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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

Insight into how three of the world's most devastating viruses interact with human cells opens the door for much-needed treatments ...

New drug seeks receptors in sarcoma cells, attacks tumors in animal trials

Credit: Image courtesy of Dipanjan Pan, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new compound that targets a receptor within ...

Levels of gene-expression-regulating enzyme altered in brains of people with schizophrenia

Credit: (Gilbert et. al., Journal of Clinical Investigation) A study using a PET scan tracer developed at the Martinos Center ...

First line immunotherapy combination fails to improve overall survival in lung cancer

ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, Dec. 13-16, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 13 December 2018 - First ...

DFG announces winners of 2019 Leibniz Prizes

Germany's most prestigious research award, Awards ceremony on March 13, 2019 in Berlin The latest recipients of Germany's most prestigious ...

DFG to fund 9 new Research Units and 1 Clinical Research Unit

Topics range from rheumatoid arthritis to the effects of volcanic eruptions on the Earth's climate system; approximately €28 million for ...

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