BU: Obese patients underrepresented in cancer clinical trials
Obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes. In 2014, cancer types associated with being overweight...
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E. coli — are we measuring the wrong thing?
A sepsis awareness and management programme has demonstrated overall success in terms of improved sepsis detection, but has led to an increase in the number...
Rabies trick could help treat Parkinson’s Disease
The rabies virus wreaks havoc on the brain, triggering psychosis and death. To get where it needs to go, the virus must first trick the...
Generic drug manufacturers see new opportunities ahead
Declining prices and a saturated market could spell doom-and-gloom for the generic pharmaceutical industry, but some in the business are turning lemons into lemonade, seeing...
Research identifies easier way to predict how chemical compounds will interact
New research has revealed that simple, commercially available computer programmes could be used to design next generation drug-delivery systems by predicting more easily how different...
Back in black for singletons trying to find love
Black beats red as the colour of choice when it comes to finding new love, according to new research based on the hit TV series...
Bacteria boost antifungal drug resistance in severe childhood tooth decay
Early childhood caries, a form of severe tooth decay affecting toddlers and preschoolers, can set children up for a lifetime of dental and health problems....
Mediterranean diet boosts beneficial bacteria
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 25, 2018 - Here's another reason to eat a Mediterranean-type diet: It's good for your gut. Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist...
Why we need erasable MRI scans
Credit: Barth van Rossum for Caltech Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is a widely used medical tool for taking pictures of the insides of our...
Millennial men value altruism and self-care above traditional male qualities
Credit: UBC Contrary to popular stereotypes, young men today are likely to be selfless, socially engaged and health-conscious, according to a new study from the...
One in every six deaths in young adults is opioid-related: Study
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, April 26, 2018 - One out of every six deaths among young adults in Ontario is related to opioids, suggests...
Synaptic communication controls neuronal migration
Credit: © Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science The cerebral neocortex is responsible for higher brain functions, such as conscious thought and language, in humans....
Children of youngest and oldest mothers at increased risk of developmental vulnerabilities
Children born to teenage mothers have the highest risk of developmental vulnerabilities at age 5, largely due to social and economic disadvantage, a UNSW Sydney-led...
New breath and urine tests detect early breast cancer more accurately
NEW YORK April 25, 2018 - A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of...
Study links night exposure to blue light with breast and prostate cancer
Credit: Image courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov A study performed by an international team led by...
