‘Protect your eyes while on the slopes,’ scientists warn
Credit: University of Liverpool Snow fanatics are no doubt aware of the risk of getting sunburnt on the slopes, but a new study shows that...
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Experts call for virtual European cancer institute/infrastructure
A new article that addresses the challenges of cancer proposes combining innovative prevention and treatment strategies in a state-of-the-art virtual European Cancer Institute/Infrastructure that prom..
US cancer drug costs increasing despite competition, new research shows
NEW YORK...October 31 - Anticancer drug costs in the United States increase substantially after launch regardless of competition, according to a new study just published...
Surveillance safe for non-cancerous breast lesion typically treated surgically
CHICAGO (October 31, 2017): The detection of certain non-cancerous "high risk" breast lesions can lead to surgical treatment in women, but one of the largest...
University of Seville researchers reveal the role of a DNA repair mechanism
Credit: University of Seville Researchers from the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Genome Damage and Stability Centre of the University of Sussex in...
‘Precision medicine’ for cancer patients may not always be so precise
A new study finds that precision medicine for oncology -- genetic testing to determine the best drug treatment for each cancer patient -- is not...
Research suggests new way to treat inflammatory gut disease and prevent rejection of bone marrow transplants
A new study explains how a widely used drug is effective against inflammatory bowel disease and rejection of bone marrow transplants, while suggesting another way...
Long-term aspirin use reduces the incidence of digestive cancers by up to 47 percent
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, Oct. 31, 2017) The long-term use of aspirin has been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of digestive cancers, new research presented...
Bacteria eradication reduces gastric cancer risk by 22 percent in over-60s, new research shows
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, Oct. 31, 2017) Treating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection of the stomach could lead to a marked reduction in the risk of...
Aliens may be more like us than we think
Hollywood films and science fiction literature fuel the belief that aliens are other-worldly, monster-like beings, who are very different to humans. But new research suggests...
MSU biologists discovered the pathways of groups of the lophophore
Credit: Aleksander Semenov Scientists from Moscow State University have proved that lophophorates - the invertebrates with special tentacular apparatus - are relatives. Scientists have examined...
INRS to upgrade its tomography and ultrafast dynamic imaging facilities
Studying geological reservoirs in near "real world" conditions, monitoring the behavior of hydrocarbons around sea ice, better understanding how chemical bonds form and break, and...
Why do some head knocks cause more damage than others?
Credit: Pinton Lab, UNC-Chapel Hill CHAPEL HILL, NC - Veteran sailors know that rogue waves can rise suddenly in mid-ocean to capsize even the largest...
Humans don’t use as much brainpower as we like to think
Credit: Image by Arianna Harrington, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- For years, scientists assumed that humans devote a larger share of their daily calories to...
Tracking mosquitoes with your cellphone
Credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service It's a sound that can keep even the weariest among us from falling asleep: the high-pitched whine of a mosquito....
