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Lung cancer patients whose tumor has spread to the brain could be spared radiotherapy
Lung Cancer Credit: WikimediaPATIENTS with non-small cell lung cancer which has spread to the brain could be spared whole brain...
Memory for future wearable electronics
Last March, the artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo beat Korean Go champion LEE Se-Dol at the Asian board game. “The...
Study validates TGen-developed test for health care-acquired infections
Credit: CupeFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Sept. 2, 2016 — A new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) details the...
DNA structure influences the function of transcription factors
A depiction of the double helical structure of DNA. Its four coding units (A, T, C, G) are color-coded in...
Placenta in females, muscle mass in males: The dual heritage of a virus
Cross section of mouse muscle (in blue: labeling of nuclei; in green: labeling of muscle fiber membranes). Normal male mice...
New model could help improve prediction of outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever
Ebola in West Africa Credit: Global PanoramaPotential outbreaks of diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever may be more accurately...
Personnel selection, training could mitigate effects of cognitive lock-up in automation operators
Automation failures have been the cause of such widely reported disasters as the crash of Air France Flight 447 in...
Discovery offers hope for new Crohn’s disease treatment
Credit: UBCScientists at the University of British Columbia have made a discovery that could potentially lead to treatments for a...
Decoding hidden dreams
The brain connects sensory information from the environment to our subjective experiences, resulting in our perceptions, emotions, and memories. However,...
Experts say inexpensive drug could slow heart disease for type 1 diabetic patients
Dr Jolanta Weaver, Senior Lecturer in Diabetes Medicine at Newcastle University and Honorary Consultant Diabetologist at Queen Elizabeth HospitalScientists at...
Using light to control genome editing
The genome-editing system known as CRISPR allows scientists to delete or replace any target gene in a living cell. MIT...
New understanding of pulmonary hypertension leads to promising drug targets
A groundbreaking new study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has identified a new group of...
Soluble corn fiber can help young women build bone, and older women preserve bone
Connie WeaverWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Supplementing with soluble corn fiber at two critical times in a woman’s life – adolescence...
Study shows acetaminophen can be tolerated by children with mild, persistent asthma
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A new study finds young children with mild, persistent asthma, can tolerate acetaminophen without the worsening of...
New study shows esophageal cancers driven by ‘marginal gain’ rather than speed
Dr Philip JonesWellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists have shown that unexpectedly, oesophageal cancer cells do not divide faster than their...
Two key proteins preserve vital genetic information
Ken-ichi Noma, Ph.D.PHILADELPHIA–(August 22, 2016)– Cancer is often driven by various genetic mutations that are acquired through changes to a...
New drug target could prevent tolerance and addiction to opioids, study finds
Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that could be a drug target to help prevent tolerance and addiction to opioid...
Stroke-like brain damage is reduced in mice injected with omega-3s
New York, NY, August 22, 2016–Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced brain damage...
Tel Aviv University research reveals how melanoma spreads to other organs in the body
In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of...
How cell nuclei squeeze into tight spaces
This is a time-lapse microscopy photo of human breast cancer cells migrating into channels of different widths (20um, 10um and...
