World’s first total-body PET scanner takes a big step forward
The UC Davis-based EXPLORER consortium, which aims to build a revolutionary total-body PET (positron emission tomography) scanner, has announced the selection of two industry partners...
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Ludwig study reveals why cancer cells spread within the body
Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research Each day, more than 1,600 people die from cancer in the US, and 450 in the UK, mostly because the disease...
Kidney disease patients have higher out-of-pocket costs than stroke and cancer patients
MAYWOOD, IL - Patients who have chronic kidney disease but are not on dialysis have higher out-of-pocket healthcare expenses than even stroke and cancer patients,...
The mind as a weapon: Helping Marines make faster, better combat decisions
Credit: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kaitlyn V. Klein) ARLINGTON, Va.--Battlefield commanders face many scenarios requiring fast decisions--attacking an enemy position, evacuating injured warfi..
Key signaling protein associated with addiction controls the actions of oxycodone on pain
RGS9-2, a key signaling protein in the brain known to play a critical role in the development of addiction-related behaviors, acts as a positive modulator...
The devil is in the details
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina. Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) investigators report preclinical research showing that the tumor-promoting properties of neuropilin (NRP)-2..
Massachusetts General researchers identify new target for cancer immunotherapy
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have found new evidence that the tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (TNFR2) may be a major target for immuno-oncology treatments,...
National initiative to increase number of faculty from under-represented minorities
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington hosted this weekend the launch of a multi-year collaborative project among 10 leading educational institutions that aims...
Study shows signs of hope for endangered sea turtles
Bones from dead turtles washed up on Mexican beaches indicate that Baja California is critical to the survival of endangered North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles,...
Study challenges potential pancreatic cancer target
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A protein thought to fuel pancreatic cancer development plays a much more complicated role, a new study finds. PDX1, a transcription...
Millions of people with metabolic syndrome may need more vitamin E
Credit: Photo by John Liu, courtesy of Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research has shown that people with metabolic syndrome need significantly more...
Family donates $1.25 million to Be The Match Foundation to support clinical trial candidates
MINNEAPOLIS--January 17, 2017--Every year, thousands of patients are diagnosed with blood cancers and other life-threatening diseases--and for many patients, treatments through clinical trials provide..
Mayo Clinic researchers find cancer-fighting drugs help morbidly obese mice lose weight
PHOENIX -- Scientific investigations sometimes result in serendipitous discoveries which shift the investigations from one focus to another. In the case of researchers at Mayo...
NREL pioneers better way to make renewable hydrogen
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photocathodes in photoelectrochemical wa..
ReSeqTB Data Platform now available to public
Credit: ReSeqTB TUCSON, January 17, 2017 --The Rapid Drug Susceptibility Testing Consortium (RDST), coordinated by the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) through the Critical Path to...
