Heat and irradiation: New approach for more selectively fighting…
Credit: Fraunhofer MEVIS Researchers wish to treat tumors more effectively in the future by combining radiation therapy and focused ultrasound. The joint project SONO-RAY began...
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City-wide effort boosts NYC’s colorectal cancer screening rates and eliminates racial disparities in screening
A concerted effort to increase colorectal cancer screening rates led to a dramatic increase in NYC screening colonoscopy rates among average-risk men and women and...
Controversial ‘liberation therapy’ fails to treat multiple…
Credit: University of British Columbia Opening up narrowed veins from the brain and spinal cord is not effective in treating multiple sclerosis (MS), according to...
School of Medicine expert receives 2 innovation grants in pursuit of…
Jonathan Karn, PhD, an HIV/AIDS expert from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received two Innovation research grants out of seven allocated in...
‘Jumping genes’ may set the stage for brain cell death in Alzheimer’s,…
Credit: Photo by Duke Photo. DURHAM, N.C. — The latest round of failed drug trials for Alzheimer's has researchers questioning the reigning approach to battling...
Scientists discover blood sample detection method for multiple…
Credit: University of Huddersfield A METHOD for quickly detecting signs of multiple sclerosis has been developed by a University of Huddersfield research team. The discovery,...
Study finds that people are attracted to outward signs of health, not actual health
Credit: Yong Zhi Foo Findings published in the journal Behavioral Ecology reveal that skin with yellow and red pigments is perceived as more attractive in...
A method to measure diagnostic errors could be key to preventing disability and death from misdiagnosis
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine In an effort to reduce patient misdiagnoses and associated poor patient outcomes from lack of prompt treatment, a Johns Hopkins Armstrong...
Genetic testing can help determine safest dose of blood thinner
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A new study finds that genetic testing can help determine the safest dose of the blood thinner warfarin, with fewer...
UChicago Medicine first site in Illinois offering pioneering CAR…
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the use of a breakthrough cancer treatment — Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel)...
Encouraging decrease in certain antibiotic resistance levels of gonococci across Europe
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control In 2014, the susceptibility of gonococci to two of the recommended antibiotics for gonorrhoea treatment has shown...
Gene identified that may provide potential therapy for cerebral cavernous malformations
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with national collaborators, have identified a series of molecular clues...
£10 million grant awarded for Barts Heart Centre
(Queen Mary, University of London) Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust have received £10.2 million from Barts Charity for the creation...
Oregon researchers identify hormone that is key to brain development in fruit flies
Credit: Image courtesy of Mubarak Hussain Syed EUGENE, Ore. — May 15, 2017 — University of Oregon researchers using Drosophila have identified a steroid hormone...
What do lasers and oranges have in common? A possible cure for citrus…
IMAGE: A citrus leaf was lasered with dot matrix perforation pattern to increase penetration of antibiotics. Credit: Etxeberria, E., P. Gonzalez, A. F. Borges, and...
