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...
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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...
Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate
Credit: Courtesy Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Humans migrated out of Africa as the climate shifted from wet to very dry about 60,000 years ago, according to...
Why does divorce run in families? The answer may be genetics
RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 4, 2017) -- Children of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced when compared to those who grew up in two-parent...
Are we at a tipping point with weed control?
Credit: Patrick Tranel URBANA, Ill. - Imagine walking the cereal aisle at your favorite grocery store. Are you reading labels? Scanning prices? Thinking about weeds?...
Science News selected Carnegie’s Josh Dinneny as ‘scientist to watch’
(Carnegie Institution for Science) Science News magazine has selected José Dinneny, of Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology, as one of ten young scientists to watch...
‘Squirtable’ elastic surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds
Credit: University of Sydney A highly elastic and adhesive surgical glue that quickly seals wounds without the need for common staples or sutures could transform...
