New drug beats standard therapy in advanced kidney cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- An experimental kidney cancer drug outperformed the standard first-line therapy for patients with metastatic disease who are considered at...
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Novel mapping technique targets gene therapy to hibernating heart muscle
, the Official Journal of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy, French Society of Cell and...
Consuming violent media linked to 13x surge in violent dreams
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The violent and sexual media you consume during the day may infiltrate your dreams at night, new research suggests. People who reported...
Flu vaccine’s effectiveness can be improved, new findings suggest
A team of engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin is reporting new findings on how the influenza vaccine produces antibodies that...
Once inside a tumor, our immune cells become traitors
New research has found a subset of our immune cells (called regulatory T cells) that are highly abundant in the tumor microenvironment and are particularly...
Experts issue urgent call to action for surgeons on antibiotic overuse
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 15, 2016-Overuse and misuse of antimicrobial agents is an urgent problem, and surgeons around the...
SAGE Publishing and Perusall partner to support digital pedagogy
SAGE Publishing announces a new agreement allowing access to a selection of SAGE textbooks through the award-winning eBook platform and social annotation tool Perusall. Perusall...
Physicists at Mainz University construct prototype for new component of the ATLAS detector
One of the largest projects being undertaken at the CERN research center near Geneva - the ATLAS Experiment - is about to be upgraded. ATLAS...
Are parents willing to have their children receive placebos?
Placebos are essential in any controlled clinical trial, providing a yardstick against which the test drug is measured. Placebos are even starting to be used...
Kindergarten vaccine rates vary widely in Metro Vancouver: UBC study
Children in some local health areas of Metro Vancouver have much lower vaccination rates than others, according to a recent University of British Columbia study....
Lewis honored by Sexual Medicine Society of North America
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 15, 2016) - The Sexual Medicine Society of North America has renamed its Lifetime Achievement Award to honor Dr....
Autism and human evolutionary success
Credit: University of York A subtle change occurred in our evolutionary history 100,000 years ago which allowed people who thought and behaved differently - such...
Depression during pregnancy is associated with abnormal brain structure in children
Depressive symptoms in women during and after pregnancy are associated with reduced thickness of the cortex--the outer layer of the brain responsible for complex thought...
Antibiotic restores cell communication in brain areas damaged by Alzheimer’s disease
New research from the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC has found a way to partially restore brain cell communication around areas damaged...
Comic Relief extends funding for entrepreneurial project in rural Kenya
The University of Plymouth is looking to expand its work supporting farmers and families in rural Kenya after receiving a second grant from Comic Relief....
