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April 8, 2026

Artificial ‘skin’ gives robotic hand a sense of touch

Credit: University of Houston A team of researchers from the University of Houston has reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics...

The benefits and pitfalls of urban green spaces

The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. With the rapid expansion of the...

UBC research discovers a chemical-free way to keep apples fresher longer

September 14, 2017

Credit: UBC Okanagan An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but the mold on it could make you...

As ‘flesh-eating’ Leishmania come closer, a vaccine against them does, too

Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / press and educational handout Parasites that ulcerate the skin, can disfigure the...

In-utero treatment reverses cleft palate in mice

Credit: Rena D'Souza Researchers at University of Utah Health clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the formation of cleft palate...

Maine Technology Institute funds MDI Biological Laboratory scientist

Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has awarded a $25,000 seed grant to...

Inhibitors support immune therapy for leukemia

New immune therapies are considered a promising lead for treating recurring acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Antibodies are able to eliminate...

Researchers identify possible new target in fight against lung cancer

(BOSTON)--Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a molecule called miR-124 in non-small cell lung cancer cells...

Menopausal hormone therapy not associated with mortality or deaths from CVD

Boston, MA-- The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy trials tested the most common formulations of hormone therapy - estrogen...

Clinical trials, radiation oncology research to be featured at ASTRO’s Annual Meeting

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 12, 2017 - The press program for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation...

LSUHealthNO Research discovers potential new Rx target for colon cancer

New Orleans, LA - Genetic research conducted at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine and Stanley S. Scott Cancer...

Cancer patients receive less support to quit smoking than patients with heart disease

Cancer Patients Receive Less Support to Quit Smoking Than Patients With Heart Disease Although a cancer diagnosis can motivate people...

Do cancer and its treatment affect later pregnancy outcomes?

An International Journal of Cancer study found that female survivors of certain types of cancer have higher risks of poor...

Storming the cellular barricades to fight fungi

Credit: Yale University New Haven, Conn. - Yale scientists have developed a new class of small molecules that attack fungal...

Doctors can now predict the severity of your disease by measuring molecules

Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System. An international team of researchers has found a way to diagnose disease and...

New data on PM1183 sees a response rate of 36 percent as single agent in patients with SCLC

Madrid, September 12th, 2017.- PharmaMar (MSE:PHM) has presented today during the European Society for Medical Oncology congress (ESMO), held in...

Best poster at ESMO 2017 shows positive trials twice as likely to be reported in lay press

LUGANO-MADRID, 12 September, 2017 - Randomised controlled trials with positive results are twice as likely to be reported by the...

Best of ESMO 2017 Congress

LUGANO-MADRID, 12 September, 2017 - ESMO 2017 was a truly global event with nearly 24,000 participants from 131 countries. The...

Cancer drug stimulates tripolar mode of mitosis

(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Taxanes inhibit cell division and make cancer cells sensitive to...

Air quality in ‘green’ housing affected by toxic chemicals in building materials