Ari Waisman receives most prestigious European prize for MS research
The Sobek Foundation honors Professor Ari Waisman for his groundbreaking achievements in research into multiple sclerosis (MS). His research results are regarded as crucial for...
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Lung-in-the-lab reveals no DNA damage on exposure to e-cig vapor
E-cigarette vapour does not damage DNA, even at doses 28 times that of equivalent smoke exposure. Scientists at British American Tobacco used lab-based cellular tests...
Spanish scientists sequence the genome of the Iberian lynx, the most endangered felid
Credit: EBD-CSIC Spanish scientists have sequenced the genome of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), currently one of the world's most endangered felines. They have confirmed...
New Mekong River initiative will highlight values of biodiversity, ecosystems
Credit: Photo courtesy of Zeb Hogan, University of Nevada, Reno. With 60 million people depending on its aquatic resources for food and livelihoods, the lower...
New approach for cancer prevention in BRCA1 mutation-positive women from Josef Penninger
Credit: copyright: IMBA Women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are at substantially higher risk of breast cancer. For these women, effective...
Asian head and neck cancer patients live longer with immunotherapy than mixed race group
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 16 December, 2016 - Asian head and neck cancer patients live longer with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab than the overall population, according to a sub-analysis...
Many early-onset colon cancers are caused by genetic mutations passed through families
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Gene mutations among young patients with colorectal cancer
While many patients with colorectal are diagnosed when they are older than 50, about 10 percent of patients are diagnosed at younger ages. So what...
Patient prostate tissue used to create unique model of prostate cancer biology
WASHINGTON (Dec. 15, 2016) -- For the first time, researchers have been able to grow, in a lab, both normal and primary cancerous prostate cells...
Potentially avoidable breast cancer surgeries cost patients and health-care system
Credit: UBC The number of breast cancer patients that have to be reoperated on in Canada is too high and impacts patient wellbeing and health...
Neural circuits underlying fly larval locomotion
In recent decades, larval fruit flies have generally been considered as a promising model to examine neural locomotor circuits. Drosophila larval locomotion offers a valuable...
Leibniz Prize for Britta Nestler
(Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) ) Professor Britta Nestler of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is granted the 2017 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize by the German...
Tumor gene test results can differ in same patients
Credit: Clare McLean A preliminary study comparing two commercially available, next-generation genetic sequencing tests in the same cancer patients shows results can differ widely. The...
Mind-controlled toys: The next generation of Christmas presents?
Credit: University of Warwick Toys controlled with the power of thoughts could become must-have gifts Warwick research connects human mind with electronic devices Sensors in...
Fast track control accelerates switching of quantum bits
Credit: Image courtesy Peter Allen. From laptops to cellphones, today's technology advances through the ever-increasing speed at which electric charges are directed through circuits. Similarly..
