New immunotherapy for lung cancer shows promise of success
Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina In a groundbreaking development, results from a recent clinical trial to treat lung cancer show that a...
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An index measures similarity between cancer cells and pluripotent stem cells
The theory that cancer progression involves the acquisition by tumor cells of features similar to those of stem cells has gained strength in the scientific...
Columbia scientists build better way to decode the genome
Credit: Credit: Mann Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute The genome is the body's instruction manual. It contains the raw information -- in the form of DNA --...
Attention deficit disorders could stem from impaired brain coordination
Credit: CWRU School of Medicine Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have discovered how two brain regions work together to...
Research predicts likelihood of HIV testing based on race, sex/gender & sexual orientation
A new study has identified factors that lead to increased HIV testing among young adults, specifically how a person's race, sex/gender, and sexual orientation is...
X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory risk
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Human airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of which...
More dairy associated with higher bone density and greater spine strength in men over 50
BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research (IFAR), Wageningen University, Tilburg University, University of Reading, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BID..
More Americans aware of growing problem of opioid addiction
CHICAGO, April 5, 2018 -- A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals the number of Americans who see opioid...
National Foundation for Cancer research scientists among the National Academy of Inventors’ class
BETHESDA, MD - In an event this afternoon at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, two funded scientists of the National Foundation for Cancer...
Parents struggle to discuss sex with LGBTQ teens
'My challenge is I have no idea what sex is really like for men, especially for gay men' Parents don't know what constitutes safe sexual...
MRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury, study shows
Leesburg, VA, April 2, 2018 - A test of machine-learning algorithms shows promise for computer-aided prognosis of acute spinal cord injury, according to a study...
Injecting gene cocktail into mouse pancreas leads to humanlike tumors
Credit: Dr. Bruno Doiron/UT Health San Antonio Novel technology developed at UT Health San Antonio gives rise to mouse pancreatic tumors that have the same...
‘Sleeping’ stem cells could aid brain repair
Credit: Andrea Brand/Leo Otsuki Scientists at the Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, have identified a new type of stem cell...
Review of Vitamin D Research identifies ethical issues in placebo use
WASHINGTON (April 5, 2018) -- Since World War II, medical ethics in research studies involving human subjects have shifted significantly. Despite this important growth, ethical...
Can we imitate organisms’ abilities to decode water patterns for new technologies?
Credit: Brendan Colvert, Mohamad Alsalman, Eva Kanso The shape of water. Can it tell us about what drives romance? Among fish, it might. Eva Kanso,...
