Prostate cancer incidence and mortality have declined in most countries
ATLANTA -- Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates are decreasing or stabilizing in most parts of the world, with the United States recording the biggest...
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Surgery associated with increased survival for patients with HER2+ stage 4 breast cancer
ATLANTA -- Surgery was associated with higher survival rates for patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) stage 4 breast cancer compared with those who did not undergo...
PARP inhibitors can shrink tumors in pancreatic cancer patients with specific mutations
Data presented in a news conference at AACR Annual Meeting ATLANTA - Switching pancreatic cancer patients to the PARP inhibitor rucaparib as maintenance therapy instead...
Acute flaccid myelitis requires galvanized research response
NIH experts review puzzling muscle paralysis condition in childrenCredit: CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Yiting Zhang WHAT: Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) presents significant challenges not only to...
Gut microbiome directs the immune system to fight cancer
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 2, 2019 - The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors--which "release the brakes" of the body's immune...
Jonas Bergh receives first ESMO Breast Cancer Award
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 2 April 2019 - The European Society for...
Love Island: Flamboyant males get the girls on Madagascar
In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue or multicolored at sexual maturity -- but why?Credit: Dr. Frank Glaw Biodiversity...
Digitalization of electricity grids
FAU scientists working on solutions for future grid operation How can digitalisation help to improve the efficiency of the electricity grid, whilst making it more...
Wearable sensors mimic skin to help with wound healing process
Credit: Matthew Brown BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing...
New research shows 73 percent of allergists prescribe under-the-tongue allergy tablets
Four FDA-approved tablets available for battling allergies ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (APRIL 2, 2019) - Allergy shots (subcutaneous immunotherapy or SCIT) have been available for...
Genetics Society of America Awards 2019 George W. Beadle Award to Michael Snyder
Prize recognizes outstanding service to the community of genetics researchersCredit: Stanford University Michael Snyder, PhD, of Stanford University is the recipient of the 2019 Genetics...
Lehigh University mechanical engineer earns NSF CAREER Award for noise reduction research
Justin W. Jaworski is designing a better model to build quieter aircraft wingsCredit: copyright 2019 John Kish IV If it's got an edge, chances are...
Israel’s Ocular discovery partners with all India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
The partnership reflects the expanding synergism of Indo-Israel medical collaborationCredit: Ocular Discovery New Delhi, India - April 2, 2019 - Today, Israeli-based Ocular Discovery and...
Despite risk of birth defects, HIV drug should be considered for women in South Africa
Dolutegravir may reduce deaths in women, HIV transmission to children and men Although a woman's use of the HIV drug dolutegravir at conception may increase...
Experts discover historic roots of Medicare for All, public option and free-market proposals
When it comes to health care proposals, 'everything old is new again' As political leaders debate the future of the U.S. health care system, a...