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Designer viruses stimulate the immune system to fight cancer
Credit: © UNIGE / Doron Merkler Swiss scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, and the University of Basel...
Study takes step toward mass-producible quantum computers
Quantum computers are experimental devices that offer large speedups on some computational problems. One promising approach to building them involves...
Researchers studying century-old drug in potential new approach to autism
Credit: Science Museum, London. In a small, randomized Phase I/II clinical trial (SAT1), researchers at University of California San Diego...
Genetic test for anal cancer could identify those at high risk
A new test, based on a patient's epigenetics*, could be an accurate and inexpensive way to find and treat those...
New cellular target may put the brakes on cancer’s ability to spread
Credit: Will Kirk/JHU A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed...
Alzheimer’s Association calls for new strategies against dementia in Scientific American
The time has come for advancing combination therapies against Alzheimer's disease, explains James A. Hendrix, Ph.D., Alzheimer's Association director of...
Scientists jump hurdle in HIV vaccine design
LA JOLLA, CA - May 26, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance...
Coroners unable to agree on what caused a person’s death
Credit: University of Huddersfield A FORMER top detective turned University of Huddersfield researcher has published his findings that coroners in...
Penn Medicine’s Irene Hurford receives Exemplary Psychiatrist Award
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- Irene Hurford, MD, an assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry, has received a 2017...
Millions in funding for TU Dresden
TU Dresden is going establish two new Collaborative Research Centres (CRC) and an additional CRC with TUD participation will be...
University, medical foundations partner to create Brown Physicians, Inc.
Credit: David Del Poio for Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In an effort aimed at achieving greater integration of patient...
Penn study finds gray matter density increases during adolescence
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA -- For years, the common narrative in human developmental neuroimaging has been that gray matter in...
Vitamin D in pregnancy may help prevent childhood asthma
A new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that taking Vitamin D supplements...
Study finds Congo’s miners often resort to hunting wildlife for food
Credit: CREDIT: ©Charlotte Spira/WCS. KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (May 26, 2017) - A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation...
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