Genomics could better match treatments to pancreatic cancer patients
PITTSBURGH, March 4 - Pancreatic cancer is a grim diagnosis, with a five-year survival rate of less than 9 percent. To improve those odds, researchers...
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Giant ‘nerve cell’ science education center lands in London’s East End
Credit: Queen Mary University of London 'Neuron Pod' - a striking 23-metre long and 10-metre high free-standing structure - has opened its doors as an...
Poll shows many older adults, especially those with health issues, feel isolated
Physical & mental health issues, hearing problems, and poor diet, exercise and sleep all associated with lack of companionship & feeling isolatedCredit: University of Michigan...
Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements
Study could benefit the US clean energy and electronics industriesCredit: USDA ARS Researchers have found a possible new source of rare earth elements - phosphate...
How a common oral bacteria makes colon cancer more deadly
Findings may help predict aggressive colon cancer and identify new treatment targets NEW YORK, NY (March 4, 2019)--Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental...
Promising strategy to fight the most deadly brain tumor in children
Treatment slows tumor growth and increases survival in animal model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) A study published in Nature Communications found that an...
A new machine learning model can classify lung cancer slides at the pathologist level
Using recent advances in machine learning, a Dartmouth research team has developed a deep neural network to classify different types of a common form of...
Chemical pollutants in the home degrade fertility in both men and dogs, study finds
New research by scientists at the University of Nottingham suggests that environmental contaminants found in the home and diet have the same adverse effects on...
New scientific statement on blood pressure measurement in people
American Heart Association Scientific Statement DALLAS, March 4, 2019 - The accurate measurement of blood pressure is essential for the diagnosis and management of hypertension,...
Reevaluating pneumococcal vaccine guidance: An analysis
PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2019 - If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia, is a top public health...
Long-lived parents produce better quality offspring
Genetic manipulation that more than doubles lifespan also leads to better offspring - according to new collaborative research from the University of East Anglia and...
Plasma protein may hold promise for wound scaffolds
Researchers in Germany have employed a plasma protein found in blood to develop a new method for making wound-healing tissue scaffolds. The team's new scaffold...
New study highlights the influence social media has on children’s food intake
New University of Liverpool research, published in Pediatrics, highlights the negative influence that social media has on children's food intake. Current research shows celebrity endorsement...
Interdisciplinary collaboration yields hardest, thinnest coatings yet discovered
Lehigh University materials science and mechanical engineering professors net NSF GOALI award to study ultra wear-resistant nitride filmsCredit: Ryan Hulvat for Lehigh University Eventually, your...
Steroid use during cardiac bypass surgery did not reduce risk of severe kidney injury
Randomized controlled trial conducted in 18 countries Using steroids during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery did not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury in people at...
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