Social robots — programmable by everyone
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Nanoparticle versus cancer
The Lomonosov Moscow State University researchers in collaboration with their German colleagues have succeeded in proving that silicon nanoparticles can be applied to diagnose and...
Cancer stem cells in ‘robbers cave’ may explain poor prognosis for obese patients
Across many cancer types, obese patients fare worse than leaner patients. Now a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Cell Stem...
Detecting melanoma early, without a biopsy
FORT COLLINS, COLO. – Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that becomes dangerous when it spreads, but is treatable in its early stages. Doctors...
Brain cell death in Alzheimer’s linked to structural flaw
BETHESDA, MD – Researchers have identified a new biological pathway involved in Alzheimer’s disease. In experiments using fruit flies, blocking the pathway reduced the death...
Remote-controlled implantable device delivers HIV prevention drug
A Houston Methodist research team received a nearly $4 million grant to test a transcutaneously refillable implant that administers pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs to subjects at...
Common additive may be why you have food allergies
A Michigan State University researcher has found that a common food additive may be linked to a rise in food allergies. Cheryl Rockwell, an assistant...
Study sheds light on true risk for pancreatic cancer in patients with cysts
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. – July 11, 2016– A look back at more than half a million patient records has established that patients with pancreatic cysts...
Warmer body temp puts the heat on the common cold
WavebreakmediaMicro – stock.adobe.com via Yale University New Haven, Conn. — A new Yale study reveals how body temperature affects the immune system’s response to the...
Milestone study on pomegranate anti-aging mechanism reported by Amazentis SA and EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 11, 2016 — Amazentis SA, an innovative life sciences company applying scientific breakthroughs in nutrition to manage health conditions linked to aging,...
New clue to how lithium works in the brain
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Since the 1970s, U.S. doctors have prescribed lithium to treat patients with bipolar disorder. While the drug has a good success rate,...
Effect of cholesterol medicine on inflammatory diseases mapped
The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial effect on the immune defence...
Genetic testing can help deliver precision medicine to men with advanced prostate cancer
Genetic testing in men with advanced prostate cancer could pick up a significant proportion whose disease may be caused by inherited mutations in genes involved...
A step towards palliative care policy in Africa
ecancer’s latest Special Issue provides an update on rapidly evolving developments in palliative cancer care in Africa. This is the second special issue from ecancer...
Early antiretroviral therapy reduces gut inflammation in HIV+ individuals
Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) suppresses HIV replication and significantly slows the progression of disease, enabling HIV+ individuals to effectively manage infection for long periods. One..
