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Studies bolster evidence that insurance status affects cancer patients’ health outcomes
Two new studies indicate that health insurance status may impact patients’ health outcomes following a diagnosis of cancer. Cancer patients...
No platelets, no immune response
When a virus attacks our organism, an inflammation appears on the affected area which triggers off the process of immune...
UCI scientists identify a new approach for treating skin cancer
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 1, 2016 — Using new and innovative immune-therapeutic approaches to silence “don’t eat me” signaling proteins recognized...
Why you’re stiff in the morning: Your body suppresses inflammation when you sleep at night
New research published online in The FASEB Journal, describes a protein created by the body’s “biological clock” that actively represses...
Researchers from CSI Singapore discover new way to inhibit development of lung cancer
Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with...
Replicating the connection between muscles and nerves
MIT engineers have developed a microfluidic device that replicates the neuromuscular junction — the vital connection where nerve meets muscle....
Kay Tye receives Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research
On Tuesday, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation announced the winners of its annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes. Kay M....
Discovery of male-harming DNA mutation reinforces ‘mother’s curse’ hypothesis
There is new evidence that the “mother’s curse” – the possibility that moms may transmit genes to their children that...
Targeting genes by the thousands
Tim Wang came to MIT six years ago with a simple plan: He wanted to take a genetic approach to...
Yale researchers shed light on evolutionary mystery: Origins of the female orgasm
Female orgasm seems to be a happy afterthought of our evolutionary past when it helped stimulate ovulation, a new study...
Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk
A handful of large studies of cancer risk factors have found that working the night shift, as nearly 15 percent...
Patch that delivers drug, gene, and light-based therapy to tumor sites shows promising results
Approximately one in 20 people will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime, making it the third-most prevalent form of the...
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for imaging brain tissue at multiple scales, allowing them to peer at molecules...
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
People with Rett Syndrome, a rare and debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder, exhibit many autism-like traits. Now researchers at MIT have identified...
New sun cream compound offers unprecedented protection against UVA radiation
Credit: AP Commercial Photography A new wonder compound developed by University of Bath scientists in collaboration with King’s College London...
Cancer-fighting bacteria
Researchers at MIT and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have recruited some new soldiers in the fight...
Social robots — programmable by everyone
Credit: © ScienceRELATIONSThe startup LuxAI was created following a research project at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust...
Nanoparticle versus cancer
The Lomonosov Moscow State University researchers in collaboration with their German colleagues have succeeded in proving that silicon nanoparticles can...
Cancer stem cells in ‘robbers cave’ may explain poor prognosis for obese patients
Across many cancer types, obese patients fare worse than leaner patients. Now a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published...
Detecting melanoma early, without a biopsy
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that becomes dangerous when it spreads, but is treatable...