Hunting dogs may benefit from antioxidant boost in diet
Credit: Preston Buff URBANA, Ill. - Free radicals, those DNA-damaging single-oxygen atoms, are produced in spades during exercise. Dogs that exercise a lot, like hunting...
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LSUHealthNO LA tumor registry among 16 funded by NCI SEER program
New Orleans, LA - The Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health has been awarded a one-year $1.8 million...
New fertility treatment for men and women being developed at Ben-Gurion U
NEW YORK, May 8, 2018 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a new, single-dose treatment which may improve both male and...
ONC201 kills breast cancer cells in vitro by targeting mitochondria
Credit: Stanley Lipkowitz TRAIL, a member of the TNF family of ligands, causes caspase-dependent apoptosis through activation of its receptors, death receptor 4 and DR5....
Metastasis enablers: Findings could unlock new ovarian cancer treatments
Credit: UW-Madison MADISON -- In order to spread their destruction, ovarian cancer cells must break free from their tumor home, travel through the fluid in...
Lyncean Technologies Inc. closes $13.75 million funding with a syndicate including Intel Capital
FREMONT, CA -- Lyncean Technologies, a pioneer in compact accelerator-based light sources for use in industry and academia, has secured $13.75 million in the initial...
For women with history of pregnancy loss, walking may aid chance of becoming pregnant
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Results of a recent study to better understand modifiable factors such as physical activity that may affect a woman's...
Migratory animals carry more parasites, says study
Athens, Ga. - Every year, billions of animals migrate across the globe, carrying parasites with them and encountering parasites through their travels. Now, a team...
MRI ‘glove’ provides new look at hand anatomy
Credit: Nature Biomedical Engineering; Bei Zhang, Martijn Cloos, Daniel Sodickson A new kind of MRI component in the shape of a glove delivers the first...
Telehealth symposium at Lehigh University to shed light on federal, state initiatives
Lehigh University presents its 2018 Healthcare Systems Engineering Symposium on May 24, 2018 featuring federal initiatives, state policy and current implementations on telehealth. The federal...
Massachussetts Public Health Department, UMass Amherst lab receives CDC funds for tick testing
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that warns of a recent surge of...
New research: Some gut bacteria may protect against intestinal infection
Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have for the first time found evidence that the presence of a key species in the...
The role of cannabis in the opioid crisis is focus of new expert roundtable discussion
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 8, 2018--A multidisciplinary panel of experts discussed how medicinal cannabis can impact the opioid crisis,...
Scientists investigate new strategy to treat spinal muscular atrophy in infants
LA JOLLA, CA - May 8, 2018 - Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that can leave infants with weak muscles and trouble...
Equal subsidies ‘surprisingly powerful,’ in promoting use of gold-standard medications
Credit: Rotman School Equal subsidies "surprisingly powerful," in promoting use of gold-standard medications, new study shows. Toronto - Gonzalo Romero shocked himself when his doctoral...
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