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Center for AIDS Research funding renewed for an old and on-going fight
Credit: UC San Diego Health The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded a five-year, $15 million grant...
Structure of a protein complex related with cell survival revealed
A team from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has determined for the first time the high-resolution structure of...
Altered immune cells clear childhood brain tumor in mice
Engineered human immune cells can vanquish a deadly pediatric brain tumor in a mouse model, a study from the Stanford...
Emory receives $12.7 million grant to continue oxytocin research
Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Brain Health Center have received a five-year, $12.7 million National Institute of...
Evidence mounts that daily opioid users may fare worse after spine surgery, study finds
In a multicenter database study of adults who had undergone surgery for spinal deformities, researchers say that those who had...
Better education during childhood decreases risk of dementia in African-Americans
Credit: Portrait Innovations/Valerie Smith-Gamble INDIANAPOLIS - A newly published observational study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University has found...
Giving roots and shoots their space: The Advanced Plant Habitat
Credit: Bryan Onate The Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), a recent addition to the International Space Station, is the largest growth...
Is whole-brain radiation still best for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Lung cancer often metastasizes to the brain. Historically, brain metastases have been treated with...
‘Striosome’ neurons in the basal ganglia play a key role in learning
Credit: OIST A pleasant surprise or a nasty shock is likely to be a memorable experience. For instance, if you...
Boosting T cell ‘memory’ may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Just like people, some T cells have excellent memories. These subtypes known as memory T...
Americans with a college education live longer without dementia and Alzheimer’s
Education gives people an edge in their later years, helping them to keep dementia at bay and their memories intact,...
Henry Ford physician selected as panelist for FDA panels on medical device regulation
- Kathleen Yaremchuk, M.D, MSA, Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, will serve...
Basel researchers succeed in cultivating cartilage from stem cells
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine Stable joint cartilage can be produced from adult stem cells originating from...
Portland State researchers chart a new way to look at concussion
A Portland State University research team studying concussion has published an interactive diagram showing the many facets of mild traumatic...
Stand Up To Cancer takes new approach to multiple myeloma focusing on precursor conditions
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer CHICAGO - April 15, 2018 -- Stand Up To Cancer announced a $10 million award...
Announcing the Pancreatic Cancer Collective
Chicago (April 15, 2018) -- The Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced today at the Annual Meeting...
First-in-human clinical trial of new targeted therapy drug reports promising responses for multiple
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A phase I, first-in-human study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...
Australia to join global health and climate change initiative
The Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change was published in October 2017 by The Lancet and will be...
Painkillers in pregnancy may affect baby’s future fertility
Taking painkillers during pregnancy could affect the fertility of the unborn child in later life, research suggests. The study identifies...
Innate immune adaptor TRIF confers neuroprotection in ALS
Credit: Koji Yamanaka Nagoya, Japan - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease damaging motor neurons in brain and...