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A protein that extends life of yeast cells
Credit: (Image: University of Basel/SNI/Nano Imaging Lab) To understand and control aging is the aspiration of many scientists. Researchers at...
Zinc transporter key to fighting pancreatic cancer and more
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering...
Salk computational neurobiologist receives NSF grant to study how brain processes sound
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 6, 2017) Salk Associate Professor Tatyana Sharpee has been awarded a grant of approximately $950,000...
Gut microbiota of larvae has an impact on mosquito’s ability to transmit human pathogens
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Mosquitoes are holometabolous insects (i.e. organisms that go through a complete metamorphosis). As such, they occupy...
Fuel economy standards cheaper, more beneficial than previously believed
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering The regulations that set fuel-economy and greenhouse-gas emission goals for cars and trucks...
Researchers report new way to make dissolving electronics
Credit: University of Houston Researchers from the University of Houston and China have reported a new type of electronic device...
Lasker Award for Michael N. Hall from the University of Basel
Credit: University of Basel, Peter Schnetz Professor Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel receives the...
Scientific study review presents health promoting potential of mangoes
Orlando, FL (September 6, 2017) - Research continually unveils new insights about mangos and their role in the diet for...
Investigating the mechanisms of metastasis
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Cancer metastasis - the spread of disease from the original site to a distant organ...
FDG-PET/CT predicts melanoma patients’ response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Credit: SY Cho, EJ Lipson, H Im, et al., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD RESTON, Va. -...
Outreach interventions improve colorectal cancer screening
Outreach and notification to patients and physicians improved colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among patients who were not up-to-date or nonadherent...
How to implement Advance Care Planning for patients
Credit: Lancaster University Emeritus Professor Sheila Payne from the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University helped...
MIRO trial: 3-year outcomes favor laparoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 05 September, 2017 - Patients requiring surgery for oesophageal cancer fare better after undergoing a hybrid minimally invasive oesophagectomy...
Recurrence of prostate cancer could be reduced thanks to exciting new discovery
Ground breaking research could reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer in males, a new study in the journal Nature Communications...