Immunotherapy kinder than chemotherapy for patients with head and neck cancer
The immunotherapy nivolumab is kinder than chemotherapy for people with advanced head and neck cancer - easing many of the negative effects of the disease...
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Targeted drug shows promise in rare advanced kidney cancer
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer institute BOSTON -- Some patients with a form of advanced kidney cancer that carries a poor prognosis benefited from an experimental drug...
Rheumatology leaders applaud re-introduction of Patients’ Access to Treatment Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today applauded the leadership of Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) in reintroducing...
Bird’s eye perspective
Humans belong to a select club of species that enjoy crisp color vision in daylight, thanks to a small spot in the center of the...
Genes, ozone, and autism
Credit: Penn State University University Park, PA -- A new analysis shows that individuals with high levels of genetic variation and elevated exposure to ozone...
Kopchicks give $10.5 million gift to MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School for fellows
Credit: Maricruz Kwon, UTHealth HOUSTON - (June 23, 2017) ¬- Just as he has changed the lives of people suffering from a devastating genetic disease,...
Does the emperor have clothes?
Discovered more than two decades ago, the hormone leptin has been widely hailed as the key regulator of leanness. Yet, the pivotal experiments that probe...
Lights out: The neural relationship between light and sleep
Credit: Prober laboratory Humans are diurnal animals, meaning that we usually sleep at night and are awake during the day, due at least in part...
By far, men garner most coveted speaking slots at virology meetings
MADISON, Wisconsin - Ann Palmenberg and Rob Kalejta heard complaints at one too many virology conferences about the perceived lack of women among the invited...
New 3-D model predicts best planting practices for farmers
Credit: Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign As farmers survey their fields this summer, several questions come to mind:...
Biophysical Journal selects poster award winners at Single-Cell Biophysics Thematic Meeting
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce winners of the Biophysical Journal Outstanding Poster Awards given at the "Single-Cell Biophysics: Measurement, Modulation, and Modeling," meeting...
Fungal toxins easily become airborne, creating potential indoor health risk
Washington, DC - June 23, 2017 - Toxins produced by three different species of fungus growing indoors on wallpaper may become aerosolized, and easily inhaled....
More breast cancers were diagnosed at early stage after Affordable Care Act took effect
MAYWOOD, IL - A Loyola University Chicago study published this month has found an increase in the percentage of breast cancer patients who were diagnosed...
Patient race & gender are important in predicting heart attack in the emergency department
WASHINGTON (June 23, 2017) -- Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) found that certain symptoms are more and less predictive of patients' risk for...
Anti-epilepsy drug restores normal brain activity in mild Alzheimer’s disease
BOSTON - In the last decade, mounting evidence has linked seizure-like activity in the brain to some of the cognitive decline seen in patients with...
