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Following a state law mandating testing, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued more alerts for lead in candy ...

Researchers engineer CRISPR to edit single RNA letters in human cells

The Broad Institute and MIT scientists who first harnessed CRISPR for mammalian genome editing have engineered a new molecular system ...

Fly hunter has described 30 new species

Credit: Xiaolong Lin, NTNU University Museum Chironomids are also called non-biting midges or lake flies. Xiaolong Lin is a PhD ...

Targeting mitochondria in pulmonary hypertension

(Edmonton, AB) Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a debilitating disease of the lung blood vessels that causes heart failure and ...

Blocking key pathways is a way to defeat cancer stem cells

Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan and international collaborators have found that in humanized mice, ...

Brain tumors share common tricks to survive

Different types of brain tumours may use strikingly similar approaches to generate and use energy to survive in the brain, ...

Blood test can effectively rule out breast cancer, regardless of breast density

NEW YORK, October 25, 2017 - A new study published in PLOS ONE demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker ...

Sexual function concerns not always reflected in prostate cancer treatment choices

CHAPEL HILL -- Preserving sexual function was important to many men facing treatment for prostate cancer, according to a recent ...

Gallbladder cancer: Pharmacist finds protein that drives tumor growth

Credit: Claudia Ehrlich Patients with gallbladder cancer often show few or no symptoms for long periods of time. As a ...

Timing could matter to how responsive cancer cells are to treatment, study suggests

CHAPEL HILL -- DNA damage occurs routinely within your cells due to sun exposure, smoking and sometimes during the normal ...

Japanese researchers find why Alzheimer’s drugs work in the lab but not in patients

Anti-pancreatic cancer drug in research focus

Intriguing antitumor activity is found in a very promising class of natural compounds: cyclic depsipeptides, which have a challenging structure ...

Insights from a rare genetic disease may help treat multiple myeloma

Credit: The American Chemical Society A new class of drugs for blood cancers such as leukemia and multiple myeloma is ...

New study: ‘Double decker’ antibody technology fights cancer

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 24, 2017 - Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps ...

Proton therapy for prostate cancer is advantageous to imrt according to new study

Proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer is associated with higher survival rates and decreased risk of complications compared to intensity-modulated ...

Proton therapy may be better option for elderly patients with esophageal cancer

CHICAGO - A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that proton beam therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, prior ...

Development of a highly-accurate computational model of human metabolism

Credit: KAIST A Korean research team from KAIST developed a computational framework that enables the reconstruction of a comprehensive computational ...

Biodiversity, ecosystem services, land degradation: IPBES launching 5 major assessments

Credit: UNEP Major new assessments of the state of biodiversity, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people will be presented to ...

Transplanted hematopoietic stem cells reverse damage caused by neuro-muscular disorder

Credit: Image courtesy of Stephanie Cherqui, UC San Diego School of Medicine Researchers at University of California San Diego School ...

Preclinical study suggests path toward non-addictive painkillers