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Credit: Maria Breygina Plant physiologists from MSU proved for the first time that dangerous reactive oxygen species that are often considered as by-products of energy...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 16, 2018)--With obesity now a global epidemic, there is increased focus on risk factors that contribute to weight gain, especially in postmenopausal...

Heidelberg, 16 May 2018 - The recipients of the EMBO Gold Medal 2018 are Czech microbiologist Marek Basler and German biochemist Melina Schuh. Young independent...

Credit: Schmidt et al., 2018 Researchers in Germany have discovered that colon cancers are often resistant to existing drug treatments because they are composed of...

Credit: Christopher Dutton (Millbrook, NY) Ecologists have long known that agricultural and sewage pollution can cause low oxygen conditions and fish kills in rivers. A...

Credit: Anthony Weate/QUT Marketing & Communication Advances in medicine mean health care professionals can prolong life, yet some treatments have a low chance of providing...

ASCO Perspective "We know that sleep is critical to the health of patients with cancer, from active cancer care through survivorship. This research reinforces the...

ASCO Perspective "This study demonstrates the power of leveraging smart technology to improve the care of people with cancer. These tools helped simplify care for...

ASCO Perspective "As oncologists, we are constantly striving for better care and outcomes for our patients, even in cancers where survival rates are relatively high...

ASCO Perspective "Precision medicine is driving the most exciting and powerful advances in cancer care today, particularly in lung cancer. It's encouraging to see that...

Credit: B. Poitras, GlycoNet Dr. Robert Britton firmly believes every molecule is important. This chemist doesn't want any molecule sitting unused on a laboratory shelf...

ASCO Perspective "This study makes a strong case that our country needs an effective public service campaign about encouraging lung cancer screening. Public service campaigns...

ASCO Perspective "The use of trastuzumab has been a major advance for women with HER2-positive breast cancer by increasing the cure rate, but no treatment...

Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital The youngest patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma are among the most challenging because their rapidly...

Before cell division, the long strings of the cell's DNA are wrapped tightly into the structures we know as chromosomes. This protects the cell's genetic...