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March 17, 2017

Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-related death and its appearance remains a phenomenon that is difficult to predict and ...

A blood test for autism

Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether ...

New analysis method of metabolites accurately predicts whether a child has autism

Credit: Daniel P. Howsmon, CCBY Scientists have developed a new, highly accurate method that analyzes metabolic biomarkers to assess whether ...

UC researchers use gold coating to control luminescence of nanowires

Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services In electronics, the race for smaller is huge. Physicists at the University of Cincinnati are ...

Proton therapy offers new treatment possibility for recurrent lung cancer

Credit: Jennifer Ho, M.D. SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2017--A new study offers hope for patients with recurrent lung cancer, who ...

SBRT offers curative option for lung cancer patients age 80 and older

Credit: Richard J. Cassidy III, MD SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2017--Patients in their 80s and 90s who have early stage ...

Racial disparities persist in treatment and survival of early stage lung cancer

Credit: Andrew M. Farach, MD SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2017--Analysis of the largest American cancer database indicates that racial disparities ...

Prevention and prediction: Understanding how lung cancer progresses

PHILADELPHIA - Treating the brain with a preventative course of radiation may help Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) patients - ...

Biomarker blood test shows cancer recurrence months before CT scans

Credit: Chimbu Chinniah SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2017--Results from a prospective clinical trial showed that a blood test looking at ...

Researchers create viruses to selectively attack tumor cells

Credit: (IDIBAPS, IRB Barcelona) Scientists at the IDIBAPS Biomedical Research Institute and at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB ...

New center to address antimicrobial drug development challenge

A state-of-the-art research centre to help accelerate the development of new antibiotics is set to be established by the University ...

Pharmacists with greater role in care prevent repeat hospital visits

Pharmacists given an expanded role in patient oversight can reduce the likelihood of high-risk patients returning to the hospital, according ...

Kappa Delta awards honor innovative orthopaedic research

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 16, 2017) - The Kappa Delta Sorority and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) today ...

Researchers develop groundbreaking process for creating ultra-selective separation membranes

Credit: University of Minnesota A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has developed a groundbreaking one-step, crystal ...

Dartmouth researchers use new computational method to define immune cell interactions

Credit: Frederick S. Varn Immunotherapy, harnessing a patient's immune system to help fight cancer, has shown much promise as a ...

New flexible sensor holds potential for foldable touch screens

Loading video... Credit: University of British Columbia Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone ...

Lyncean Technologies signs AXT Pty Ltd as representative in Australia and New Zealand

Lyncean Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of the Lyncean Compact Light Source (CLS), today announced the signing of AXT Pty Ltd as ...

Detecting blood clot risk using biomarkers

Cancer is one of the hardest medical conditions to overcome, and for those who do so, the battle often does ...

Researchers mapped interactions of key group of human proteins, the protein phosphatases

Credit: Markku Varjosalo Coordinated activities of protein kinases and protein phosphatases ensure phosphorylation homeostasis and amplitude of signaling response, and ...

Fighting MRSA with new membrane-busting compounds