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Discovery of a new mechanism involved in the migration of cancer cells
Credit: Guillaume Montagnac / Gustave Roussy / Inserm Supervised by Guillaume Montagnac, Inserm research leader at Gustave Roussy, in collaboration...
First-line immunotherapy treatment can improve survival for subset of lung cancer patients
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Findings from a phase III clinical trial for advanced lung cancer patients could help oncologists better predict...
New antibody uses 1-2 punch to potentially treat blood cancers
Credit: © 2017 American Society of Hematology (WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017) -- Researchers have developed a two-pronged approach to blood...
The (extra) eyes have it
Your doctor is an expert with many years of experience. So when she tells you, upon reviewing all the fancy...
Underused cancer test could improve treatment for thousands
Underused cancer test could improve treatment for thousands, Mayo Clinic study finds ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A simple blood test could...
CASIS partnership brings ‘organs-on-chips’ research to space station
Credit: NASA Models of human disease are beneficial for medical research, but have limitations in predicting the way a drug...
CHLA launches OncoKidsSM – a comprehensive DNA and RNA pediatric cancer panel
Today, a team of investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles launched OncoKidsSM, a next-generation sequencing-based panel specifically designed for pediatric...
Breast implants may impede ECG and lead to false heart attack diagnosis
Vienna, Austria - 21 June 2017: Breast implants may impede an electrocardiogram (ECG) and could result in a false heart...
New inhibitor drug shows promise in relapsed leukemia
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A new drug shows promise in its ability to target one of the most common...
Wild monkeys use loud calls to assess the relative strength of rivals
ANN ARBOR--Gelada males--a close relative to baboons--pay attention to the loud calls of a rival to gain information about his...
A new technique isolates neuronal activity during memory consolidation
Credit: INSTITUTO CAJAL/CSIC A team, led by researchers from the Cajal Institute (Madrid) belonging to the Spanish National Research Council...
Fossil holds new insights into how fish evolved onto land
Credit: Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary "It's like a snake on the outside, but a fish on the...
Bitter or sweet? How taste cells decide what they want to be
Credit: Paola Nogueras/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (June 21, 2017) -- Ever burn your tongue so badly that you were unable to...
Chimpanzees modify grooming behavior when near higher ranking members
Research by Dr Nicholas Newton-Fisher from the University of Kent has found chimpanzees modify their interactions with other chimpanzees if...
New catalyst paves way for carbon neutral fuel
Australian scientists have paved the way for carbon neutral fuel with the development of a new efficient catalyst that converts...
Behavior study shows piglets prefer new toys
Credit: Stephen Fleming URBANA, Ill. - We can't help but be tempted by new things. We see it in a...
Algae: The final frontier
Credit: Public domain Palo Alto, CA-- Algae dominate the oceans that cover nearly three-quarters of our planet, and produce half...
New gene mutations found in white blood cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Gene mutations accumulating in cells are typical of the development of cancer. Finnish researchers found that a similar accumulation of...
Clear view on stem cell development
Credit: Tingying Peng / TUM/HMGU Today, tracking the development of individual cells and spotting the associated factors under the microscope...
Newly identified protection mechanism serves as first responder to cellular stress
ANN ARBOR--Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute have identified a new type of rapid-response defense mechanism that...
