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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease that is usually treated with intranasal medication and nasal saline lavage. Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is considered when...

Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., ABPP, lauded for outstanding excellence in advance care planning

Credit: Children's National Health System Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., a principal investigator at Children's Center for Translational Science, will be honored with a "Recognition Award...

Src regulates mTOR, a major player in cancer growth

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed a connection between mTORC1 and...

Scientists find brain signal that might help us judge the holiday buffet

Credit: Dave Schmelick/JHU At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much to take of each. Johns...

Marijuana use might lead to higher risk of stroke, World Stroke Congress to be told

WHAT: 11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and recovery ..

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $3 million NIH grant for health disparities research

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from the National Cancer Institute to...

La Jolla Institute receives $ 4.5 million Cancer Moonshot award

Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and UC San Diego have been awarded $ 4.5...

Epidemic in turf management: Herbicide resistance in annual bluegrass

Credit: Photo by J. Brosnan, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Annual bluegrass is one of the most common weeds of turfgrass on golf courses, sports...

Genetic breakthrough by CU Denver scientists will aid whitebark pine conservation efforts

Credit: Diane Tomback, Ph.D. A University of Colorado Denver-led research team for the first time developed reliable genetic markers known as nuclear microsatellites for the...

New fly species found in Indiana may indicate changing climate, says IUPUI researcher

Credit: School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- A new type of blow fly spotted in Indiana points to shifting species populations due to climate...

$5 million NSF grant will help researchers show the impact of their work

Credit: UM Connector The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Missouri a $5.2 million grant over five years to establish the Advancing Research...

Montana State researchers win $1.5 million for developing carbon dioxide tech

Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- A special ceramic slurry and a conveyor belt whose surface is minus 30 degrees are some of...

$5.1 million grant will fund research to develop a stem cell-based therapy for blinding eye condition

Credit: Saravanan Karumbayaram/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center Scientists at the UCLA Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research and...

Cancer-associated mutations are common in normal human esophagus

Unexpectedly, a new study finds that cancer-associated genetic mutations are surprisingly common in aged, healthy esophageal epithelium tissue. The results further our understanding of cancer...

Mutant cells colonize our tissues over our lifetime