New clues on the historical origin of the vaccine used to eradicate smallpox
Credit: Jose Esparza It is mind-boggling that researchers still don't know exactly what virus was used in the most successful vaccine ever developed. But the...
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MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., recognized as Outstanding Investigator
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, has been recognized as...
Esophageal cancer ‘cell of origin’ identified
Credit: Lab of Jianwen Que, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (October 11, 2017)--Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified cells...
Serrated polyps plus conventional adenomas may mean higher risk for colorectal cancer
Credit: Joseph Anderson, et al. LEBANON, NH - Most colorectal cancer develops from precursors known as polyps, the most common and well researched of which...
Discovery of peripheral neuropathy cause suggests potential preventive measures
In discovering how certain chemotherapy drugs cause the nerve damage known as peripheral neuropathy, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found a potential approach to...
Frankincense tested as possible breast, colon cancer treatment
Credit: Sarah Pack Cancer surgeon and researcher Nancy DeMore is leading a clinical trial using frankincense to try to treat breast and colon cancer at...
A new class of drugs aims to exploit cancer cells’ weaknesses
In recent years, new cancer treatments have brought hope to people who once had limited options. But for others, the wait for an effective drug...
Phone calls work better to remind people about colon cancer screening
PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 6, 2017) -- Live phone calls significantly outperform text messages and letters as a way to remind patients to complete and return...
Women can breathe sigh of relief when using vaginal estrogen to treat menopause symptoms
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Oct. 11, 2017) -- News flash....hot flashes aren't the only bothersome symptom of the menopause transition. Many postmenopausal women also experience sexual dysfunction...
How serious is postmenopausal bleeding?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017) - If you're postmenopausal, you shouldn't be bleeding. The very definition of menopause is having gone more than 12 months...
JCU scientists find scorpions target their venom
Dr Jamie Seymour from JCU's Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) said a typical scorpion predator would be a small mammal, while its...
Can you hear me now? Ensuring good cellular connections in the brain
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Oct. 11, 2017) To have a good phone conversation, you need a good cellular connection. What's true for mobile...
Pumas found to exhibit behaviors like social animals
Jackson, Wyoming -- Pumas, long known as solitary carnivores, are more social than previously thought, according to a new Panthera study published in the peer-reviewed...
‘Ridiculously healthy’ elderly have the same gut microbiome as healthy 30-year-olds
Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University In one of the largest microbiota studies conducted in humans, researchers at Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute...
TSRI chemists use modified DNA nucleotides to create new materials
Credit: Courtesy Romesberg Lab LA JOLLA, CA - Oct. 11, 2017 - DNA evolved to store genetic information, but in principle this special, chain-like molecule...