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Duke Endowment grant to help UNC Lineberger roll out lay patient navigation program in N.C.
Credit: UNC The Duke Endowment of Charlotte, N.C., has awarded a three-year, $600,000 grant to UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center...
Molecular changes with age in normal breast tissue are linked to cancer-related changes
LEBANON, NH - Several known factors are associated with a higher risk of breast cancer including increasing age, being overweight...
Using a pig model to study chronic diseases may help minimize drug failure rate
Scientists may be able to minimize the failure rate of drugs for diseases linked to high-calorie diets, such as colon...
Parents have critical role in preventing teen drinking
Fewer Australian teenagers are drinking alcohol but more needs to be done to curb the drinking habits of Aussie students,...
Young adult cancer survivors struggle to get back to normal
ANN ARBOR--Cancer survivors often talk about wanting to get back to normal, but a new study indicates many young adults...
Surgery is a low risk treatment option for patients with pectoralis major tendon ruptures
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Surgery is an effective and safe option to treat patients with pectoralis major tendon (PMT) ruptures,...
Shifting storms to bring extreme waves, seaside damage to once placid areas
Credit: Christopher Drummond/UNSW The world's most extensive study of a major stormfront striking the coast has revealed a previously unrecognised...
Innate reaction of hematopoietic stem cells to severe infections
Credit: (Picture: UZH) Researchers at the University of Zurich have shown for the first time that hematopoietic stem cells detect...
Holographic imaging could be used to detect signs of life in space
We may be capable of finding microbes in space--but if we did, could we tell what they were, and that...
Youth patellar dislocations may pose risk for future injuries later in life
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations are at a higher risk of recurring dislocations, especially long-term...
New mutations related to hereditary neuroendocrine tumours
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours with a strong hereditary component. Half the genes whose alterations confer hereditary susceptibility...
Nesting aids make agricultural fields attractive for bees
Credit: (Photo: Verena Rieding) Farmers are facing a problem: Honeybees are becoming ever more rare in many places. But a...
Study finds restoration at Illinois prairie is working in the soil, too
Credit: Northern Illinois University Summer is abloom at Nachusa Grasslands, where the warmth of July is igniting an explosion of...
Scientists seek to engineer chatter among cells
Credit: The Biodesign Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 20, 2017) - Communities of cells communicate to coordinate their actions, but...
Risk factors identified for elbow and shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors,...
Semiliquid chains pulled out of a sea of microparticles
Credit: Source: IPC PAS An electrode brought to the surface of a liquid that contains microparticles can be used to...
Sexual health clinics should ask about abuse
Training clinicians to proactively ask patients about domestic violence is feasible for sexual health clinics to implement and could increase...
A sodium surprise
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Irregular heartbeat -- or arrhythmia -- can have sudden and often fatal consequences. A...
Shale gas development spurring spread of invasive plants in Pennsylvania forests
Credit: Mortensen Lab, Penn State Vast swaths of Pennsylvania forests were clear-cut circa 1900 and regrowth has largely been from...
Small survey: Most primary care physicians can’t identify all risk factors for prediabetes
Johns Hopkins researchers who distributed a survey at a retreat and medical update for primary care physicians (PCPs) report that...
