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New force measurement platform provides window to study cardiovascular disease
Credit: Credit: Abinash Padhi, STEP Lab, Virginia Tech Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United...
Killing cancer in the heat of the moment
Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS Mineko Kengaku, Tatsuya Murakami, and their colleagues from Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS)...
New way of predicting kidney function could improve chemotherapy dosing
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new statistical model which estimates kidney function in patients with cancer....
UMMS researcher, colleagues develop tumor-targeting MRI contrast based on human protein
Credit: UMass Medical School A team led by Gang Han, PhD, has designed a human protein-based, tumor-targeting Magnetic Resonance Imaging...
Strathclyde professor receives RSE Royal Medal from Her Majesty the Queen
Credit: Gary Doak Photography, courtesy of the RSE. A University of Strathclyde Professor has received a prestigious award from the...
Thousands given to cancer research at the University of Warwick
Credit: Coventry City Council Cancer research at the University of Warwick has received a boost. The University's Cancer Research Centre...
New epigenomic strategies in the clinical management of cancer of unknown primary
Credit: IDIBELL The invention of the EPICUP® epigenetic test last year allowed physicians to elucidate what type of primary tumor...
Nurse-led intervention helps carers’ manage medication and cancer pain
A study funded by Marie Curie and Dimbleby Cancer Care published today shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led...
Howell to receive Papanicolaou Award for outstanding achievements in cytopathology
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Lydia Pleotis Howell, a national leader known for her work to improve women's health, will receive the...
Teaching old drugs new tricks in the fight against infectious diseases
A new article looks at how currently available drugs for various conditions might be repurposed alone or in combination with...
How universities are fostering innovation and entrepreneurship
Tampa, Fla. (Jul. 7, 2017) - The next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs are being formed at U.S. universities. Exactly...
Sand in public playgrounds may play a role in transmitting infections
Investigators have revealed that the Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium Clostridium difficile is widely distributed in soil samples from children's and dogs'...
New data, advanced modeling techniques suggest extreme coastal sea levels more likely to occur
Credit: UCF, Kimberly Lewis Improving projections for how much ocean levels may change in the future and what that means...
‘Educating’ patients’ immune cells may help combat diabetes
New research reveals that a treatment called Stem Cell Educator therapy is safe and effective for treating type 1 and...
Save the Vaquita Day marked by bold, coordinated efforts to save the ‘panda of the sea’
Credit: VaquitaCPR The world is marking International Save the Vaquita Day on July 8 by supporting VaquitaCPR's ambitious, emergency plan...
NYU to investigate the biology of sex differences in oral cancer pain
Nicole Scheff, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Brian L. Schmidt, director of the NYU Bluestone Center...
Heavier birthweight linked to increased risk of obesity in early school-aged children
In a recent study, babies who were large at birth had an increased likelihood of being obese when they were...
Dendritic cells ‘divide and conquer’ to elude viral infection while promoting immunity
A research team led by Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Professor Karolina Palucka, M.D., Ph.D., in collaboration with a research team at...
Nanoparticles coated with antibiotic eliminate drug-resistant bacteria
Credit: Mateus Borba Cardoso A new strategy to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been described by Brazilian researchers in Scientific Reports,...
Simple test predicts return of bladder cancer
Scientists have devised a simple test for an earlier and more accurate warning of returning bladder cancer than existing methods,...
