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Landmark paper sets out 'unified theory' for cause of childhood leukaemia - and finds it is likely to be preventable ...

Don’t wait for a unicorn: Investing in low-carbon tech now will save money

Waiting for a 'unicorn technology' that provides green energy at low cost could be more expensive than adopting low-carbon energy ...

New 3D printer can create complex biological tissues

Credit: Amir Miri A UCLA Samueli-led team has developed a specially adapted 3D printer to build therapeutic biomaterials from multiple ...

Bladder cancer model could pave the way for better drug efficacy studies

CHAPEL HILL - Understanding that not all bladder cancers are the same, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger ...

New hope for women with fistula injuries

Credit: University of Michigan The health care systems in the United States and other industrialized countries have outgrown many of ...

What can snakes teach us about engineering friction?

Credit: Drexel University If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction, just ask a snake. ...

Deep space radiation treatment reboots brain’s immune system

Credit: Rosi lab / UCSF Planning a trip to Mars? You'll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private ...

Grant to help sustainable urban development for the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Credit: UT Arlington One hundred thirteen people died in March 2016 in Addis Ababa after a landfill slid on homes ...

Diamond ‘spin-off’ tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools

Credit: Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley It may sound contradictory, but diamonds are the key to a new technique that could ...

Women sometimes feel regret after electing to freeze their eggs

Most women feel empowered by elective procedures that enable them to bank eggs in case they can't conceive naturally later ...

Experimental MERS treatments enter clinical trial

Credit: NIAID Enrollment has begun in an early-stage clinical trial testing the safety of two human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) designed ...

CENTECH’s Propulsion Program will help Innodem Neurosciences succeed globally

Credit: Innodem CENTECH, a Montreal-based technology incubator, announced earlier that it has selected a company founded by Dr. Etienne de ...

Simpler scan still effective in deciding stroke treatment

HOUSTON - (May 18, 2018) - A study led by a neurologist from McGovern Medical School at The University of ...

Supercomputing the emergence of material behavior

Credit: Credit: Robert Alberstein et al. What makes kevlar stop a bullet, at the atomic level? The properties of materials ...

New blood test rapidly detects signs of pancreatic cancer

Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second deadliest cancer in ...

The Lancet Oncology: Patients’ sex may impact efficacy of immunotherapy in cancer treatment

Different immune responses between men and women, and potential interaction with hormones might impact how men and women benefit from ...

Surviving sepsis campaign update focuses on critical first hour

May 16, 2018 - For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve ...

One third of people aged 40-59 have evidence of degenerative disc disease

BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research, and Boston Medical Center have reported that one-third of people ...

Injections for knee osteoarthritis — ‘subtle but significant’ impact of revisions in clinical practice guidelines

May 17, 2018 - Recent updates in evidence-based recommendations have led to changes in the use of steroid and hyaluronic ...

Ovarian cancer drug shows promise in pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutation