Large study finds no evidence for age-based mammography cut-off
Credit: Radiological Society of North America CHICAGO - In the largest-ever study on screening mammography outcomes, researchers found that there is no clear cut-off age...
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Vestibular function declines starting at age 40
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Boston, Mass. -- A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that vestibular...
Electronic prescribing of high-risk meds may contribute to falls in elderly
Certain medications are considered high risk in elders. In a recent study of 287 individuals ?65 years who experienced a fall while hospitalized at an...
Targeting breast cancer metabolism to fight the disease
(PHILADELPHIA) - How does a cancer cell burn calories? New research from Thomas Jefferson University shows that breast cancer cells rely on a different process...
First new HIV vaccine efficacy study in 7 years has begun
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among...
New method developed for analyzing photonic crystal structure
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A new technique developed by MIT researchers reveals the inner details of photonic crystals, synthetic materials whose exotic optical properties are the...
Dartmouth researchers break new territory analyzing DNA modifications in glioblastoma
Nov. 25, 2016, Lebanon, N.H. - Using state-of-the-art molecular biology and statistical approaches, researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) have identified the functional...