Mount Sinai and IBM researchers uncover key to greater efficacy in cancer treatment
Mitochondria are found to be associated with the effectiveness of oncological drug therapies New York, NY (March 21, 2019) -- Researchers from Mount Sinai and...
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Analyzing a Facebook-fueled anti-vaccination attack: 'It's not all about autism'
Credit: Image appears with compliments from Elsevier PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2019 - Social media has given those espousing anti-vaccination sentiments an effective medium to spread...
Antibodies stabilize plaque in arteries
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that type IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis. A study on mice shows that the...
Calling time on ‘statistical significance’ in science research
Credit: Pixabay Scientists should stop using the term 'statistically significant' in their research, urges this editorial in a special issue of The American Statistician published...
Low-cost and energy efficient recording of biodiversity soundscapes
Scientist unveil low-cost solution for an audio recorder in a wireless sensor network that records the ecosystem's soundsCredit: C.M. Leung Ph.D., University of Brisith Columbia...
Depression in 20s linked to memory loss in 50s, find Sussex psychologists
Credit: Amber John A new large-scale longitudinal study carried out by University of Sussex psychologists has found a clear link between episodes of depression and...
Affordable Care Act delivers significant benefits for women
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine demonstrates the ACA's positive impact on healthcare affordability and access, especially for women in low-...
Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood
FINDINGS A study has found that out-of-pocket health care spending and medical debt are substantially higher when adults have a history of adverse childhood experiences....
Immigrant women more likely to be overweight during pregnancy
A new study in the Journal of Public Health finds that women in Norway from immigrant backgrounds are more likely to be overweight during pregnancy....
Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru
Remote communities in the Peruvian Andes depend on the water from melting glaciers and mountain ecosystems to provide them with food and powerCredit: Caroline Clason,...
Genetics Society of America awards 2019 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal to Daniel Hartl
Prize recognizes outstanding contributions to genetics research throughout careerCredit: Harvard University Daniel Hartl, PhD, of Harvard University is the recipient of the 2019 Genetics Society...
The Lancet: Experts set out targets to eliminate tuberculosis within a generation
Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented and cured, yet it kills 1.6 million people a year, more people than any other infectious disease Tuberculosis can be...
Solving the ‘Catch 22’ of rectal cancer
Credit: Noam Shemesh, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown. Today's standard procedure to treat rectal cancer includes radical surgery to remove the tumour along with the...
New treatment of acute myeloid leukemia achieves remarkable results in a disease formerly with little hope
The prognosis for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is poor: very few achieve remission and for those that don't the option is largely...
UCLA researchers identify potential new combination treatment for pancreatic cancer
FINDINGS Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a possible new therapeutic strategy using two types of drug inhibitors at once to treat...
