IBM’s Watson can improve cancer treatment through better gene targeting
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 7, 2017) - IBM's Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping this icon of artificial intelligence...
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Mental illness, suicide, creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East
SEATTLE - Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than any other region in the world, according to...
97 percent of insurance denials in pediatric proton patients overturned on appeal
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Insurance companies end up covering proton therapy treatment for pediatric cancer patients in 97 percent of the cases they originally...
Herbal medicine shows potential to treat cancer
Credit: © KAUST 2017 Researchers from KAUST have been searching locally for plants that have potential for use to combat cancer. Now, three plants used...
Anti-inflammatory, anti-stress drugs taken before surgery may reduce metastatic recurrence
Most cancer-related deaths are the result of post-surgical metastatic recurrence. In metastasis, cells of primary tumors travel to other parts of the body, where they...
Gold specks raise hopes for better cancer treatments
A tiny medical device containing gold specks could boost the effects of cancer medication and reduce its harm, research suggests. Scientists have completed a study...
Study reveals higher opioid use among cancer survivors
A new study found that opioid prescription use is more common in cancer survivors than in individuals without a history of cancer. This was true...
Lizard venom may contain clues to treating blood clots
Credit: courtesy Associate Professor Bryan Fry Various types of lizard venom are being studied as possible treatments for blood clotting diseases that lead to millions...
A surprising new role for baker’s yeast
Baker's yeast is best known for its role in baking and brewing beer. Thanks to work done in a collaboration between scientists from the RIKEN...
Maize from El Gigante Rock Shelter shows early transition to staple crop
Credit: Ken Hirth, Penn State Mid-summer corn on the cob is everywhere, but where did it all come from and how did it get to...
Researchers find pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in aged chimpanzee brains
Credit: iStock ATLANTA -- The brains of aged chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, show pathology similar to the human Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain, according to...
From the workbench to the bedside
PITTSBURGH (July 21, 2017) ...The University of Pittsburgh Coulter Translational Research Partners II Program awarded grants totaling $650,000 to six translational research teams through its...
The good, the bad and the algae
Credit: Photo by Jules Bernstein BRAWLEY, California -- Sandia National Laboratories is testing whether one of California's largest and most polluted lakes can transform into...
USC Stem Cell discovery refreshes the heart
Credit: Image by Michaela Patterson/USC Some people are better than others at recovering from a wounded heart, according to a new USC Stem Cell study...
Successful guide dogs have ‘tough love’ moms, study finds
Much has been written on the pitfalls of being a helicopter parent, one who insulates children from adversity rather than encouraging their independence. A new...
