Gallbladder cancer: Pharmacist finds protein that drives tumor growth
Credit: Claudia Ehrlich Patients with gallbladder cancer often show few or no symptoms for long periods of time. As a result, the tumours are only...
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Changes to hospital electronic health records could improve care of patients on warfarin
Credit: MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 11, 2017) — Warfarin is a commonly prescribed blood thinner used to prevent harmful blood clots. However, the drug...
Novel classification can lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel approach to studying cancer has enabled researchers to group about 10,000 human cancers of 32 different types into...
Recordings spout secrets behind blue whale behavior
Credit: Ana Širovi?, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PORTLAND, Ore. — Researchers are using underwater microphones to interpret and characterize the calls of blue whales swimming...
Infectious outbreaks must be combatted strategically, Dartmouth-HHS…
HANOVER, N.H. – New funding is not enough to guarantee success against emerging infectious diseases around the world. Rather, good governance, a long-term technology investment...
Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree
Credit: Graphic by Asier Larramendi Eskorza and Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research reveals that a species of giant elephant that lived 1.5 million...
Regional sea-level scenarios will help Northeast plan for faster-than-global rise
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sea level in the Northeast and in some other U.S. regions will rise significantly faster than the global average,...
Frozen chemistry controls bacterial infections
Credit: Mattias Pettersson Chemists and molecular biologists have made an unexpected discovery in infection biology. The researchers can now show that two proteins that bind...
Genetics are key to hormone therapy lowering risk of broken bones in older women
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Women at the highest genetic risk for fracture benefit the most from hormone therapy, according to a first-of-its-kind...
How harmful are nano-copper and anti-fungal combinations in the…
Credit: Kay Ho A recently published article in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, "Effects of Micronized and Nano-Copper Azole on Marine Benthic Communities" explores the risks...
New method to determine before surgery which prostate tumors pose a lethal threat
Credit: Krasnitz lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – The facts about prostate cancer can be confusing. It's the third most common cancer type among...
New analysis shows threats to 8K Red List species
Credit: Caleb McClennon/WCS New analysis in journal Nature looked at threats to more than 8,600 species on IUCN Red List Agriculture alone negatively affects 5,407...
A win-win for spotted owls and forest management
Credit: John Keane, USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station Remote sensing technology has detected what could be a win for both spotted owls and...
Latest research on blockchain and AI for healthcare was presented at…
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, 27th of November, 2017, Baltimore, MD – Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep...
Growing number of teens think getting heroin is ‘probably impossible’
Credit: Saint Louis University Despite reports about the increase in heroin use, more teens believed it was "probably impossible" to get heroin in 2014 than...
