High stability of the hepatitis B virus
Credit: RUB, Kramer At room temperature, hepatitis B viruses (HBV) remain contagious for several weeks and they are even able to withstand temperatures of four...
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Scientific breakthrough: Promising new target for immunotherapy
Credit: McGill University Health Centre An international team identifies a key molecule in immune system regulation linked to new genetic disease Following the 2018 Nobel...
New Penn Medicine Center brings immunotherapy research to brain tumor treatment
PHILADELPHIA - Today, Penn Medicine is announcing the newest Translational Center of Excellence (TCE) in the Abramson Cancer Center, focused on Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most...
Study uncovers high levels of previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, environment
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists at Indiana University found high levels of a previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, in an electronic waste recycling facility and in...
Not just for children: Study shows high prevalence of atopic dermatitis among US adults
PHILADELPHIA - As many as 16.5 million adults in America suffer from a skin disease known as atopic dermatitis, an inflammatory disease that results in...
Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don’t know it
In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide -- and more often involves firearms -- but public perception is just the opposite....
Bigger brains associated with greater cancer risk
It may simply be that having a big brain is itself the cause. That's what doctor and PhD candidate Even Hovig Fyllingen at the Norwegian...
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Hunter College awarded $13.5 million NCI/NIH Grant
(Philadelphia, PA) - The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and Hunter College of the City University of New York (Hunter) have...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announces 10 new Allen Distinguished Investigators
Credit: Allen Institute Nanoparticles that could reprogram a cancer patient's immune system inside their own body. Understanding a mysterious type of brain cell in the...
Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence by nearly 3/4 for patients with ‘good risk’
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation surgery...
Aggressive treatment for some stage IV lung cancer pts can dramatically improve OS
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- Adding radiation therapy or surgery to systemic therapy for stage IV lung cancer patients whose cancer has spread to...
Long-term side effects similarly low for weekly, conventional breast radiation, trial finds
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer, larger...
Alterations to seabed raise fears for future
Credit: McGill University The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity. Normally the deep sea bottom is...
Animal species becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation nearly complete
Species of reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrates are becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation has claimed more than 99 percent of the country's original wooded...
Mycoplasma genitalium’s cell adhesion mechanism revealed
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Researchers from the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC) and the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB-UAB) have discovered the mechanism..
