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Scientists discover unknown virus in ‘throwaway’ DNA
A chance discovery has opened up a new method of finding unknown viruses. In research published in the journal Virus...
New, more sensitive sensor for evaluating drug safety
Credit: Yu Liu, Penn State University A new technique for evaluating drug safety can detect stress on cells at earlier...
Sending the right signals
Through a process called cell signaling, cells collaborate on necessary functions such as responding to changes in the environment, fighting...
$3.2M grant to The Jackson Laboratory for study of new ALS candidate gene
A new five-year federal research grant totaling $3,322,009 to The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) will fund studies of a new mouse...
Aggressive breast cancers may contribute to racial survival disparities
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A higher proportion of aggressive breast cancer subtypes are seen in black women, University of North...
August GIE studies show promising results for patients with endoscopic treatments
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - Aug. 3, 2017 - The August issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal...
New statistical models key yield powerful insight from health care databases
BALTIMORE, Md. (Aug. 3, 2017) -Recognizing that administrative health care databases can be a valuable, yet challenging, tool in the...
New research shows the power of radiomics to improve precision medicine
TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 3, 2017) - Precision medicine has become the leading innovation of cancer treatment. Patients are routinely treated...
NCI study shows feasibility of cancer screening protocol for Li-Fraumeni syndrome patients
In a new study from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, researchers found a...
Hereditary cancer syndromes focus of JAMA Oncology collection
JAMA Oncology published a collection of articles on hereditary cancer syndromes, including Li-Fraumeni and Lynch syndromes. The online publication includes...
Physicians evaluate new device to test for cervical cancer
Credit: J. Diedrich, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - When a woman has an abnormal pap smear she usually undergoes colposcopy,...
Breakthrough by scientists finds arthritis drug could treat blood cancer patients
Credit: University of Sheffield University of Sheffield scientists discover drug used for arthritis could be used to treat blood cancer...
Scientists deliver knockout blow to multiple cancers
Targeting healthy cells that have been hijacked by cancer cells could help treat many different types of the disease, according...
Targeted radiotherapy limits side effects of breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment...
CAREFOR calls on EU to safeguard independent academic research
Credit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano/Brussels, Aug. 3, 2017. Three leading European organisations in the fight against cancer have...
Discovery points to drugs that would ‘short-circuit’ deadly leukemia
Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that survival of a particularly aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia...
Of mice and cheeseburgers: Experimental drug reverses obesity-related liver disease
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center A drug developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center protected mice from one...
Forensic entomologist unearths Chinese migrant fly in Europe
Credit: University of Huddersfield AN insect that was once found mainly in China and in South America has begun to...
UVA researchers identify neurons that control brain’s body clock
Neurons in the brain that produce the pleasure-signaling neurotransmitter dopamine also directly control the brain's circadian center, or "body clock"...
Goldschmidt — the world’s major geochemistry conference
The Goldschmidt conference, the world's biggest and most important geochemistry conference, takes place in Paris from 13 to 18 August....
