New drug combo improves survival of women with rare uterine cancer
Adding the monoclonal antibody drug trastuzumab--already used to treat certain breast cancers--to the chemotherapy regimen of women with a rare form of uterine cancer lengthens...
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Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer
Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis to examine the association. A...
DNA testing can rapidly solve Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks
Credit: NSF International A DNA test method called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allowed New York City health officials to identify the source of a Legionnaires'...
University of Akron polymer professor joins medical and biological engineering elite
Credit: The University of Akron Matthew Becker, W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron (UA), was...
28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
We invite you to the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which will take place in Madrid, Spain, from 21 - 24...
Hepatitis C: A novel point-of-care assay
Credit: ©Institut Pasteur One of the major challenges identified by the WHO in efforts to eradicate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the diagnosis of...
A tool based on the use ofcarbon nanoparticles enables detection of antidepressants in urine samples
Credit: University of Cordoba A University of Cordoba research group has designed a tool that enables detection of antidepressants in urine samples in low concentrations....
Cheaper, less toxic and recyclable light absorbers for hydrogen production
Mimicking photosynthesis in plants, using light to convert stable and abundant molecules like water and CO2 into a high energy fuel (hydrogen) or into chemicals...
New class of drugs could help tackle treatment-resistant cancers
Researchers have discovered a new class of drug that has the potential to help cancer patients who no longer respond to existing therapies. The drug...
When enemies come to help
Credit: Anina C. Knauer Interactions between organisms such as plants and animals can be found everywhere in nature. Anina Knauer and Florian Schiestl, a professor...
Competing in a global innovation economy: The current state of R&D in Canada
Credit: Council of Canadian Academies A new expert panel report, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), provides the latest data and information...
Digital penicillin production
Credit: TU Wien For thousands of years, micro-organisms have been used to facilitate chemical reactions - in beer brewing, for example. However, biochemical processes are...
Birds migrate away from diseases
In a unique study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have mapped the origins of migratory birds. They used the results to investigate and discover...
Speakers announced for Nutrition 2018 Meeting
Renowned scientists and practitioners will address key topics in nutrition in the United States and around the globe at Nutrition 2018, the inaugural flagship meeting...
How intestinal bacteria can affect your blood sugar and lipid levels
Credit: Professor Sumio Ohtsuki Intestinal bacteria have attracted recent attention since they were discovered to influence various physiological functions and diseases in humans. Researchers from...
