A cancer in the family: One spouse’s diagnosis can lower household income
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. – Caring for a husband or wife with cancer significantly diminishes family income, according to researchers from the University of Georgia...
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In new study, Illinois scientists trace activity of cancer-fighting…
Plant biofactories can incorporate heavier carbon atoms into cancer-fighting phytochemicals, which can be used to trace their movement in the human body. Process allows Illinois...
What US healthcare needs most is visionary leadership
Credit: Morgan James Publishing The American healthcare delivery system is breaking. It is faltering in so many ways that it seems like the overall system...
NTU scientists use dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells. Harvesting the Clostridium sporogenes bacteria found commonly i..
First precision medicine trial in cancer prevention identifies chemoprevention strategy
A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,...
Penn study identifies new malaria parasites in wild bonobos
Credit: Alexander Georgiev PHILADELPHIA — Malaria parasites, although widespread among wild chimpanzees and gorillas, have not been detected in bonobos, a chimp cousin. Reasoning that...
Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart failure and may prevent it, study…
New Haven, Conn.–For the first time, research shows that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reduces hospitalizations and death from heart failure. The findings, from...
Biochemical ‘fingerprints’ reveal diabetes progression
Credit: Ulf Ahlgren, Umeå University Researchers from Umeå University in Sweden describe a new method to study biochemical changes that occur in the pancreas during...
Ludwig researchers identify counterintuitive approach to treating a brain cancer
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research The loss of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN has been linked to tumor growth and chemotherapy resistance in the almost invariably...
Joint West Africa Research Group begins infectious disease surveillance study in Nigeria
The Joint West Africa Research Group (JWARG) began a study today designed to identify cases of suspected severe infectious disease at medical centers in West...
Study showing 70 years of progress for LGBTQ students raises concerns…
Credit: Andy Duback The author of a new study showing slow but consistent progress in the experiences of LGBTQ students on college campuses over the...
New study reveals contrasts in how groups of neurons function during…
Credit: Harvey Lab/HMS. By training mice to perform a sound identification task in a virtual reality maze, researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Istituto...
Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging
Credit: UTSW DALLAS – Jan. 8, 2018 – Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure –...
Discovery puts the brakes on HIV’s ability to infect
Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape and Jeffrey Chase Viewed with a microscope, the virus faintly resembles a pineapple–the universal symbol of welcome. But HIV,...
Medication history for patients on blood thinners is critical to EMS
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — One change to field triage guidelines for emergency medical services (EMS) responding to older adults with head...
