Mayo Clinic researchers take a step closer to developing a DNA test for liver cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of researchers from Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences Corporation have completed a phase II study comparing a set of DNA...
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Sticky situation: New process turns wood scraps into tape
Credit: University of Delaware/ Illustration by Joy Smoker Whether you're wrapping a gift or bandaging a wound, you rely on an adhesive to get the...
CWRU School of Medicine researchers create first artificial human prion
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have synthesized the first artificial human prion, a dramatic development...
Research shows dogs prefer to eat fat, and cats surprisingly tend toward carbs
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Dogs gravitate toward high-fat food, but cats pounce on carbohydrates with even greater enthusiasm, according to research into the dietary habits of...
Cedars-Sinai research identifies gut gas linked to diarrhea
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (June 5, 2018) - Cedars-Sinai investigators have for the first time identified a gas produced in gut that could improve the...
Throw like a girl? No, he or she just hasn’t been taught
ANN ARBOR--"You throw like a girl" is a sexist taunt that can instantly sour a kid on athletics and other healthy activities. But many children--mainly...
Maternal fatty acid balance affects offspring obesity thorough gut microbial population
The balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in the tissues of female mammals, which previous research has suggested can impact the incidence of obesity...
Decades of type 1 diabetes linked to mild drop in cognition
BOSTON - (June 5, 2018) - People who live with type 1 diabetes for very long duration show signs of mild decreases in cognitive abilities,...
Researchers discover how colon cancer mutates to escape the immune system
A UCLA-led study has found how colon cancer alters its genes during development in order to avoid detection by the immune system, creating a specific...
Stunting cell ‘antennae’ could make cancer drugs work again
Scientists have uncovered a completely new way to make cancers sensitive to treatment - by targeting antenna-like structures on cells. Their study found that drug-resistant...
Penn Medicine GI bleeding research points to need for updated Medicare policies
WASHINGTON, DC--Penn Medicine researchers are calling for greater precision in Medicare performance reporting for patients with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding following an evaluation of patients with...
Biomagnetic imaging company Genetesis closes $7.5 milion in Series A financing
Credit: Genetesis (Mason, OH) Genetesis , a medical device company focused on using biomagnetic imaging to enable rapid, noninvasive and accurate chest pain triage, has...
Computer simulations identify chemical key to diabetes drug alternatives
Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Jeremy Smith, Governor's Chair for Molecular Biophysics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and director of the Center for Molecular...
Beyond superstition to general causality: AI nutcracker for real-world problems
Credit: Ms. Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg When something bad happens to a person, it is human to try figure out why it happened....
The Human Brain Project has entered its third phase
"This is a major step and the result of a lot of hard and excellent work by our members and partners all over Europe", says...
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