Study sheds light on determining surgical margins for feline tumors
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University are paving the way for more precision in determining surgical margins for an aggressive tumor common in...
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Researchers show how a cancer gene protects genome organization
Credit: (Illustration by Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga) CHAPEL HILL, NC - UNC School of Medicine researchers have cracked a long-standing mystery about an important enzyme found in...
Researchers discover what may be earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease
Older adults with elevated levels of brain-clogging plaques -- but otherwise normal cognition -- experience faster mental decline suggestive of Alzheimer's disease, according to a...
Immuno-PET shows promise for detecting and treating pancreatic tumors
Credit: Christian Lohrmann, Jason Lewis, Wolfgang Weber, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; MabVax Therapeutics DENVER, Colo. - Pancreatic cancer is associated with bleak five-year survival...
The role of vitamin A in diabetes
There has been no known link between diabetes and vitamin A - until now. A new study suggests that the vitamin improves the insulin producing...
Hybrid membrane creates a stir on the global market
Credit: Image: Mezzenga Lab / ETH Zurich The news story made a big splash: in January 2016 ETH researchers Professor Raffaele Mezzenga and his senior...
The importance of time and space in brain development and disease
Exactly when and where individual neurons develop is as important to our understanding of brain diseases as the underlying genetics, experts have shown. New research...
Molecule may help maintain brain’s synaptic balance
Credit: Timothy Mosca Many neurological diseases are malfunctions of synapses, or the points of contact between neurons that allow senses and other information to pass...
International study identifies new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer
TAMPA, Fla. (June 13, 2017) - Testicular cancer is relatively rare with only 8,850 cases expected this year in the United States. A majority of...
Altered virus may expand patient recruitment in human gene therapy trials
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For many patients, participating in gene therapy clinical trials isn't an option because their immune system recognizes and fights the helpful virus...
Scientists discover more effective, and potentially safer, crystallized form of DDT
A team of scientists has discovered a new crystal form of DDT that is more effective against insects than the existing one. Its research, which...
Study provides further support for genetic factors underlying addictions
(Boston) -- Impairment of a particular gene raises increases susceptibility to opioid addiction liability as well as vulnerability to binge eating according to a new...
Female and male mice suffer, recover from TBI differently
WASHINGTON (May 15, 2017) -- Male mice have much greater brain distress in the week following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than female mice, including...
Taking diabetes medications as prescribed, exercising and managing weight
People with diabetes who took their medications at least 80 percent of the time and people who exercised four or more times per week were...
Nanoparticles: What is their fate and how do they change?
The purpose of the international research project NANOaers (= Fate of aerosolised nanoparticles: The influence of surface active substances on lung deposition and respiratory effects)...
