ph.D.,...
Cell-based therapy success could be boosted by new antioxidant
Cell therapies being developed to treat a range of conditions could be improved by a chemical compound that aids their...
Scientists explore biology’s boundaries at Allen Discovery Center at Tufts first symposium
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Sept. 19, 2017) - Eight researchers in the vanguard of biological science gathered at the inaugural symposium of...
Virtual brain lab brings together leading neuroscientists across the world
Twenty one leading neuroscience groups from around the world have formed a 'virtual brain lab' to test how the brain...
Cultivating marine biomass
One of the most productive organisms on Earth, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) depends on nutrients from the surrounding water column...
Why aren’t house sparrows as big as geese?
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kvalnes, NTNU Why are house sparrows the exact size they are? Why aren't they hummingbird size or...
An interconnection between the nervous and immune system
Credit: Harald Prüss A newly-discovered reflex arc mediates a process which leads to a disruption in the hormones secreted by...
New model may help science overcome the brain’s fortress-like barrier
Credit: Samah Jassam New model may help science overcome the brain's fortress-like barrier Scientists have helped provide a way to...
Researchers compose guidelines for handling CAR T cell side effects
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON -- Immune-cell based therapies opening a new frontier for cancer treatment carry unique, potentially...
The brain at work: Spotting half-hidden objects
Credit: Randy Carnell and Megan Clark/UW Medicine How does a driver's brain realize that a stop sign is behind a...
CUHK sets out to reveal impact of Arctic amplification on East Asian winter climate
An ongoing research project aims to identify and explain teleconnections and future changes in the East Asian Winter Monsoon under...
