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Major research initiative explores how our bones and muscles age, new ways to block their decline
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 6, 2017) - With age, the form and function of our bones and muscles...
Copaiba: Silver bullet or snake oil?
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sales of the essential oil copaiba are increasing, at least in part, because more than 54...
Neurodegenerative disease mechanism and potential drug identified
Two new studies of progressive, neurodegenerative diseases linked to defects in cells' mitochondria offer hope for developing a new biomarker...
New data for old bones: How the famous Cleveland-Lloyd dinosaur bone bed came to be
Credit: Wikipedia The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is the densest collection of Jurassic dinosaur fossils. Unlike typical Jurassic bone beds, it...
Stem cells may be the key to staying strong in old age
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered that loss of muscle stem cells is the main driving force behind...
Trauma centers with American College of Surgeons verification have fewer complications
CHICAGO (June 6, 2017): Major complications from injury--and consequently a longer hospital stay--are more likely for pediatric and elderly patients...
Research study gives new insight into how cancer spreads
A research study led by University of Minnesota engineers gives new insight into how cancer cells move based on their...
Study examines caregiving by family members, other unpaid individuals
It's estimated that nearly 30 percent of the 38.2 million people aged 65 or older in this country receive some...
New surgical techniques help save patients from life-threatening heart condition
Chicago, IL, June 6, 2017 - Cardiac surgeons are successfully performing more extensive surgical repairs of type A aortic dissection...
Warren Alpert Foundation honors five pioneers in cancer immunology
The 2017 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to five scientists for transformative discoveries in the field of cancer...
Dinosaur Provincial Park, the Canadian Rockies, and the fossils of the Burgess Shale
Credit: Bryon Veilleux. Boulder, Colo., USA: A new field guide in conjunction with GSA's Rocky Mountain Section meeting offers five...
Dr. Chiaravalloti of Kessler Foundation named 2017 Mitchell Rosenthal Memorial lecturer
Credit: Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research at Kessler Foundation, and director of...
Living long and living well: Is it possible to do both?
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Exactly when does old age begin? Which health markers best predict who...
NIST upgrades widely used database of molecular ‘fingerprints’
Credit: NIST When scientists need to identify an unknown compound, they do what a police detective might do. They get...
Publicly funded cancer trials save more than 3 million years of life
Credit: JAMA Oncology PORTLAND, OR - People diagnosed with cancer gained 3.34 million years of life thanks to cancer clinical...
Effect of treatment trials on survival of patients with cancer in US population
Joseph M. Unger, Ph.D., M.S., of the SWOG Statistical Center and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Wash., and...
Time to initiating cancer therapy is increasing, associated with worsening survival
Monday, June 5, 2017, Chicago, Ill.: After reviewing nearly 3.7 million patient records, Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown that newly...
Study: Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronauts
The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a UNLV study predicting a dramatic increase...
Black, white men view impacts of prostate cancer treatment differently, study finds
CHICAGO - When it comes to making decisions about which prostate cancer treatment to choose, black and white men prioritize...
Targeted therapies show initial effectiveness in subset of papillary thyroid cancer
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two immunotherapy drugs currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of...
