Gut bacteria determine speed of tumor growth in pancreatic cancer
The population of bacteria in the pancreas increases more than a thousand fold in patients with pancreatic cancer, and becomes dominated by species that prevent...
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Scientists develop tiny tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat
Credit: Fio Omenetto, Ph.D., Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (March 22, 2018) - Monitoring in real time what happens in and around our bodies can be...
Biotech pioneers, Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht, win 2018 Stockholm Water Prize
Credit: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) By revolutionizing microbiological-based technologies in water and wastewater treatment, Professors Mark van Loosdrecht and Bruce Rittmann hav..
Attacking lymphoma at the source
Credit: E. Oricchio/EPFL Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are cancers that affect white blood cells of the immune system called B-lymphocytes or B cells. Like cells in all...
Electric textile lights a lamp when stretched
Credit: Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology Working up a sweat from carrying a heavy load? That is when the textile works at its best. Researchers...
An integrated workflow for interaction proteomics — as versatile as the Swiss Army Knife
Credit: Varjosalo Lab Proteins do not function in isolation and their interactions with other proteins define their cellular functions. Therefore, detailed understanding of protein-protein interacti..
Hip hop music teaches children, parents to recognize stroke and act quickly
DALLAS, March 22, 2018 -- An intervention that uses hip hop music with stroke education lyrics increased stroke awareness for economically-disadvantaged, minority children and their...
Whether sustained or sporadic, exercise offers same reductions in death risk
DURHAM, N.C. -- For decades, Americans have been inundated with a confusing barrage of messages about how best to counteract the health risks of sedentary...
Antioxidants and amino acids could play role in the treatment of psychosis
A scientific paper has revealed that some nutrients found in food may help reduce the symptoms of psychotic illness, when used in the early stages...
Antibiotics often inappropriately prescribed for hospitalized kids, global study suggests
Nearly a third of all antibiotics prescribed for hospitalized children globally were intended to prevent potential infections rather than to treat disease, according to the...
Bacteria may promote pancreatic cancer by suppressing the immune system
Bottom Line: Bacterial load was significantly higher in pancreatic tumor samples from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma compared with pancreatic tissue from normal individuals, and...
One in 10 people have traces of cocaine or heroin on their fingerprints
Scientists have found that drugs are now so prevalent that 13 per cent of those taking part in a test were found to have traces...
Millions of Americans seek and find illicit marijuana online
These days, Americans shop for nearly everything online--including marijuana. That's the conclusion of a new study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine...
Three-in-one molecule shows promise in helping certain breast cancer patients
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Mar. 19, 2018) - A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with...
Ships in the English Channel have highest rate of sulphur violations in northern Europe
Credit: Niklas Berg and Johan Mellqvist Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have shown that between 87 and 98 percent of ships comply with the...
