Neutrophils are key to harnessing anti-tumor immune response from radiation therapy, study finds
DALLAS – September 21, 2016 – Combining targeted radiation therapy with a neutrophil stimulant enhances anti-tumor immunity, according to new ...
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Duke Team Identifies Blood Biomarkers in Drug-Resistant Cancer Tumor Cells
Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. — While searching for a non-invasive way to detect prostate cancer cells circulating in blood, ...
Ancient DNA traces extinct Caribbean ‘Island Murderer’ back to the dawn of mammals
The Solenodon taxa is the closest living relative to the extinct Nesophontes. Photo Credit: Natural History Museum, London UKFrom skeletal ...
Stealth pig cells may hold the key to treating diabetes in humans
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are exploring ways to wrap pig tissue with a protective coating ...
Scientists reveal insights into treatment resistance of metastastic breast cancer research
Dr. Daniel Haber(Bethesda, MD, Sept. 06, 2016) – A prominent physician scientist supported by the National Foundation of Cancer Research ...
Infrared light to detect early signs of esophageal cancer
Sarah Bohndiek, scientist at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge InstituteScientists have developed an endoscope that uses near-infrared light to spot ...
Obesity linked to improved survival in kidney
Despite being a risk factor for kidney cancer, obesity was linked to improved survival Obese or overweight patients with metastatic ...
Promising drug leads identified to combat heart disease
Using a unique computational approach to rapidly sample, in millisecond time intervals, proteins in their natural state of gyrating, bobbing, ...
New HIF-2 kidney cancer therapy more effective than current treatment, study shows
DALLAS – September 05, 2016 -A new class of drugs called HIF-2 inhibitors is more effective and better tolerated than ...
3-D graphene has promise for bio applications
Credit: Ajayan Group/Rice University HOUSTON – (Sept. 2, 2016) – Flakes of graphene welded together into solid materials may be ...
Placenta in females, muscle mass in males: The dual heritage of a virus
Cross section of mouse muscle (in blue: labeling of nuclei; in green: labeling of muscle fiber membranes). Normal male mice ...
Decoding hidden dreams
The brain connects sensory information from the environment to our subjective experiences, resulting in our perceptions, emotions, and memories. However, ...
Study shows acetaminophen can be tolerated by children with mild, persistent asthma
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A new study finds young children with mild, persistent asthma, can tolerate acetaminophen without the worsening of ...
Monkeys with Sudan ebolavirus treated successfully
Cynthia Goldsmith This colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. ...
Solar energy from discarded car batteries
MIT researchers have developed a simple procedure for making a promising type of solar cell using lead recovered from discarded ...
MRI technology quantifies liver response in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that a form of magnetic resonance imaging ...
Camilo Ruiz named 2016 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Camilo Ruiz, an MIT senior majoring in biological engineering, is one of 35 American students to be awarded this year’s ...
Biobarrier explorer and dark matter theorist win MIT’s prestigious junior faculty award
Jesse Thaler, associate professor in the Department of Physics, and Katharina Ribbeck, the Eugene Bell Career Development Professor of Tissue ...
Five from MIT win 2016 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, the premier graduate school fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants, ...
Study confirms long-term effects of ‘chemobrain’ in mice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer have long complained of lingering cognitive impairments after treatment. These effects ...
