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...
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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...
Factors affecting the health of older sexual & gender minorities
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2017–A special issue of LGBT Health includes the latest research, clinical practice innovations, and...
Baffling lab mystery leads to potential new anemia treatment
A bizarre result of a routine lab experiment has led researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to an unexpected new way to...
