Can antipoverty programs work globally? J-PAL offers user’s guide
It is a huge question in development economics: If a program yields good results in one country, will it work in another? Does a vaccination...
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Coral may hold cancer insights
Credit: US Department of Defense More than 70 years after the U.S. tested atomic bombs on a ring of sand in the Pacific Ocean called...
Mitochondrial disease has a disproportionate healthcare burden in US
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Mitochondrial diseases are a diverse group of disorders caused by mutated genes that impair energy production in a patient's cells,...
Researchers see exosomes as way to make ‘personalized medicine’ easier and more precise
Credit: Michael Wang | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- Today, doctors can tailor a drug therapy to your unique genetic profile, giving you the full...
Does symmetry matter for speed? Study finds Usain Bolt may have asymmetrical running gait
Credit: SMU Locomotor Lab World champion sprinter Usain Bolt may have an asymmetrical running gait, according to data recently presented by researchers from Southern Methodist...
Micron-sized hydrogel cubes show highly efficient delivery of a potent anti-cancer drug
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Many potent anti-cancer drugs have major drawbacks -- they fail to mix with water, which means they will have a...
Bristol’s Dr Gorochowski awarded Royal Society University Research Fellowship
Credit: University of Bristol Dr Thomas Gorochowski, from the University of Bristol's Bristol BioDesign Institute, has been awarded a prestigious five-year University Research Fellowship by...
A new weapon for the war on cancer
Cancerous tumors are formidable enemies, recruiting blood vessels to aid their voracious growth, damaging nearby tissues, and deploying numerous strategies to evade the body's defense...
Funding of research center developing nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy extended
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has agreed to fund the Mainz-based Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1066 "Nanodimensional Polymer Therapeutics for Tumor Therapy" involved in the...
More precise diagnostics for improved cancer outcomes
Credit: Kai Tian, Karl Decker, Aleksei Aksimentiev, and Li-Qun Gu, University of Missouri, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign An important factor in fighting cancer is...
First ‘haploid’ human stem cells could change the face of medical research
Credit: (Credit: Azrieli Center for Stem Cells and Genetic Research at Hebrew University) Stem cell research holds huge potential for medicine and human health. In...
Delaying lymph node biopsy after melanoma diagnosis does not affect survival rates
CHICAGO (June 28, 2017): Postponing lymph node biopsy more than 30 days after melanoma diagnosis doesn't adversely impact long-term clinical outcomes, according to new study...
Engineers examine chemo-mechanics of heart defect
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Elastin and collagen serve as the body's building blocks. They provide tensile strength and elasticity for a number of...
E-cigarettes increase risk of cigarette smoking in youth
Electronic (e)-cigarette use has risen rapidly among adolescents and young adults since the product was introduced to the U.S. in 2007 and now exceeds the...
Discovering, counting, cataloguing proteins
Credit: Artwork: Christian D. Peikert Mitochondria, best known for their role as powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, fulfill numerous vital functions. Knowledge about the precise protein...
