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October 26, 2017

Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia For a variety of reasons, medications and devices specifically developed for children have traditionally lagged ...

Humboldt Professorship for animal behaviour scientist Margaret C. Crofoot

October 26, 2017

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship to the University of Konstanz for the ...

Gallbladder cancer: Pharmacist finds protein that drives tumor growth

Credit: Claudia Ehrlich Patients with gallbladder cancer often show few or no symptoms for long periods of time. As a ...

Proton therapy may be better option for elderly patients with esophageal cancer

CHICAGO - A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that proton beam therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, prior ...

Marine species threatened by deep-sea mining

Credit: The University of Gothenburg Less than half of our planet's surface is covered by land. The rest is water, ...

Some people with cystic fibrosis might live longer because of genetic mutations

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder caused by genetic mutations that disrupt the normal movement of chloride in and out ...

Machine learning detects marketing and sale of Opioids on Twitter

Using advanced machine learning, a cross disciplinary team of University of California San Diego researchers developed technology that mined Twitter ...

Cells’ mechanical memory could hold clues to cancer metastasis

In the body, cells move around to form organs during development; to heal wounds; and when they metastasize from cancerous ...

SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for FDG PET/CT imaging of cancer patients

RESTON, Va. - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for FDG ...

Patients prefer doctors not use computers in exam room

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new study suggests that people with advanced cancer prefer doctors communicate with them face-to-face with just ...

Yoga can be an effective supportive therapy for people with lung cancer and their caregivers

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - In a feasibility trial of people with advanced lung cancer receiving radiation therapy, and their caregivers, yoga ...

Resilience intervention improves well-being in young patients with cancer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new randomized clinical trial of a pilot program found that a brief in-person intervention can improve ...

New self-regulating nanoparticles could treat cancer

Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed 'intelligent' nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature high enough to kill ...

Insilico to present on the practical applications of the pharmaceutical AI for metabesity

Credit: Insilico Medicine,Inc. Tuesday, 10.24.2017, Baltimore, MD, Insilico Medicine, a leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is pleased to ...

No magic wand required: Scientists propose way to turn any cell into any other cell type

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In fairy tales, all it takes to transform a frog into a prince, a servant into ...

Fireworks in space

NASA's Twins Study preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning genes ...

Corning to showcase latest in pharmaceutical glass technologies at CPhI Worldwide

CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced it will exhibit Corning Valor™ Glass at CPhI Worldwide in Frankfurt, Germany, ...

UH researchers join national effort to study recent storms

Credit: University of Houston Two University of Houston researchers are part of an effort by the National Science Foundation to ...

NIH BRAIN Initiative builds on early advances

The National Institutes of Health has announced funding for 110 new awards totaling $169 million for the Brain Research through ...

Transformative donation of $16 million establishes new autism research centre at the Montreal Neurol