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Tucson, AZ, and New York, NY - April 16, 2018 -- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust ...

St. Baldrick’s Foundation commits $8 million to support pediatric cancer dream team with SU2C

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer The work of the Stand Up To Cancer-St. Baldrick's Foundation Pediatric Cancer Dream Team, launched ...

Boosting T cell ‘memory’ may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Just like people, some T cells have excellent memories. These subtypes known as memory T ...

Evidence mounts that daily opioid users may fare worse after spine surgery, study finds

In a multicenter database study of adults who had undergone surgery for spinal deformities, researchers say that those who had ...

Structure of a protein complex related with cell survival revealed

A team from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has determined for the first time the high-resolution structure of ...

Artificial antimicrobial peptides could help overcome drug-resistant bacteria

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- During the past several years, many strains of bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, and very ...

Depression study pinpoints genes that may trigger the condition

Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered by scientists. The findings could help explain why ...

Position statement: Avoid using medical marijuana to treat sleep apnea

Credit: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - April 16, 2018 - Medical cannabis and synthetic marijuana extracts ...

Drowsy driving in the ridesharing industry is a public safety risk

Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - April 16, 2018 - A position statement from the American Academy ...

Should states support pregnant teens and their babies?

Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The ...

Study shows fast-acting benefits of ketamine for depression and suicidality

Washington, D.C.--A nasal spray formulation of ketamine shows promise in the rapid treatment of symptoms of major depression and suicidal ...

Spikes of graphene can kill bacteria on implants

Credit: Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology A tiny layer of graphene flakes becomes a deadly weapon and kills bacteria, stopping ...

University of Waterloo develops new way to fight HIV transmission

Credit: University of Waterloo Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a new tool to protect women from HIV ...

Innate immune adaptor TRIF confers neuroprotection in ALS

Credit: Koji Yamanaka Nagoya, Japan - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease damaging motor neurons in brain and ...

Painkillers in pregnancy may affect baby’s future fertility

Taking painkillers during pregnancy could affect the fertility of the unborn child in later life, research suggests. The study identifies ...

Australia to join global health and climate change initiative

The Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change was published in October 2017 by The Lancet and will be ...

First-in-human clinical trial of new targeted therapy drug reports promising responses for multiple

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A phase I, first-in-human study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...

Announcing the Pancreatic Cancer Collective

Chicago (April 15, 2018) -- The Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced today at the Annual Meeting ...

Stand Up To Cancer takes new approach to multiple myeloma focusing on precursor conditions

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer CHICAGO - April 15, 2018 -- Stand Up To Cancer announced a $10 million award ...

New liquid biopsy-based cancer model reveals data on deadly lung cancer