Patients’ immune system may influence effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2017 - Higher or lower levels of certain immune cells in cancer patients may be associated with how well they respond to...
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No more ‘superbugs’? Maple syrup extract enhances antibiotic action
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2017 -- Antibiotics save lives every day, but there is a downside to their ubiquity. High doses can kill healthy cells...
New molecules may offer treatment option for some aggressive prostate cancers
ORLANDO -- Novel molecules called selective androgen receptor degraders (SARDs) may offer the next generation of treatment options for advanced prostate cancer, a new industry-sponsored...
Recent thyroid cancer trends in the United States suggest age, racial disparities
ORLANDO--In the United States, thyroid cancer incidence is rising among young people as well as Hispanics and African Americans, a new study reports. Results of...
Exposure to BPA substitute, BPS, multiplies breast cancer cells
ORLANDO -- Bisphenol S (BPS), a substitute for the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in the plastic industry, shows the potential for increasing the aggressiveness of...
Exposure to common flame retardants may raise the risk of papillary thyroid cancer
ORLANDO-- Some flame retardants used in many home products appear to be associated with the most common type of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC),...
UTHealth researchers find e-cigarette flavors linked to use in youth and young adults
HOUSTON - (April 1, 2017) - Flavored e-cigarettes and e-cigarette marketing could be increasing e-cigarette use among youth and young adults, according to researchers from...
Shaping the future of health innovation
Future advances in healthcare will be aided by a new £10 million facility - the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory. Based at Newcastle...
Space station crew cultivates crystals for drug development
Credit: Lawrence DeLucas Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth....
Independent evolutionary origins of complex sociality in marine life
In the world of evolutionary research, scientists studying the evolution of eusocial societies have traditionally relied on information gathered from studying terrestrial insects. A group...
Tyrannosaurs show their sensitive side
Credit: David Varricchio A team of researchers, including UNM Honors College Professor Jason R. Moore, has found a new species of tyrannosaur dinosaur -- the...
NASA sees the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Debbie moving off Australia’s east coast
Credit: Credits: NASA The remnant clouds and showers associated with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie were slowly moving off the coasts of Queensland and New South Wales...
Researchers publish new manuscript on red snapper reproduction
Recent research conducted on the long-term issue of age distribution of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico indicates that older fish, age eight and...
Public funding research key to advancing biomedical innovation
March 31, 2017 -- A new paper co-authored by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Bhaven Sampat, PhD, shows that 30 percent of all...
Genes associated with Erdheim-Chester disease also linked to cancer
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies. Findings on this...
