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Malaria drug successfully treats 26-year-old brain cancer patient
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center After her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old...
Risk of tree species disappearing in central Africa ‘a major concern,’ say researchers
Credit: Morin-Rivat et al. Human disturbance may often be criticised for harming the environment, but new research suggests a persistent...
Common heart drug repurposed to treat rare cancer in Europe
Loading video... Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso A drug that's commonly used to treat high blood...
Better diagnosis of fungal infections key to reducing antibiotic resistance
Poor diagnosis worldwide of fungal disease causes doctors to overprescribe antibiotics, increasing harmful resistance to antimicrobial drugs, according to a...
Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from the drug modafinil
Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy -- excessive daytime sleepiness -- can improve memory in patients recovering from depression,...
Protein identified by Mass. General team may protect tumor-initiating breast cancer cells
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have identified a protein that may play an essential role in maintaining a population of tumor-initiating...
Steroid discovered in dogfish sharks attacks Parkinson’s-related toxin in animal model
Credit: Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS WASHINGTON -- A synthesized steroid mirroring one naturally made by the dogfish shark prevents the buildup...
New tools will drive greater understanding of wheat genes
Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have developed a much-needed genetic resource that will greatly accelerate the study of gene functions...
How China is poised for marine fisheries reform
As global fish stocks continue sinking to alarmingly low levels, a joint study by marine fisheries experts from within and...
Theory lends transparency to how glass breaks
Credit: Apiwat Wisitsorasak/ King Mongkut University of Technology HOUSTON - (Jan. 17, 2017) - Over time, when a metallic glass...
A natural compound can block the formation of toxins associated with Parkinson’s disease
A naturally-occurring compound has been found to block a molecular process thought to underlie Parkinson's Disease, and to suppress its...
Potentially reversible changes in gene control ‘prime’ pancreatic cancer cells to spread
A multicenter team of researchers reports that a full genomic analysis of tumor samples from a small number of people...
Best treatment option written in cancer’s genetic script
An international collaboration led by clinical researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has shown proof-of-concept that truly personalised therapy...
The lasting effects of ministrokes may contribute to dementia
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina Evidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis,...
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