Made to measure sugar-like molecule could improve cancer-fighting antibodies
Credit: B. Poitras, GlycoNet Dr. Robert Britton firmly believes every molecule is important. This chemist doesn't want any molecule sitting unused on a laboratory shelf...
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Vast majority of heavy smokers not screened for lung cancer despite USPSTF recommendations
ASCO Perspective "This study makes a strong case that our country needs an effective public service campaign about encouraging lung cancer screening. Public service campaigns...
Shorter trastuzumab treatment for HER2+ breast cancer can be as effective, with fewer cardiac side-effects
ASCO Perspective "The use of trastuzumab has been a major advance for women with HER2-positive breast cancer by increasing the cure rate, but no treatment...
St. Jude trial identifies a medulloblastoma subset that requires less aggressive therapy
Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital The youngest patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma are among the most challenging because their rapidly...
Blocking two enzymes could make cancer cells mortal
Before cell division, the long strings of the cell's DNA are wrapped tightly into the structures we know as chromosomes. This protects the cell's genetic...
Cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe form of epilepsy
Credit: NYU Langone Health Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a "high" and has been an increasing focus...
Elevated homocysteine identified as metabolic risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - The amino acid homocysteine occurs naturally in the human body, generated as a...
SF State study examines how stereotypes affect memory in older Chinese immigrants
Credit: Stephane Tougard, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) ... Ever have a "senior moment" and worry about what other people think? We might laugh, but...
Hyaluronan combined with exercise versus exercise alone to relieve knee arthritis
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) aims to determine if a hyaluronic acid treatment combined with an exercise...
Remote camera network tracks Antarctic species at low cost
Credit: Jefferson Hinke/NOAA Fisheries An international research team has developed a simple method for using a network of autonomous time-lapse cameras to track the breeding...
Comprehensive care physician model improves care, lowers hospitalization
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine Patients who need frequent hospitalization account for a disproportionate amount of health care spending in the United States. In...
Brazilians with less education more likely to report being in poor health, study finds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brazilians with less education are more likely to self-report as being in poor health,...
Our brains are obsessed with being social
Our brains are obsessed with being social even when we are not in social situations. A Dartmouth-led study finds that the brain may tune towards...
Researchers identify gene that helps prevent brain disease
Credit: Ackerman Lab/UC San Diego Scientists know that faulty proteins can cause harmful deposits or "aggregates" in neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease....
Understanding drug-resistant gonorrhea
Can whole genome sequencing illustrate changes in drug susceptibility of gonorrhoea to antimicrobials used for treatment and so help to define more effective treatment regimens?...
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