Targeted drugs for advanced cancer move from specialist units to community setting
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano-Munich, 9 October 2018 - Nearly 1 in 4 patients with advanced cancer, treated at Comprehensive Cancer Care...
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Faith-based intervention successful at managing hypertension in black communities, new study finds
Lifestyle intervention delivered in churches by community-based health workers led to a significant reduction in blood pressure among African Americans compared to health education alone,...
Sustainable intensification of crops topic of symposium
Sustainable intensification is an approach that aims to increase crop yields on existing agricultural land while minimizing the negative environmental pressures and impacts of agricultural...
Inflammation in the womb may explain why some babies are more prone to sepsis after birth
Credit: American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, October 9, 2018 - Each year 15 million infants are born preterm and face high risks of short-...
Too much vitamin A may increase risk of bone fractures
Consuming too much vitamin A may decrease bone thickness, leading to weak and fracture prone bones, according to a study published in the Journal of...
Chewing gum may be effective for delivering vitamins
Nearly 15 percent of all chewing gum varieties sold promise to provide health-enhancing supplements to users, so Penn State researchers studied whether two vitamin-supplemented products...
Trust in non-conventional therapies by cancer patients not matching awareness about risks
Credit: @European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano-Munich, 10 October 2018 - Sarcoma patients show great openness to the use of complementary alternative medicines (CAMs) for...
GlycoNet awards grants worth $90,000 to three Alberta startup companies
EDMONTON (October 9, 2018) - The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) awarded $90,000 in grants to three Alberta-based startup companies: 48Hour Discovery Inc., GlyCa BioSciences Inc....
Award winners named for the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), an SABCS co-sponsor, will honor three renowned researchers for their...
15 emerging technologies that could reduce global catastrophic biological risks
Credit: Harry Campbell/Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Strategic investment in 15 promising technologies could help make the world better prepared and equipped to prevent...
Earlier treatment could help reverse autistic-like behavior in tuberous sclerosis
Credit: Peter Tsai New research on autism has found, in a mouse model, that drug treatment at a young age can reverse social impairments. But...
Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease
Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a distinct...
Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur receives $245,000 STTR grant for startup
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A high-tech startup founded by an Indiana University researcher-entrepreneur has been awarded a federal grant to develop technology that...
Louisiana amphibian shows unique resistance to global disease
Amphibian populations around the world are declining due to a skin disease caused by fungus. However, an amphibian commonly found in Louisiana, the three-toed amphiuma,...
Unseen infections harming world’s children, research reveals
Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development,...
