Queen’s researchers make breakthrough discovery in fight against…
Credit: Queen's University Belfast New research led by Queen's University Belfast has discovered how a genomic approach to understanding bowel (colorectal) cancer could improve the...
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Family history of Alzheimer’s may alter metabolic gene that increases risk for…
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – A new Iowa State University study may have identified the link that explains years of conflicting research over...
Impact of overtraining on the heart to be discussed at cardiovascular imaging meeting
Sophia Antipolis April 26,2017. The impact of overtraining on the heart is set to be discussed at Europe's leading cardiovascular magnetic resonance meeting, to be...
TGen will lead international SU2C dream team to tackle deadly…
BOSTON — Nov. 6, 2015 — The Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) will lead an international Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Dream Team of...
Temple researchers identify genetic factors linked to acquired…
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – Endotracheal intubation, in which a tube is inserted through the voice box (larynx)...
Previous oral contraceptive use associated with better outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer Mayo
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history of oral contraceptive use, according to a...
Righting a wrong? Right side of brain can compensate for post-stroke…
WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2015) — After a debate that has lasted more than 130 years, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that loss...
Blood biopsy reveals unique, targetable genetic alterations in…
Credit: UC San Diego Health Using fragments of circulating tumor DNA in blood, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers were able to...
Post-concussion brain changes persist even after pre-teen hockey players return to play
Credits: Western University Young hockey players who have suffered concussions may still show changes in the white matter of the brain months after being cleared...
First precision medicine trial in cancer prevention identifies…
A team of scientists, led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center,...
Editorial: Use big tobacco’s Nov 26 corrective statements to…
Credit: ATS Nov. 15, 2017–The court-ordered publication of "corrective statements" by major U.S. tobacco companies later this month should serve as a reminder that tobacco...
Queen’s-led European research project makes huge steps in tackling global health…
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Antibiotic resistance is an urgent global health issue, killing hundreds of thousands annually, a figure expected to rise to over 10...
Deciphering an embryo-protecting protein
Credit: Kuroki K. et al., The Journal of Immunology, March 27, 2017 Revelations about a protein expressed in fetal cells could provide novel insights into...
Living too far from advanced cardiac care decreases your odds of survival
Credit: Canadian Journal of Cardiology Philadelphia, January 31, 2018 – A new study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology determined that patients with acute...
NIH launches large study of pregnant women in areas affected by Zika…
The National Institutes of Health and Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz (Fiocruz), a national scientific research organization linked to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, have begun a...
