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XROMM, an influential 3-D, X-ray technology for biomechanics, gains new capabilities
Credit: Stephen Crocker/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It's right there in the word "discovery" -- the idea of removing whatever...
Hallucinogenic drug psilocybin eases existential anxiety in people with life-threatening cancer
In a small double-blind study, Johns Hopkins researchers report that a substantial majority of people suffering cancer-related anxiety or depression...
‘Mic check’ for marine mammals
Credit: Danielle Harris Washington, D. C. November 30, 2016 -- Hearing is a vital sense for marine mammals who use...
Shifts in mating strategies help herbicide-resistant ‘superweeds’ persist
ANN ARBOR -- Herbicide-resistant "superweeds" change their mating strategies over time, an evolutionary shift that helps them hold onto valuable...
World AIDS Day — Liverpool leads research project to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(University of Liverpool) Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Translational Medicine have been awarded a grant of up...
£226 million UK investment in cancer research announced
(Cancer Research UK) Cancer Research UK has announced the largest investment to date into its network of Centres across the...
How highs and lows in testosterone levels ‘shock’ prostate cancer cells to death
Munich, Germany: A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results in patients who...
Results from 3 ground-breaking studies show early benefit to patients
Munich, Germany: The "revolution in the understanding of cancer at the molecular level" has led to dramatic responses in cancer...
Promising results from new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumors
Munich, Germany: An experimental drug called TAS-114, which has the potential to increase the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapy without increasing...
Loss of soil carbon due to climate change will be ‘huge’
Credit: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) & iTZiT Visual Technology 55 trillion kilograms: that's how much carbon could be released...
Risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes affected by PCSK9 and HMGCR genetic variations
In a new study published in the December 1, 2016 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers...
Mount Sinai surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), led by William B. Inabnet...
GPM sees deadly tornadic storms moving through US Southeast
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite gathered rainfall data on...
Standing up may unmask cognitive deficits in patients with Parkinson’s
BOSTON - In a new study published online today in the journal Neurology, a research team led by neurologists at...
