Democrat senators vote for public health policies 4 times more often…
Credit: Courtesy of Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health Democrat senators are roughly four times as likely to use their vote to positively affect...
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Non-invasive imaging predicts cancer malignancy
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) A new study by Osaka University scientists shows that non-labeling multiphoton microscopy (NL-MPM) can be used for quantitative imaging of...
Second contagious form of cancer found in Tasmanian devils
IMAGE: This is a photograph of a Tasmanian Devil with facial tumor. Credit: Gregory Woods, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania Transmissible cancers...
TACC key partner in Dell Medical School’s data science initiative for women’s…
Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced a new partnership with...
ARCH Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures and MD Anderson collaborate…
Codiak BioSciences, Inc. announced today the closing of the first portion of a planned $80-plus million Series A and B financing. The company also executed...
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative taps Columbia scientists to create atlas of…
Credit: Ira Schieren/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute Scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute today received a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) donor advised fund, an advi..
First atomic structure from UTSW’s cryo-EM facility
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Oct. 11, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers today published a 3-D atomic structure of the ion channel found...
Here’s how stress may be making you sick
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University researcher is providing new insight into how certain types of stress interact with...
Sleep apnea common in atrial fibrillation patients
(Umea University) A study involving cardiac patients at the University Hospital of Umeå shows that over 80 percent of patients treated for atrial fibrillation also...
Are hot flashes genetic?
Credit: Enrique Rivero/UCLA Most women experience hot flashes and night sweats either before or during menopause, but a significant minority don't have these symptoms. Could...
Researchers develop spectroscopic ‘science camera’ system for smartphones
Credit: Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The latest versions of most smartphones contain at least two and sometimes three built-in cameras....
New ‘blood biopsies’ with experimental device may improve…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Feb. 13, 2017) – A team of investigators from Cedars-Sinai and UCLA is using a new blood-analysis technique and tiny experimental...
Specialized physical therapy helps teens with scoliosis get ahead of…
Credit: University of Alberta For teens with scoliosis, a new study shows specialized physical therapy exercises can improve the curve of the spine, muscle endurance...
Prematurity leaves distinctive molecular signature in infants’…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – Premature birth, which affects one in 10 U.S. babies, is associated with altered metabolite profiles in the infants'...
UAB to bring proton therapy for advanced cancer treatment to…
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Alabama at Birmingham will partner with Proton International to bring proton therapy, one of the most technically...
