Mutant gene found to fuel cancer-promoting effects of inflammation
Credit: UC San Diego A human gene called p53, which is commonly known as the "guardian of the genome," is widely known to combat the...
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Rapidly meeting the mental health needs of older adults
Credit: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, a division of the American Psychiatric Association INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 20 percent of older Americans experience depression and the highest...
NEJM case reports show promise of cancer immunotherapy to treat rare lymphoma
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Three case reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate the promise of cancer immunotherapy in gray...
Research dog helps scientists save endangered carnivores
Credit: Photo: Courtesy of Karen DeMatteo Scat-sniffing research dogs are helping scientists map out a plan to save reclusive jaguars, pumas, bush dogs and other...
Temple’s Dr. Walter J. Koch earns American Heart…
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – The American Heart Association (AHA) has named Temple's Walter J. Koch, PhD, winner...
Physician receives grant to train the next generation of Bronx-grown…
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Oct., 24, 2017 — (BRONX, NY) — Juan Robles, M.D., attending physician at Montefiore Health System and assistant professor...
No more brown apples?
Everybody knows this phenomenon: After slicing an apple, it loses its appetising white colour very quickly, which does not only scare off children. Although browned...
Cancer breakthrough miniature device shows which drugs perform best against tumors
Credit: University of Huddersfield "…the device allows early assessment of the effects of drugs, speeding up the adoption of those that are shown to be...
Researchers develop device that emulates human kidney function
Credit: Gretchen Mahler BINGHAMTON, NY – Instead of running tests on live kidneys, researchers at Binghamton, University State University of New York have developed a...
Smile and the world thinks you’re older: Study
Credit: Western University, Canada Turn that frown upside-down? Not if you're keen on looking younger, you shouldn't. A new study shows that smiling can make...
When should doctors treat short children and teens with growth hormone?
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia When is it appropriate to treat short children with growth hormone? The answer is not always clear-cut, as many parents...
Kent State biologists receive NIH grants to study reproductive challenges
Credit: Kent State University It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of...
Empowering patients effectively improves physician hand hygiene
Credit: WVU Arlington, VA, Aug. 15, 2017 – Armed with new tools, patients and parents felt empowered to remind healthcare providers to perform hand hygiene,...
Most doctors ignore one of the most potent ways to improve health,…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Leveraging existing relationships with friends and family may be a more effective way to improve patients' health and encourage new...
Biogerontology Research Foundation and Juvenescence Staff to Present at Metabesity 2017
Credit: The World Congress on Targeting Metabesity October 30, 2017, London, UK: Biogerontology Research Foundation (bg-rf.org.uk) Chief Science Officer, Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov and Biogerontology Resea..
