Gap in research means millions living with long-term consequences of cancer
Glasgow, UK: Millions of people are living with the long-term consequences of cancer and its treatment, but currently there is ...
Gut stem cells offer clues for preventing tumours in inherited bowel cancer
Glasgow, UK: Treating pre-cancerous stem cells at an early stage could be key to preventing bowel cancer in people born ...
New analysis about synchronization transitions improves knowledge of physical, biological systems
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--In physical, biological and technological systems, the time that a system's components take to influence each ...
Machine-learning system could aid critical decisions in sepsis care
Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when ...
ASU researcher helps develop prosthetic hand system, allowing user to ‘feel’ again
Arizona State University researcher James Abbas is part of a multi-institutional research team that has developed a new prosthetic hand ...
Open source machine learning tool could help choose cancer drugs
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The selection of a first-line chemotherapy drug to treat many types of cancer is often ...
Study findings show promise in preventing heart disease in cancer survivors
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - A new study by Washington State ...
New deep knowledge AI system could resolve bottlenecks in drug research
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new system that could significantly speed up the discovery of new ...
Carnegie Mellon’s Aryn Gittis receives Society for Neuroscience Career Development Award
Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientist Aryn Gittis has been named a recipient of the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award from ...
First study of humpback whale survivors of orca attacks in the Southeastern Pacific
Credit: Eduardo Estrada Humpback whales bear stark battle scars from violent encounters with orcas, also known as killer whales. Analysis ...
Low calorie sweeteners can help in sugar reduction recommendations, according to experts
London, 06 November 2018: The latest research on low calorie sweeteners' use, benefits and role in the diet were discussed ...
Brain-derived compounds show surprising — and beneficial — results for cancer in lab studies
Credit: Larry Gilstad A lab team led by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Andrew Schally at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare ...
New immunotherapy technique can specifically target tumor cells, UCI study reports
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 6, 2018 -- A new immunotherapy screening prototype developed by University of California, Irvine researchers can quickly ...
Ohio researchers, partners find meth, similar drug overdoses growing rapidly
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 6, 2018) - The number of overdose deaths involving methamphetamines and amphetamines in the state of Ohio ...
Study illuminates the largely unrecognized role of youth caregivers
Credit: University of Miami Health System 'I need this - can you grab my pills?' 'Can you help me with ...
Researchers discover new gene for hair loss
Credit: (c) Uni Bonn Hypotrichosis simplex leads to progressive hair loss already in childhood. A team of researchers led by ...
Most patients with cystic fibrosis may receive insufficient antibiotics to fight lung infections
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Nov. 6, 2018)-The majority of patients with cystic fibrosis may not achieve blood concentrations of ...
Researchers find novel mutation affecting YARS causes multisystem disease
STRASBURG, PA- Researchers have identified a novel missense mutation in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase (YARS c.499C>A, p.Pro167Thr) that causes a severe recessive ...
Water experts to study emerging threat of antibiotic resistance
Credit: Virginia Tech Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics lead to an estimated 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses per ...
Exploring how lipids in our bodies and cell membranes affect aging and long-term health
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - A professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is exploring aging on the ...
