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Terry Fox research team’s model for detecting lung cancer saves lives, is a world leader
Vancouver, BC - A pan-Canadian team of cancer researchers has developed a predictive model for detecting early-stage lung cancer in...
New findings explain how UV rays trigger skin cancer
Credit: Hyeongsun Moon and Andrew White, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Melanoma, a cancer of skin pigment cells called melanocytes,...
Drug yields high response rates for lung cancer patients with harsh mutation
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A targeted therapy resurrected by the Moon Shots Program™ at The University of Texas MD...
German research advances in cancer and blood disorders reported in human gene therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct.18, 2017--Virotherapy capable of destroying tumor cells and activating anti-tumor immune...
Exercise interventions in advanced lung cancer patients led to increased functionality
Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Physical exercise and psycho-social interventions in patients with advanced stage lung cancer improved...
Community engagement interventions may reduce disparities in lung cancer outcomes among minorities
Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Community-based interventions implemented in minority community sites resulted in changes in participants' knowledge,...
Need for targeted interventions for breastfeeding difficulties due to obesity
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2017) - Typically, within 50 to 72 hours of giving birth, a woman will...
A mosquito’s secret weapon: a light touch and strong wings
Credit: UC Berkeley and Wageninen University, The Netherlands Scientists have found the key to mosquitoes' stealth takeoffs: They barely push...
Superior vena cava(SVC)-derived atrial fibrillation attributes clinical and genetic factor
Credit: Life Science and Bioethics Research Center,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) recognize the clinical and genetic factors...
How a ‘Star Wars’ parody turned into a tool for scientific discovery (video)
Credit: Wyss Institute, Harvard University Science has long inspired the arts, but examples of the reverse scenario are sparse. Now...
Rare tree species safeguard biodiversity in a changing climate
New research suggests that rare species of trees in rainforests may help safeguard biodiversity levels as the environment undergoes change....
A mission to Mars could make its own oxygen thanks to plasma technology
Plasma technology could hold the key to creating a sustainable oxygen supply on Mars, a new study has found. It...
Researchers customize catalysts to boost product yields, decrease separation costs
Credit: Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; illustrator Adam Malin OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 18, 2017--For...
Rapid environmental change makes species more vulnerable to extinction
When species interact with each other, they do not evolve separately, but do so together. This process is called coevolution....