Clay supplements in dairy cows improve immune response to aflatoxin challenge, study says
URBANA, Ill. - In the fight against aflatoxin, dairy producers often turn to sequestering agents such as clay to reduce transference of the toxin into...
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Opening the way for global innovation in biotechnology
Credit: BioBricks Foundation A new easy-to-use legal tool that enables open exchange of biological materials is launched today. The OpenMTA is a Material Transfer Agreement...
Army-funded research results in new kits for teaching science
Credit: (Courtesy photo by Wyss Institute at Harvard University) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Oct. 11, 2018) -- An affordable children's educational kit is the latest...
New model mimics human tumors for accurate testing of cancer drugs
Credit: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have genetically engineered a new laboratory model that enables...
Obesity associated with higher colorectal cancer risk among younger women
Bottom Line: Obesity was associated with an increased risk of early onset colorectal cancer (CRC) among women younger than 50. Why The Research Is Interesting:...
Blood test identifies more treatable cancer mutations than tissue biopsy alone
PHILADELPHIA - In one of the largest clinical studies to ever examine the impact of using a blood test to detect treatable mutations in non-small...
UCI-led study reveals that cells involved in allergies also play a key role in survival
Irvine, Calif. - October 11, 2018 - In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found evidence that mast cells, an important group of immune...
Breast cancer patients use Twitter as a non-medical forum to share their experiences
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Twitter is a place where many cancer patients go to share and discuss their experiences of the disease. This is...
Latest Cornell dot features a new cancer weapon: Antibodies
ITHACA, N.Y.- Antibody-based imaging of a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer is undergoing clinical trials worldwide, but the path from trial to application is...
New clinical trials seek treatments for canine cancers, may offer clues on human cancers
Credit: Photo courtesy of Tufts University GRAFTON, Mass. (Oct. 11, 2018)--Two studies into deadly cancers in dogs are now underway, offered through the newly formed...
How are pulsed electric fields being used in cancer therapy?
Credit: (c) 2018 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018-- Pulsed electric fields are helping fight cancer, whether by inducing tumor...
Study holds promise for new pediatric brain tumor treatment
SALT LAKE CITY - New research published in Nature Communications from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U),...
The significance of water in a promising biomarker against cancer
Credit: Egoi Markaida. UPV/EHU The Tn antigen appears in 90% of cancers and is associated with metastasis. That is why "they are very promising biomarkers...
New ASTRO/ASCO/AUA guideline for prostate cancer supports shortened radiation therapy
ARLINGTON, Va., ALEXANDRIA, Va., CHICAGO, October 11, 2018 -- Three prominent medical societies today issued a new clinical guideline for physicians treating men with early-stage...
Canadian smokers support bold new approaches to end tobacco use
Most Canadian smokers are in favour of novel policies to reduce tobacco use, according to a national survey by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation...
