A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works
COLUMBUS, Ohio - This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific discovery, through development and testing,...
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Mediterranean-style diet may lower women’s stroke risk
Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men - according to new research led by the University...
Test could detect patients at risk from lethal fungal spores
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a genetic mutation in humans linked to a 17-fold increase in the amount of dangerous fungal spores...
Crunched for time? High-intensity exercise = same cell benefits in fewer minutes
Rockville, Md. (September 20, 2018)--A few minutes of high-intensity interval or sprinting exercise may be as effective as much longer exercise sessions in spurring beneficial...
Is the end of the recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) a good thing?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 19, 2018-- Recently, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration...
Super cheap earth element to advance new battery tech to the industry
Credit: Purdue University Marketing and Media photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Most of today's batteries are made up of rare lithium mined from the mountains...
Simulations of every woman’s breast tissue address delay on enhanced MRI cancer detection
Credit: Purdue University image/Xin Li WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No woman's breast tissue is the same, so MRIs detecting and monitoring cancer shouldn't treat them...
Inexpensive testing spurs cancer patients’ relatives to assess own disease risk
An online initiative offering low-cost genetic testing to relatives of people with genetic mutations that increase their risk of cancer encourages the "cascade" testing that...
Nanoparticle therapeutic restores function of tumor suppressor in prostate cancer
Boston, MA -- Think of it as a cancer therapy zag instead of a zig. While many groups are developing cancer therapies to target proteins...
Scientists reveal way to map vast unknown territory of long non-coding RNA
Credit: Calabrese Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC -- Scientists from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have developed a powerful...
UCLA researchers develop mechanism for characterizing function of rare tumor cells
Scientists have long known that circulating tumor cells, rare cancer cells that are released into the bloodstream, have the potential to provide vital information about...
Plant growth-promoting bacteria enhance plant salinity tolerance
Credit: (Photo courtesy: IRRI, Philippines) Soil salinity is one of the key abiotic stress factor affecting agricultural productivity worldwide. Every day, nearly 2000 hectares of...
Premature brains develop differently in boys and girls
Brains of baby boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature infant girls' brains. This is according to a study published in...
Fly mating choices may help explain variation across species
(University of Stirling) Scientists at the University of Stirling have shed new light on the impact of sexual selection on species diversity after studying the...
Artificial intelligence can determine lung cancer type
Credit: NYU School of Medicine A new computer program can analyze images of patients' lung tumors, specify cancer types, and even identify altered genes driving...
