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microRNAs (miRNA) are recently discovered, short segments of RNA, which play vital roles in health and disease. microRNA over- or ...

Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s

Credit: Bryce Vickmark CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using LED lights flickering at a specific frequency, MIT researchers have shown that they ...

Intimate and social relationships important for older adults in assisted living, study finds

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Intimate and social relationships remain important for older adults residing in assisted-living facilities, according to a ...

Supportive care for cancer patients remains inadequate

LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 7th December, 2016 - Pain relief and other forms of supportive care for cancer patients are insufficient, researchers report ...

Summary of research presented at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer

Credit: IASLC Vienna, Austria--December 7, 2016--Today's press briefing at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) focused on ...

Public urged to be more body vigilant in fight against cancer, new study finds

New study urges people to be more body vigilant to improve early cancer diagnosis rates. Over a quarter of patients ...

DFG congratulates Manfred Curbach on winning the Deutscher Zukunftspreis

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) congratulates Dresden-based construction engineer Professor Dr.-Ing. Manfred Curbach on winning the 2016 Deutscher ...

Articles published in journals on ARPHA indexed by ReadCube for easier discoverability

Credit: ReadCube and ZooKeys While research outputs are being published at a rate greater than ever, it is becoming more ...

How our immune system targets TB

Credit: Imaging CoE Every 18 seconds someone dies from tuberculosis (TB). It is the world's most deadly infectious disease. Mycobacterium ...

NIFA announces $3 million in funding for robotics research

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced ...

Dark matter may be smoother than expected

This map of dark matter in the Universe was obtained from data from the KiDS survey, using the VLT Survey ...

Patients wait 4 months before seeking cancer diagnosis

LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 07 December, 2016 - Patients wait an average of four months before seeking a cancer diagnosis, researchers report at ...

Scientific breakthrough reveals unprecedented alternative to battery power storage

Major scientific breakthrough research has discovered new materials offering an alternative to battery power and proven to be between 1,000-10,000 ...

Cancer’s deadly toll grows in less developed countries as new cases increase globally

SEATTLE - While cancer is the world's second leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases, the chances of getting cancer ...

Cedars-Sinai wins $7.3M grant to further study heart stem cell therapy safety, effectiveness

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 6, 2016) - Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Cedars-Sinai Department of Medicine are expanding ...

Hulking hurricanes: Seeking greater accuracy in predicting storm strength

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration ARLINGTON, Va. -- To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office ...

Research presentations from the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer Dec. 6

Credit: IASLC Vienna, Austria--December 6, 2016--Today's press briefing at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) focused on ...

CTCA invited to international forum to present findings from multiple lung cancer studies

Credit: Photo courtesy of Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) (PHOENIX, Arizona - Dec. 6, 2016) - Lung cancer-based studies ...

Ban on triclosan shows need for new chemicals to demonstrate efficacy and safety

BOSTON (Dec, 6, 2016)--A new commentary from Patrick McNamara and Stuart Levy cautions that the Food and Drug Administration's ban ...

GeroScope — a computer method to beat aging