CHICAGO -- Once it has begun to spread in the body, approximately half of patients with an aggressive breast cancer ...

(PHILADELPHIA) - Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, along with the Institute for Health ...

From live-streaming funerals to online memorial pages and even chat-bots that use people's social media footprints' to act as online ...

Credit: Washington University in St. Louis A common side effect of opioids is intense itching -- a problem for some ...

Credit: Tuppi et al. FMany chemotherapeutics act by damaging the DNA. Since cancer cells divide more often than most normal ...

April 17, 2018 -- A study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed the traditional model of ...

Credit: Kelleher Research Group, Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- When a RAS gene operates normally, it acts as an on/off ...

Credit: University of Virginia School of Medicine WHAT'S NOTABLE: A naturally occurring version of the gene KLF14 affects some women's ...

Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - A simple, one-page form given to patients ahead of their doctor visit can significantly ...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - April. 17, 2018 - The standard of care for kidney cancer patients continues to improve. ...

A new mathematical model can predict the effectiveness of microbiome therapies that manipulate the immune system through live bacteria and ...

PHILADELPHIA - In preclinical studies using cell models that mimicked liver cells of patients with the rare disease Friedreich's ataxia ...

Researchers have provided new insight into how a gene associated with autoimmunity contributes to disease in humans. Their findings, published ...

The annual Plymouth International Dementia Conference takes place at Plymouth Guildhall, UK on 4 May this year with a full ...

Credit: Sophie Mader/TUM Practically all biochemical processes involve enzymes that accelerate chemical reactions. A research team from the Technical University ...

PRINCETON, N.J.--Improving job prospects for people in economically depressed parts of the United States is unlikely to help curb the ...

Listeria costaricensis is the official name given to the new bacterial species described by investigators from the Costa Rican Institute ...

Credit: Tom Langdon Cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to save thousands of additional lives when used in people with higher ...

After being discharged from the hospital, an older person often is admitted directly to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). SNFs ...

Personalized Medicine contributes to one of the most up-and-coming areas in modern medicine: how genetic and 'omic information can effectively ...