PET imaging agent may allow early measurement of efficacy of breast cancer therapy
Credit: K Salem et al., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI Physicians may soon have a new way to measure...
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Increase in conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer
Bottom Line: National guidelines in 2010 began advocating conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer with active surveillance or watchful waiting (AS/WW) as an alternative to radiation...
Low-income boys' inattention in kindergarten associated with lower earnings 30 years later
Disruptive behaviors in childhood are among the most prevalent and costly mental health problems in industrialized countries and are associated with significant negative long-term outcomes...
Working proteins make good use of frustration
Rice University, Buenos Aires, Heidelberg labs show enzymes need multiple levels of frustration to functionCredit: Maria Feiberger/University of Buenos Aires HOUSTON - (Feb. 11, 2019)...
Researchers examine postpartum hospital readmissions for women with psychiatric conditions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gestational diabetes affects an estimated 2 - 10% of pregnancies in the United States. If...
Scientists discover oldest evidence of mobility on Earth
Fossils dating back 2.1 billion years provide first ever evidence of movement in multicellular organisms Ancient fossils of the first ever organisms to exhibit movement...
Mosquitoes that carry malaria may have been doing so 100 million years ago
Credit: George Poinar Jr. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The anopheline mosquitoes that carry malaria were present 100 million years ago, new research shows, potentially shedding fresh...
Scientists use machine learning to ID source of Salmonella
Quick identification of animal source key to stopping foodborne illness outbreaksCredit: UGA A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia Center...
VA pushing medical research and inventions to private sector
Hundreds of VA inventions available through license agreementsCredit: Eugene Russell/VA The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday a new effort to improve public...
Researchers identify brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke
Credit: Steven Graham/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Feb. 11, 2019 - Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke and available therapies, such...
Keeping SDGs from being a zero-sum game
Credit: Jordan Noble, Michigan State University Center for System Integration and Sustainability Even as the world gets on the same sustainability page courtesy of the...
How your smartphone is affecting your relationship
Smartphones have become a constant companion for many of us. In a recent study by the Pew Research Center, nearly 50 percent of adults reported...
New study shows HPV not likely transmittable through the hand
Researchers seek to answer longstanding debate Commonly known as HPV, Human papillomavirus is a virus that infects the skin and genital area, in many cases...
Brazil will have the technology to transplant pig organs into humans
Gene-edited pigs may reduce Brazil's transplant waiting list; still in its initial stages and presented at FAPESP Week London, a project will assess how patients...
Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs
Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm for drug discovery which has been shown to be twice as efficient as the industry standard, which could...
