Breakthrough in battle against rice blast
Scientists have found a way to stop the spread of rice blast, a fungus that destroys up to 30% of the world's rice crop each...
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Two immunotherapies used together for the first time to tackle tumors
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 26, 2018) - Two immunotherapies - one that enables the T-cells a patient already has...
New research shows fertilization drives global lake emissions of greenhouse gases
Credit: Credit: Christian Dinkel DULUTH, Minnesota--A paper published this week in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters is the first to show that lake size...
KAUST-Bruker CoE in magnetic resonance inaugurated
Credit: KAUST 2018 March 15, 2018 - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, (KAUST) and the Bruker Corporation signed a Memorandum...
Dissecting artificial intelligence to better understand the human brain
March 25, 2018 - Boston - In the natural world, intelligence takes many forms. It could be a bat using echolocation to expertly navigate in...
Singapore-led team of Asian cancer researchers wins AACR Team Science Award
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore, March 24, 2018 - For the first time, an Asian team of cancer researchers has won the prestigious American Association...
Additional therapy after surgical removal of rare tumors may not increase survival
CINCINNATI -- Results of an analysis from the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine show that additional therapy, or adjuvant therapy, delivered after surgical...
Associations between longitudinal beverage intakes and adolescent caries
Alexandria, VA, USA - At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR), held in conjunction with the 42nd Annual Meeting...
Mayors’ political leanings strongly influence thoughts on city health policy effectiveness
A new Drexel University study found that 30 percent of mayors don't believe civic policies can reduce health disparities in their cities, and it appears...
Study shows implications of access to high-quality fruits and vegetables
BOZEMAN -- Researchers at Montana State University in Bozeman have published a study showing how access to high-quality fruits and vegetables - or lack thereof...
Life-extending drug for ovarian cancer made available in Europe
Cancer patients in Europe can now receive a life-extending drug invented and developed by scientists at Newcastle University. Women with recurrent ovarian cancer have been...
Internists encouraged by increased funds for healthcare programs in spending bill
Washington, DC (March 23, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) is encouraged that the spending bill passed by Congress meets many of our...
Heart health will be promoted by health professionals at EuroPrevent 2018
Sophia Antipolis 23 March 2018. The impact of nutrition and lifestyle on cardiovascular health will be key elements discussed by health professionals during EuroPrevent 2018...
Basic cardiovascular science congress set to stimulate public discussion on genome editing
Sophia Antipolis 23 March 2018. The European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) basic science congress is set to stimulate public discussion on the use of genome...
New innovations in cell-free biotechnology
A Northwestern University-led team has developed a new way to manufacture proteins outside of a cell that could have important implications in therapeutics and biomaterials....
