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Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center After her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl's doctors gave her...

Risk of tree species disappearing in central Africa ‘a major concern,’ say researchers

Credit: Morin-Rivat et al. Human disturbance may often be criticised for harming the environment, but new research suggests a persistent lack of human attention in...

Common heart drug repurposed to treat rare cancer in Europe

Loading video... Credit: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso A drug that's commonly used to treat high blood pressure is being repurposed for...

Better diagnosis of fungal infections key to reducing antibiotic resistance

Poor diagnosis worldwide of fungal disease causes doctors to overprescribe antibiotics, increasing harmful resistance to antimicrobial drugs, according to a paper published today in Emerging...

Patients recovering from depression show improvements in memory from the drug modafinil

Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy -- excessive daytime sleepiness -- can improve memory in patients recovering from depression, according to new research from...

Protein identified by Mass. General team may protect tumor-initiating breast cancer cells

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have identified a protein that may play an essential role in maintaining a population of tumor-initiating cells (TICs) -- treatment-resistant cells...

Steroid discovered in dogfish sharks attacks Parkinson’s-related toxin in animal model

Credit: Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS WASHINGTON -- A synthesized steroid mirroring one naturally made by the dogfish shark prevents the buildup of a lethal protein implicated...

New tools will drive greater understanding of wheat genes

Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have developed a much-needed genetic resource that will greatly accelerate the study of gene functions in wheat. The resource, a...

How China is poised for marine fisheries reform

As global fish stocks continue sinking to alarmingly low levels, a joint study by marine fisheries experts from within and outside of China concluded that...

Theory lends transparency to how glass breaks

Credit: Apiwat Wisitsorasak/ King Mongkut University of Technology HOUSTON - (Jan. 17, 2017) - Over time, when a metallic glass is put under stress, its...

A natural compound can block the formation of toxins associated with Parkinson’s disease

A naturally-occurring compound has been found to block a molecular process thought to underlie Parkinson's Disease, and to suppress its toxic products, scientists have reported....

Potentially reversible changes in gene control ‘prime’ pancreatic cancer cells to spread

A multicenter team of researchers reports that a full genomic analysis of tumor samples from a small number of people who died of pancreatic cancer...

Best treatment option written in cancer’s genetic script

An international collaboration led by clinical researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has shown proof-of-concept that truly personalised therapy will be possible in the...

The lasting effects of ministrokes may contribute to dementia

Credit: Medical University of South Carolina Evidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and cerebral ..

Study tracks ‘memory’ of soil moisture