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WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2016 — There’s not much that can top a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs — except,...

Immune memory ensures a quick and specific response to previously encountered pathogens. However, for rapidly evolving pathogens like influenza virus,...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer have long complained of lingering cognitive impairments after treatment. These effects...

WASHINGTON — Today, patients with cataracts can choose from several types of artificial lenses, which are surgically implanted in the...

TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2016) – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men and women. It...

Ahmedin Jemal, D.V.M., Ph.D., is a strategic director for cancer occurrence at the American Cancer Society.Incidence rates of early prostate...

Demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and leukodystrophy, are characterized by damage to the protective myelin sheath that surrounds the...

In a study from Uppsala University, published in the American journal JAMA Cardiology, the fatty acid linoleic acid (Omega 6)...

A new study led by Dr. Manel Esteller, Director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program (PEBC) of Bellvitge Biomedical...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNew Haven, Conn.– In a new...

Dr Paul Huang leads the Protein Networks team in the Cancer Biology division at the ICRTesting for the activity of...

New Rochelle, NY, August 17, 2016–People may express their true self more easily on Facebook than in person, and the...

GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor) is an uncommon type of sarcoma found in the tissues supporting the digestive system (stomach and...

Credit: TulaneKim O’Connor, a professor in Tulane University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, received a three-year $599,638 grant from...

CHAPEL HILL, NC -UNC School of Medicine’s Anne Lyerly is addressing the urgent need for effective HIV prevention and treatment...

Toronto (August 17, 2016) – Mr. Peter Goodhand, President of The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), today announced a...

Babies’ spatial reasoning predicts later math skills Credit: Photo by Emory UniversitySpatial reasoning measured in infancy predicts how children do...

In murine cells TERRA is transcribed mainly from chromosome 18 and in a less way from chromosome 9, in a...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 17, 2016 –Staphylococcus aureus is a common colonizer of the human body. Although, one quarter of the...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new discovery at Michigan State University has revealed how special genes stay open for business,...