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From thousands of suspects, Yale researchers ferret out cancer-causing genes
A Yale-led team of researchers has identified specific gene combinations that can cause deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, using new technology...
From cancer evolution to personalized therapies
Lausanne, 14 August 2017 - Being able to predict the resistance or sensitivity of a tumour cell to a drug...
Breast cancer study in India shows how the country can avoid crisis
Credit: University of Portsmouth A new study examining breast cancer awareness in India has found that a lack of early...
Important to communicate cancer prevention message to young adults to reduce risks later in life
Ann Arbor, MI, Aug. 14, 2017 - The latest estimates suggest that, by 2020, more than 1.9 million Americans will...
Neonics put bumblebees at risk of extinction by hindering colony formation, study reveals
Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when exposed to a common neonicotinoid pesticide, according to a new University of...
Immune study points to new ways to treat lung disease
Fresh insight into how the immune system keeps itself in check could lead to new ways of fighting chronic lung...
‘Inefficient’ sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive
Credit: Adam Spargo Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to "inefficient" traditional fishing methods, new research suggests....
Blood biopsy test reads platelets to detect human lung cancer
Credit: Best et al. Researchers in the Netherlands have designed a different approach to the liquid biopsy. Rather than looking...
Researchers from TU Dresden and CiQUS obtain decacene, the largest acene synthesized ever
Credit: TU Dresden Acenes are molecules formed by the linear fusion of special carbon-based hexagons, widely known as 'benzene rings'....
High sugar consumption gives rise to dental treatment costs in the billions
Worldwide, people are eating far too much sugar. This has negative consequences for their teeth and for their purses: seen...
Long-term diabetes complication: Liver inflammation raises cholesterol levels
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels...
Change in protein production essential to muscle function
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have shed light on the process that guides the...
$3.7 million grant to fund research on novel drug targeting heart diseases
New Orleans, LA - The Exscien Corporation of Louisville, KY, in conjunction with LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of...
Does stronger initial response to cancer treatment predict longer overall survival?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It seems like such a simple question: Do patients whose tumors shrink more in...
Seafood for thought
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every...
UCLA scientists identify a new way to activate stem cells to make hair grow
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Center/Nature Cell Biology UCLA researchers have discovered a new way to activate the stem cells...
How Gata4 helps mend a broken heart
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine During a heart attack, blood stops flowing into the heart; starved for oxygen, part of...
Genetic mechanism prevents kidney injury after severe dehydration
DURHAM, N.H. - Millions of people die every year from dehydration as a result of exposure and illness. In humans,...
A tiny fraction of oceans could satisfy the world’s fish demand
From sashimi to smoked salmon, ceviche to mussels Provençal, seafood dishes are among the world's best-loved culinary delights and dietary...
Lungs in space
Space travel can cause a lot of stress on the human body as the change in gravity, radiation and other...
