Older Americans don’t get — or seek — enough help from doctors & pharmacists on drug costs
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - The majority of Americans over age 50 take two or more prescription medicines to prevent or treat...
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Wilderness areas are being destroyed but the World Heritage Convention can protect them
Credit: Gregoire Dubois A University of Queensland-led international study published today urges the UNESCO World Heritage Convention to better conserve wilderness areas within Natural World...
Overactive scavenger cells may cause neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s
Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's is a disease in which the cognitive abilities of afflicted persons continuously worsen. The reason is the increasing loss...
Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen for breast cancer
Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may be failing to take the preventive anti-cancer drug tamoxifen because they are confusing naturally-occurring...
Cancer researchers overestimate reproducibility of preclinical studies
Credit: PIXNIO, Public Domain Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies can be successfully replicated, new research publishing June 29 in the...
New insights into why the immune system fails to see cancer
Cancer hides in plain sight of the immune system. The body's natural tumor surveillance programs should be able to detect and attack rogue cancer cells...
A new ribosomal biogenesis regulation point to treat cancer and 5q- syndrome
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers in the Oncobell program at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) - Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), have unveiled a new role...
Test identifies breast cancer patients with lowest risk of death
A molecular test can pinpoint which patients will have a very low risk of death from breast cancer even 20 years after diagnosis and tumor...
CWRU researcher awarded over $4.7 million to develop drug-delivery nanotechnology
Nicole F. Steinmetz, PhD, George J. Picha Professor in Biomaterials, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Director of the Center for Bio-Nanotechnology at...
Depression linked to physical health decline in cancer caregivers
A new report finds cancer caregivers suffer a steady decline in physical health compared to controls, and that symptoms of depression were the only significant...
Promising new therapeutic approach for debilitating bone disease
Credit: Dr Michelle McDonald Friday 30 June, 2017: An Australian-led research team has demonstrated a new therapeutic approach that can re-build and strengthen bone, offering...
American Cancer Society, Melanoma Research Alliance launch research effort
Credit: Melanoma Research Alliance A new partnership between the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) will fund much-needed research aimed at...
USDa invests $7.6 million for research on pests and beneficial species
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 29, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced 21 grants totaling $7.6...
Discovery could influence methods to control bacteria on medical and other surfaces
Credit: Alissa Eckert and Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC A flexible tail allows swimming bacteria to thin the surrounding liquid and to free themselves when trapped along...
A new way out of the cycle of rejection
Have you ever hosted a party, but as the day approaches, your closest friends say they won't be able to attend? Or maybe you sent...
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