How our senses connect with the stress system
Life needs stimulation. However, overstimulation can cause exhaustion and illness. During specific sensitive periods early in life, stress can even affect later mental health. Accumulating...
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Education, not income, the best predictor of a long life
Credit: © Lutz/Kebede Rising income and the subsequent improved standards of living have long been thought to be the most important factors contributing to a...
Drug reduces size of some lung cancer tumors, relapse rate after surgery
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center A drug given to early stage lung cancer patients before they undergo surgery showed major tumor responses in the...
Precancerous colon polyps in patients with Lynch syndrome exhibit immune activation
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Colon polyps from patients with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that raises colorectal cancer risk, display immune system...
SU2C researchers find promising treatment strategy for stage 1-3 NSCL cancer patients
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer A new, innovative approach to lung cancer treatment in which immunotherapy is administered prior to surgery is yielding encouraging outcomes...
More prehospital deaths may mean increased intensity in violence
A new Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of national trauma data shows that trauma patients were four times more likely to die from gunshot wounds and...
Young Investigators honored by the American Association of Anatomists
The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) is honored to announce its 2018 Young Investigator Award winners. All awards will be presented during the Closing Awards...
ASIP Gold-Headed Cane awarded to Janardan K. Reddy, MD
Credit: ASIP Dr. Janardan K. Reddy, Professor Emeritus of Pathology at Northwestern University, is this year's recipient of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP)...
American Association of Anatomists presents its 2018 Award Recipients
The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) is honored to announce its 2018 award winners. All awards will be presented during the Closing Awards Ceremony at...
Dr. Charles N. Serhan receives the ASIP 2018 Rous-Whipple Award
Credit: ASIP Dr. Charles N. Serhan is the 2018 recipient of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) Rous-Whipple Award. Since 1979, this award has...
Helmsley Charitable Trust awards Critical Path Institute a grant to focus on Crohn’s disease
Tucson, AZ, and New York, NY - April 16, 2018 -- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Critical Path Institute...
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 in 2013 to help develop...
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 cells may explain why some...
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 used narcotics daily on average...
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 a complex (R2TP) involved in...
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