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(Boston)--While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD), not all ApoE4 carriers develop...

Patients at risk of coverage denial

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed a national sample of Emergency Department visits between 2011-15 to determine what proportion of them could be denied...

Invasive forage grass leads to grassland bird decline

Credit: Scott Maresh Nelson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The prairies of North America once covered vast stretches of land, with towering grasses creating...

HER2+ early breast cancers where shorter-course trastuzumab could be an option

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 19 October 2018 - Women with HER2-positive early breast cancer with small tumours have similar disease-free...

A single missing gene leads to miscarriage

Credit: RUB, Kramer A single gene of the mother plays such a crucial role in the development of the placenta that its dysfunction leads to...

Securing access to optimal cancer care through innovation, integration and sustainability

MUNICH, Germany - Securing access to optimal cancer care for all patients can only be achieved through integrated, sustainable translation of today's scientific advances into...

Large regional differences in endoscopic sinus surgery in Finland

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