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Excessive tests don’t benefit patient, do increase cost in age-related immune disorder

May 3, 2016

AUGUSTA, Ga. – A series of tests physicians routinely order to help diagnose and follow their patients with an elevated...

The $60 billion question — can we prevent norovirus?

May 3, 2016

Credit: CDC Each year, norovirus causes over 200,000 deaths and a global economic burden of $60 billion. A highly contagious...

Two known chemotherapy agents effectively target breast cancer stem cells

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are...

Prevalent cancer-associated mutations detected in apparently healthy group

In a study of 36 women – 16 diagnosed with ovarian cancer and a control group of 20 with no...

LJI scientists discover molecular mechanism for generating specific antibody responses

LA JOLLA, CA–Follicular helper T cells (Tfh cells), a rare type of T cells, are indispensable for the maturation of...

First structural views of the NMDA receptor in action will aid drug development

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Janelia Research Campus/HHMI, have obtained snapshots...

Adult brain prunes branched connections of new neurons

LA JOLLA — (May 02, 2016) When tweaking its architecture, the adult brain works like a sculptor — starting with...

Five new breast cancer genes and range of mutations pave way for personalized treatment

The largest-ever study to sequence the whole genomes of breast cancers has uncovered five new genes associated with the disease...

Shape of tumor may affect whether cells can metastasize

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Only a few cells in a cancerous tumor are able to break away and spread to other...

3-D printing aids in understanding food enjoyment

Tasting food relies on food volatiles moving from the back of the mouth to the nasal cavity, but researchers have...

University of Illinois researchers create 1-step graphene patterning method

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a one-step, facile method to pattern graphene by using stencil...

In one aspect of vision, computers catch up to primate brain

A team of MIT neuroscientists has found that some computer programs can identify the objects in these images just as...

‘Electrospray’ could revolutionize manufacturing; grant recipient to explore 3-D printing

IMAGE: Paul Chiarot, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Binghamton University, recently received a five-year, $500,000 grant from the...

Cardiologists use 3-D printing to personalize treatment for heart disease

Credit: The University of Melbourne University of Melbourne doctors and engineers are using supercomputers to create 3D models from patients...

3-D printing creates knee model for evaluating patellar disorders and surgical approaches

New Rochelle, NY, April 7, 2016–A new, low-cost approach to building a knee model for studying knee pain and impaired...

Taking on melanoma, one cell at a time

The following is adapted from a Q&A published today by the Broad Institute. Single-cell analysis is a groundbreaking approach now...

Controlling ‘bad cholesterol’ production could prevent growth of tumors, study finds

Several studies have recognized a link between obesity and cancer. Richard Lehner, professor of Pediatrics and investigator at the University...

Dressed to kill: Tailoring a suit for tumor-penetrating cancer meds

For more than a decade, biomedical researchers have been looking for better ways to deliver cancer-killing medication directly to tumors...

Method for earlier detection of leukemia wins $300,000 grant

A unique pitch competition hosted by the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research on Friday awarded a team of...

Cartilage protein may contribute to the development of breast cancer