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The ERC Consolidator grant from the European Commission is endowed with 2 million euros for the next five yearsCredit: CNIC ...

Takeaway containers — the environmental cost of packing our favorite fast-foods

Scientists say more should be done to tackle the growing environmental impact of takeaway food containers. A new study estimates ...

Get a warrant: researchers demand better DNA protections

New laws are required to control access to medical genetic data by law enforcement agencies, an analysis by University of ...

Vaccine, checkpoint drugs combination shows promise for pancreatic cancers

Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered a combination of a cancer ...

UC San Diego awarded $2 million to advance algae-based renewable polymers

Department of Energy funds 'bio-economy' project for novel manufacturing of algae-based biopolymersCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications A team of ...

Depression, anxiety may take same toll on health as smoking and obesity

Incidence of arthritis, heart disease, stroke -- but not cancer -- strongly swayed by psychological status, UCSF study shows An ...

The impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in the Philippines

A new study reveals the impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in Oslob, Cebu, PhilippinesCredit: @LAMAVE ...

New approach will help geneticists identify genes responsible for complex traits

Credit: Alex Lipka and Liudmila Mainzer URBANA, Ill. - In biomedical research, plant breeding, and countless other endeavors, geneticists are ...

Scientists report CRISPR restores effectiveness of lung cancer treatment

New study from Gene Editing Institute at Delaware's Christiana Care Health System embodies cautious, patient-focused approach to cutting-edge toolCredit: Christiana ...

Harvard's Wyss Institute commences project to identify means to induce a state of suspended animation

High-risk initiative aims to develop 'Time-Tolerant Biostasis Therapeutics' that slow down critical processes in the human body to gain time ...

Study affirms geographic discrimination in allocating lungs for transplant

Court filing prompted change in allocation policy in 2017 to make the system fairer, but system still may discriminate Results ...

Whole-body PET/MRI provides one-stop shop for staging high-risk prostate cancer patients

Credit: The Journal of Nuclear Medicine New research on prostate cancer staging shows that PSMA-targeted PET/MRI performs equally as well ...

Loss of tight junction protein promotes development of precancerous cells

Tight junctions are multi-protein complexes that serve as barriers in epithelial tissues such as the skin or lining of the ...

UMass Amherst biostatistician and national team assist CDC in influenza forecasting

an influenza-tracking model developed by a team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at UMass Amherst is the CDC's preferred model ...

Study evaluates efficacy and safety of pancreatic cancer treatment

Gemcitabine given in combination with nab-paclitaxel is the standard of care for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. This practice, however, ...

Surgery unnecessary for many prostate cancer patients

Otherwise healthy men with advanced prostate cancer may benefit greatly from surgery, but many with this diagnosis have no need ...

Combining three treatment strategies may significantly improve melanoma treatment

Combining MEK inhibition, checkpoint blockade and tumor-killing virus produces markedly better responses in animal cancer models A study by a ...

Excess body weight responsible for nearly 4 percent of cancers worldwide

Prevalence has increased rapidly in most countries across all population groups Policies, economic systems, and marketing practices that promote the ...

Drug targets for Ebola, Dengue, and Zika viruses found in lab study