Study suggests testosterone therapy does not raise risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone replacement therapy will increase their ...
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Discovery of cancer gene may predict survival in patients with mouth cancers
MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola researchers have identified a tumor gene that may help to predict survival outcomes in patients with ...
Regenerating blood vessels gets $2.7 million grant
Biomedical engineers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have received a three-year, $2.7 ...
New drug against nerve agents in sight
The nerve agent sarin causes a deadly overstimulation of the nervous system that can be stopped if treated with an ...
Two known chemotherapy agents effectively target breast cancer stem cells
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are ...
In one aspect of vision, computers catch up to primate brain
A team of MIT neuroscientists has found that some computer programs can identify the objects in these images just as ...
Dressed to kill: Tailoring a suit for tumor-penetrating cancer meds
For more than a decade, biomedical researchers have been looking for better ways to deliver cancer-killing medication directly to tumors ...
Method for earlier detection of leukemia wins $300,000 grant
A unique pitch competition hosted by the MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research on Friday awarded a team of ...
Cartilage protein may contribute to the development of breast cancer
Credit: Photo: Anna Bloms / Lund University Research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the protein COMP, which mainly ...
Function of mysterious RNAs may often lie in their genes
PHILADELPHIA–A new genetic clue discovered by a team co-led by a researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...
Tiny microscopes reveal hidden role of nervous system cells
LA JOLLA–(April 28, 2016) A microscope about the size of a penny is giving scientists a new window into the ...
Scientific advances in lung cancer in 2015 highlighted by IASLC
DENVER – Capturing and summarizing the remarkable progress in lung cancer prevention, diagnosis, staging, and treatment in 2015, the International ...
New method for exhaustively isolating olfactory receptors responding to specific odorants
A research group led by Osaka University and Panasonic Corporation developed a method for making a prompt, exhaustive isolation of ...
Medical literature may overemphasize role of hospital volume in patient outcomes
HOUSTON – (April 25, 2016) – Current medical research and literature may be overemphasizing the role that hospital volume plays ...
VCU Massey researchers uncover process that drives prostate cancer metastasis
Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have uncovered a novel function of the gene PLK1 (polo-like kinase 1) that helps ...
Learning more about the brain
The question is straightforward enough: How does the brain learn to make sense of the visual world? The full answer ...
Promising new blood test is first of its kind to detect liver scarring
Newcastle scientists and medics have developed a new type of genetic blood test that diagnoses scarring in the liver – ...
3D-print synthetic spider webs
Spider silk has long been noted for its graceful structure, as well as its advanced material properties: Ounce for ounce, ...
A Nano-transistor Assesses Your Health Via Sweat
Imagine that it is possible, through a tiny adhesive electronic stamp attached to the arm, to know in real time ...
Soft-tissue engineering for hard-working cartilage
Focusing on the difficult case of restoring cartilage, which requires both flexibility and mechanical strength, the researchers investigated a new ...