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The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. ...

Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells

Credit: Gong Chen Lab, Penn State A simple drug cocktail that converts cells neighboring damaged neurons into functional new neurons ...

Insilico to contribute to Oxford CDT research and educational program in AI

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, February 7, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...

Immunotherapy appears better than chemotherapy for aggressive type of skin cancer

Study findings lead to accelerated FDA drug approvalCredit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center The first study of the immunotherapy drug ...

Study finds HIV+ cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy

WASHINGTON -- The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living ...

Putting female mosquitoes on human diet drugs could reduce spread of disease

Credit: Duvall et al./Cell Unlike humans, who usually get hungry again only a few hours after eating, a female mosquito ...

Immunotherapy drug used as 1st-line therapy for Merkel cell carcinoma improved survival

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A multi-center phase II clinical trial investigating pembrolizumab as a first-line ...

Japanese study finds concerning trends in cervical cancer and treatment response

Osaka University-centered study examines large-scale population survey and identifies increase in cervical cancer rate, along with younger patients' surprising resistance ...

Researchers reveal prostate tumors 'fed' by fatty acids

Research findings point to a possible therapeutic target for this common cancer An international multidisciplinary study initiated by Melbourne scientists ...

Aspirin to prevent colon cancer underutilized in high-risk patients

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and ...

Why your kid's strep throat keeps coming back

A combination of genetic and immunological factors makes some children susceptible to the bacteria that cause strep throatCredit: Dr. Yu ...

In their DNA: Rotator cuff stem cells more likely to develop into fat cells

February 6, 2019 - Why are fat deposits more likely to occur after tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff, compared ...

The silence of sickle cell disease

Research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles brings us closer to understanding an elusive complication of sickle cell disease -- the ...

Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds

GALVESTON, Texas - Counter to a lot of public opinion, having a mental illness does not necessarily make a person ...

Climate change poses greater risk of mental health challenges for children born to depressed mothers

The findings suggest a need for prenatal interventions in an era of growing environmental disasters New York, February 6, 2019 ...

'Thyroid Ultrasonography and Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy: A Practical Guide and Picture Atlas'

This book is by Dr. Samer El-Kaissi, and Dr. Jack R. Wall, published on: Dec. 11, 2018 Thyroid ultrasonography is ...

Maternal depression and natural disaster-related stress may affect infants' temperament

A new Infant Mental Health Journal study demonstrates that prenatal maternal depression has important consequences for infant temperament. Furthermore, the ...

Absentmindedness points to earlier warning signs of silent strokes among people at risk