A novel textile material that keeps itself germ-free
Credit: Surfaceskins Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections - a textile that disinfects itself. And independent tests show...
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Sperm banking is underutilized by adolescent and young adult cancer patients
Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital A comprehensive study of adolescent and young adult cancer patients found just 43.8 percent of those...
Mystery of breast cancer risk gene solved, 20 years after its discovery
New Haven, Conn.-- More than 20 years after scientists revealed that mutations in the BRCA1 gene predispose women to breast cancer, Yale scientists have pinpointed...
Cell stress response sheds light on treating inflammation-related cancer, aging
Credit: Maria Grazia Vizioli and Zhixun Dou, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA -- Stress - defined broadly - can have a profoundly...
Imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours
Credit: University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) UAlberta researchers have created two new imaging agents that could help physicians visualize the formation of tumour-associated blood vessels,...
Delays for melanoma surgeries linked to insurance type
CHAPEL HILL -- A retrospective review of several thousand melanoma cases in North Carolina found that Medicaid patients were more likely to experience surgical treatment...
Blood test for HPV may help predict risk in cancer patients
CHAPEL HILL - A blood test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, may help researchers forecast whether patients with throat cancer linked to the sexually...
New use for alcohol aversion drug in treatment of chemo resistant lung cancer found
Scientists have had positive results from a laboratory-based study using a well-known alcohol aversion drug to try to combat chemotherapy resistance in the most common...
Health care professional’s recommendation important factor for chemoprevention decisions
Bottom Line: A health care professional's recommendation was the most important factor driving decisions by women at high risk for breast cancer on whether to...
Review articles put animal models under closer scrutiny
A new review article supported by a grant offered by Humane Society International has been published in the journal Plos Pathology. The article was written...
Computer model unravels knotty problems in DNA
Credit: Mariel Vazquez/UC Davis If you've ever tried to untangle a pair of earbuds, you'll understand how loops and cords can get twisted up. DNA...
Freeze frame microscopy for 3-D biological images captures 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry
WASHINGTON -- Just three years ago, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to optical scientists for breaking Abbe's diffraction limit to enable super-resolution microscopy. Today,...
Modified peptides could boost plant growth and development
Credit: Courtesy Dr Brett Ferguson A new Australian study of peptide hormones critical for plant development could result in wide-ranging benefits for agriculture, tissue culture,...
Study: Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide
Credit: Rose Cory, University of Michigan CORVALLIS, Ore. - Nearly half of the organic carbon stored in soil around the world is contained in Arctic...
Climate change, population growth may lead to open ocean aquaculture
Credit: Photo courtesy Dane Klinger CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new analysis suggests that open-ocean aquaculture for three species of finfish is a viable option for...
