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A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35 percent, researchers have shown....

Can a hands-on model help forest stakeholders fight tree disease?

Credit: Richard C. Cobb, California Polytechnic State University When a new, more aggressive strain of the pathogen that causes sudden oak death turned up in...

Record number of patients take part in clinical research

Credit: (c) NIHR https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/aafc-sfm042219.php The number of people benefiting from clinical research in England reached record highs this year - with over eight hundred and...

New clinical pathway for cancer patients leads to better outcomes, lower health care costs

Wilmington, DE, May 15, 2019 - A new clinical pathway for cancer patients at Christiana Care Health System's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research...

Fecal microbiota transplant found safe and effective in children with C. difficile

Largest FMT study in children to date also identifies predictors of success Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), or the transfer of stool from a healthy donor...

Liquid biopsy could identify cancer patients at risk of metastatic disease

Analysing fragments of DNA that are shed by tumours into the bloodstream, could indicate early on whether patients are at risk of their cancer spreading,...

Obesity medicine association announces major updates to its adult obesity algorithm

Updates help clinicians address chronic disease of obesity, identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditions DENVER -- May 15, 2019 -- The...

Yale study identifies how cancer drug inhibits DNA repair in cancer cells

New Haven, Conn. -- According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use possesses a superpower of sorts:...

Human antibody reveals hidden vulnerability in influenza virus

Discovery by NIAID-funded researchers could aid quest for universal flu vaccineCredit: NIAID WHAT: The ever-changing "head" of an influenza virus protein has an unexpected Achilles...

Blood test can measure effectiveness of treatments for aggressive skin cancers

Blood tests that track the amount of tumor DNA can - after only one month of drug therapy - detect how well treatment is working...

Toy transformers and real-life whales inspire biohybrid robot

Heart tissue and 3D printing combine to build a microscopic motorCredit: City University of Hong Kong HANOVER, N.H. - May 15, 2019 - Drawing inspiration...

A new way of diagnosing and treating disease — without cutting skin

UBC researchers develop new laser microscope that could be 'revolutionary' for treatment of diseases such as skin cancerCredit: UBC University of British Columbia researchers have...

Current vaccination policies may not be enough to prevent measles resurgence

Current vaccination policies may not be sufficient to achieve and maintain measles elimination and prevent future resurgence in Australia, Ireland, Italy, the UK and the...

New study reveals that some over reported stress after 2016 election to support political party

In a new study, researchers found that many Democrats may have over reported mental stress after the 2016 election. By comparing personal online searches made...

Identifying the molecular structure of one of Alzheimer’s stickier culprits