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Mayo Clinic endocrinologist receives career science award from major medical association
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Sundeep Khosla, M.D, a researcher and physician at Mayo Clinic, has been named the recipient of the...
High-nicotine dependent smokers ‘less likely’ to quit after lung cancer screening
Glenview, IL, May 21, 2018 - Tobacco cessation is considered the single most effective primary prevention strategy for reducing the...
Autism is not linked to eating fish in pregnacy
A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or...
Interview with CAR T cell expert Dr. Michel Sadelain in Human Gene Therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 18, 2018--Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Cell Engineering,...
Mayo study identifies new potential treatment option for triple negative breast cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Mayo Clinic researchers identified that an...
Why are the elderly increasingly more inclined to live alone?
Credit: José Javier For decades, the elderly in Spain have shown a preference for living at home, either alone or...
New PSU study shows higher formaldehyde risk in e-cigarettes than previously thought
Portland State University researchers who published an article three years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine about the...
Profiling the genome hundreds of variations at a time
(BOSTON) -- Geneticists have been using model organisms ranging from the house mouse to the single-cell bakers' yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae,...
Scientists find link between increases in local temperature and antibiotic resistance
Credit: Fawn Gracey/Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA (May 21, 2018) - Bacteria have long been thought to develop antibiotic resistance...
MDI Biological Laboratory establishes scientific innovation fund
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced the establishment of the William Procter...
Study finds snap-lock mechanism in bacterial riboswitch
Credit: E. Nikonowicz/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 21, 2018) -- In a discovery that points to potential new antibiotic medicines,...
New form of local anesthetic does not reduce opioid use or complications after knee surgery
CHICAGO - Contrary to what some studies may suggest, the local anesthetic drug, liposomal bupivacaine, did not reduce in-hospital opioid...
Another potential mechanism links androgen deprivation therapy to cardiovascular mortality
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the US. As the prostate is a testosterone-responsive gland, androgen...
International award for QUT Head of Nursing
Credit: Ray Chan, QUT QUT's Professor Patsy Yates has become the first researcher from outside of North America to receive...
Reading the minds of pilots on the fly
Credit: ISAE-SUPAERO After a plane engine blew apart at 32,000 feet in the air last month, the pilot flying Southwest...
Cancer registry managed by Keck School of Medicine of USC receives $43.7 million award
The National Cancer Institute has awarded Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center $43.7 million...
Patients with high lipoprotein(a) levels may benefit from taking PCSK9 inhibitors
Lipoprotein(a) is a variant of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, and large amounts of data have shown that higher lipoprotein(a) levels...
How bacteria behave differently in humans compared to the lab
Credit: Sophie Darch, Whiteley Lab and Rumbaugh Lab at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Most of what we know...
Improving heart health could prevent frailty in old age
New research has shown that older people with very low heart disease risks also have very little frailty, raising the...
Exercise to stay young: 4-5 days a week to slow down your heart’s aging
Credit: Dr. Shigeki Shibata Participating in exercise 4-5 days per week is necessary to keep your heart young, according to...