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Newly established, a national park in Australia unveils a new plant species
Credit: Chris Martine A team of botanists from the US has named a new bush tomato species, based on collections...
Delaying lymph node biopsy after melanoma diagnosis does not affect survival rates
CHICAGO (June 28, 2017): Postponing lymph node biopsy more than 30 days after melanoma diagnosis doesn't adversely impact long-term clinical...
University of Utah Health awarded $4 million for comprehensive look at heart birth defects
The American Heart Association (AHA) awarded investigators at University of Utah Health $3.7 million to conduct collaborative research to prevent...
At-risk chronic pain patients taper opioids successfully with psychological tools
(Wednesday, June 28, 2017 -- Toronto) - Psychological support and new coping skills are helping patients at high risk of...
Male infertility could be linked to noisy bedrooms, study suggests
Credit: Elsevier Oxford, UK, June 28, 2017 - Long-term exposure to a noisy environment, particularly at night, is linked to...
First ‘haploid’ human stem cells could change the face of medical research
Credit: (Credit: Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research at Hebrew University) Stem cell research holds huge potential for...
Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida
Credit: Photo: Heather Stockdale Walden GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that...
What’s on your skin? Archaea, that’s what
Credit: Marilyn Chung, Berkeley Lab It turns out your skin is crawling with single-celled microorganisms -- and they're not just...
An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery
Credit: Frédéric Leblond, Kevin Petrecca Montreal, June 28, 2017 - Patients with common widespread forms of cancer will enjoy longer...
New technique unveils ‘matrix’ inside tissues and tumors
Credit: Image by Alejandro Mayorca-Guiliani. The matrix surrounds the cells in every organ of our bodies, and provides shape and...
More precise diagnostics for improved cancer outcomes
Credit: Kai Tian, Karl Decker, Aleksei Aksimentiev, and Li-Qun Gu, University of Missouri, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign An important...
Tweaking muscle metabolism prevents obesity and diabetes in mice
Mildly stressing muscle metabolism boosts levels of a beneficial hormone that prevents obesity and diabetes in mice, according to a...
UA researcher paves way for promising treatment for hot flashes
Fifteen years ago, Dr. Naomi Rance was at work when she experienced her first hot flash. Rance, a physician and...
Study illustrates how the cortex assigns credit for causality
Credit: Asaad et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When you do something right, you can't learn anything from your success without...
EASL releases editorial response to Cochrane Review of DAAs in HCV
GENEVA, Switzerland 28 June 2017 - The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) expresses its serious concerns...
Funding of research center developing nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy extended
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has agreed to fund the Mainz-based Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1066 "Nanodimensional Polymer Therapeutics for...
Swimming microbots can remove pathogenic bacteria from water (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society The lack of clean water in many areas around the world is a persistent, major...
Mildly obese fare better after major heart attack
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 28, 2017 - People who survive a major heart attack often do better in...
Barrier Proteins in Tumors are Possible Key to Immunotherapy Success
By comparing variations in protein expression in tumor samples from a single melanoma patient, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg~Kimmel...
JHU alumni-run A-Level Capital to support AI-powered drug discovery at Insilico Medicine
Credit: Insilico Medicine June 28th 2017, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, Inc, a big data analytics company applying latest advances...
