Antibiotic doxycycline may offer hope for treatment of Parkinson’s disease
A study published in February in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that doxycycline, an antibiotic used for over half a century against bacterial infections, can...
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Study: Half of patients make poor decisions about breast reconstruction
Loading video... Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center More than half of breast cancer patients (57 percent) undergoing mastectomy lack the necessary medical...
Half of breast cancer patients pursue reconstruction without understanding risks
COLUMBUS, Ohio - More than half of breast cancer patients (57 percent) undergoing mastectomy lack the necessary medical knowledge to make a high-quality decision about...
The IASLC Atlas of PD-L1 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Testing in Lung Cancer released
Media Contact: Becky Bunn, MSc Public Relations Manager [email protected] | 720-325-2946 The IASLC Atlas of PD-L1 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Testing in Lung Cancer Released Publication the...
Mayo Clinic-invented technologies show brain tumor firmness, adhesion before surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- It's not often that a fall saves someone's life. Helen Powell, 74, says that was the case for her. A computerized tomography...
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP spots formation of Tropical Cyclone Donna
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA The tropical low pressure area previously known as System 99P organized and developed into tropical cyclone Donna in the South Pacific and...
Step forward in refining acute inhalation studies
The OECD has recently approved a refined test guideline for acute inhalation studies. The Fixed Concentration Procedure (FCP) is a refinement over currently accepted methods...
How do fishes perceive their environment?
Credit: Source: Dr. Hendrik Herzog Fishes perceive changes in water currents caused by prey, conspecifics and predators using their lateral line. The tiny sensors of...
Biophysics: Conflict or coexistence
Competition within mixed bacterial populations can give rise to complex growth dynamics. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich are probing the interplay between differential..
Springer Nature highlights over 180 world-changing articles
Springer Nature's Change the World, One Article at a Time campaign has been launched to showcase over 180 selected articles published in Springer Nature journals...
New open source project engages universities in neglected diseases drug discovery
Credit: DNDi The non-profit research and development organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has launched a collaborative project with five universities in India, the...
Starvation causes atypical cell death
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Cell death group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, have characterized the cell death...
35-year South Carolina alligator study uncovers mysteries about growth and reproduction
Credit: Clemson University GEORGETOWN, South Carolina -- Research by wildlife biologists from Clemson University and the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center near Georgetown is shattering conventional...
Anemonefish dads further fathering research
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Like the father in "Finding Nemo," anemonefish dads will do almost anything to support their offspring....
Neonic pesticides threaten wild bees’ spring breeding, study finds
Credit: Dara Stanley Neonicotinoid pesticides hinder wild queen bumblebee's reproductive success, according to a new University of Guelph study. The study is the first to...
