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Rapid test facilitates malaria diagnosis
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich Diagnosing malaria has been a very time-consuming and error-prone process up to...
Distant brain regions selectively recruit stem cells
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Stem cells persist in the adult mammalian brain and generate new neurons throughout life. A...
Genes and the environment? Factors, patterns that lead to childhood obesity risk
URBANA, Ill. - In the preschool years, children begin to learn from their environment about self-regulation--both in regards to food...
Study casts doubt about link between eczema, cardiovascular disease
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For the roughly 7 percent of adults who live with atopic dermatitis, a common form of eczema,...
Obamacare key to improving access in Mexican-American patients with hypertension
The Affordable Care Act narrows the gap in care between Mexican-Americans and white Americans with high blood pressure, a major...
EMBO welcomes 65 new members
Heidelberg, June 16, 2017 - EMBO announces today that 65 outstanding life scientists have been elected to its membership, joining...
I can hear you now: Clinic provides free hearing aids for low-income adults
Credit: Michigan Medicine Low-income people dealing with hearing loss just got a little hope. Doctors from Michigan Medicine's Department of...
Fred Hutch study suggests NSAIDs improve survival for certain colorectal cancer patients
Credit: Fred Hutch SEATTLE -- June 15, 2017 -- Among long-term colorectal cancer survivors, use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or...
Video imaging of single molecule DNA replication
This video shows replication of individual pieces of double stranded DNA. This is the first time DNA replication -- arguably,...
Giving children a voice in clinical trials
Credit: Children's National Health System Children as young as 8 years old with incurable cancer can reliably characterize the impact...
Modeling the brain with ‘Lego bricks’
Credit: © Legato Team / University of Luxembourg. Researchers from the University of Luxembourg, in cooperation with the University of...
Blood cell discovery identifies patients with aggressive prostate cancer
Patients who have aggressive prostate cancer could be identified by a highly accurate and simple blood test, according to an...
A mechanical trigger for toxic tumor therapy
Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancerous and transform into tumors. Some, like skin cancer, are...
PolyU to join force with Chinese and European partners in food safety
The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast will lead one of the world's largest food safety projects...
High prevalence of CRE in Washington, D.C. healthcare facilities
NEW YORK (June 15, 2017) - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a family of highly pathogenic antibiotic-resistant organisms, are endemic across Washington,...
Annals of Oncology in top 10 oncology journals
Lugano, 15 June 2017 - ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology is delighted to announce that the...
Entomologist at UC Riverside named a Pew scholar
Credit: UCR Department of Entomology. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Naoki Yamanaka, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of California,...
Transgender actors effective in teaching new doctors to provide respectful care
Credit: Photo Credit: Andrew Neary, NYU Langone By acting out scenarios commonly seen in the clinic, real-life transgender actors can...
First few millimeters of the leaf margin identify palm species in a new key to Syagrus
Credit: Larry R. Noblick An incredible amount of information is contained in the very first few millimeters of the leaflet...
Inhibitor drug improves overall survival in older radioiodine resistant thyroid cancer
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The drug lenvatinib can significantly improve overall survival rates in a group of thyroid cancer...
