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PULLMAN, Wash. - When it comes to second generation biofuels, Washington State University research shows that consumers are willing to pay a premium of approximately...

DNA methylation biomarker for prostate cancer shows promise for accurately determining patient risk

Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 8, 2016 - Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other biomarkers are essential tools for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer. However, biomarkers to selectively...

Dipole orientation: New dimension in super-resolution microscopy

Recently, a new polarization-dipole azimuth-based super-resolution technique has been proposed by a group of researchers in Peking University (China), Tsinghua University (China), and University of...

Copeptin levels associated with renal and cardiac disease in type 1 diabetes patients

AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 8, 2016) - Type 1 diabetes patients with elevated albumin in their urine had three times the risk of life-threatening kidney and...

One specific gene explains many diseases

Genetic differences in the FADS1 gene determine the risk for many different diseases. The ability to produce polyunsaturated fats like omega-3 and omega-6 differs between...

Scientists develop exciting new option for targeted cancer therapy

Credit: Eoin Scanlan, Trinity College Dublin Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have uncovered a new class of compounds - glyconaphthalimides - that can be used...

Scientists developing model to predict if chemotherapy will work for breast cancer

CHAPEL HILL-- University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators are working to predict, before treatment, whether an aggressive type of breast...

Genetic alterations more common in tumors of older patients with metastatic breast cancer

CHAPEL HILL - A University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center-led analysis has found that women who are 65 years or older with metastatic...

Brain metastasis persists despite improved targeted treatment for HER2 breast cancer

CHAPEL HILL - While new targeted treatments developed across the past two decades have led to dramatic survival improvements for women with HER2-positive metastatic breast...

Cellular immunotherapy targets a common human cancer mutation

In a study of an immune therapy for colorectal cancer that involved a single patient, a team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)...

Patients receiving CD for atraumatic headache in ER less likely to return within 30 days

Leesburg, VA, Dec. 7, 2016 -- A retrospective observational study illustrates that patients who underwent CT examination for atraumatic headache in an initial emergency department...

Machine learning enables predictive modeling of 2-D materials

Credit: Wes Agresta/Argonne National Laboratory Machine learning, a field focused on training computers to recognize patterns in data and make new predictions, is helping doctors...

Some breast cancer patients on neoadjuvant chemo may avoid axillary lymph node dissection

SAN ANTONIO -- A sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) during surgery that showed no signs of cancer was associated with a low risk for breast...

Optimism may reduce risk of dying prematurely among women

Boston, MA - Having an optimistic outlook on life--a general expectation that good things will happen--may help people live longer, according to a new study...

New study shows targeted therapy needed for breast cancer with brain metastases