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April 1, 2026

Fat tissue may impede radiotherapy for breast cancer patients

According to research published online in The FASEB Journal, repeated irradiation of breast fat (also known as adipose tissue) produces...

Carotid artery gives away human biological age

Credit: MIPT's Press office Russian researchers have provided a new method of determining human biological age. The group hails from...

Study of sisters helps explain dad’s influence on risky sexual behavior

What is it about a father that affects his teenage daughter's likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behavior? Researchers have...

California Academy of Sciences advancing hope for reefs in the Philippines

Credit: Terry Gosliner © California Academy of Sciences San Francisco (June 8, 2017)-- The California Academy of Sciences' Hope for...

Mammograms: Are we overdiagnosing small tumors?

New Haven, Conn. - An analysis of breast cancer data revealed that many small breast cancers have an excellent prognosis...

Study: Common surgical treatment for melanoma does not improve patients’ overall survival

Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (June 8, 2017) -- Patients who receive the standard surgical treatment for melanoma that has spread...

New treatment hope for women with BRCA1 breast cancers

Researchers have shown for the first time that combining two immunotherapy drugs could be effective in treating triple negative breast...

Innovative therapy strategy for pancreatic cancer uses engineered exosomes targeting mutated KRAS gene

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Genetic manipulation of exosomes, virus-sized particles released by all cells, may offer a...

New chemotherapy approach offers breast cancer patients a better quality of life

The chemotherapy drug capecitabine gives patients a better quality of life and is as effective at preventing breast cancer from...

Overcoming immune suppression to fight against bovine leukemia

Credit: Satoru Konnai, Hokkaido University Bovine leukemia is a systemic, malignant lymphosarcoma in cows which is mainly caused by infection...

MD Anderson and Hitachi to collaborate in research for treatment of oropharyngeal cancer of the head and neck

HOUSTON and TOKYO ? The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corporation, have today announced...

A more sustainable way to refine metals

Credit: Michael J. Krause (Western University) A team of chemists in Canada has developed a way to process metals without...

Microbiology: Many forks make light work

New insights into the control of DNA replication and cell division in Corynebacterium glutamicum, a biotechnologically important microorganism, could help...

New technique enables 3-D printing with paste of silicone particles in water

Credit: Orlin Velev, NC State University Using the principles behind the formation of sandcastles from wet sand, North Carolina State...

Monkey see, monkey do, depending on age, experience and efficiency

Credit: Photo by Brendan Barrett, UC Davis. Wild capuchin monkeys readily learn skills from each other -- but that social...

How can you tell deep-sea octopuses apart? Check their warts

Credit: Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. It's usually pretty easy for dedicated scientists with years of...

Women with past adverse childhood experiences more likely to have ovaries removed, study shows

ROCHESTER, Minn. --Mayo Clinic researchers report that women who suffered adverse childhood experiences or abuse as an adult are 62...

Dining hall intervention helped college students choose healthier options

Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, June 7, 2017 - As students transition from high school to...

Cope’s gray treefrogs meet the cocktail party problem

You've been there: Trying to carry on a conversation in a room so noisy that the background chatter threatens to...

Easing family distress: New international guidelines to identify dementia with Lewy bodies