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Breakthrough in Understanding How Cancer Cells Metastasize
Feb. 27, 2015 A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study. The finding focuses attention on a biological mechanism that ... full story -
Feast-and-Famine Diet Could Extend Life, Study Shows
Feb. 27, 2015 Think of it as interval training for the dinner table. Fasting has been shown in mice to extend lifespan and to improve age-related diseases. But fasting every day, which could entail skipping meals ... full story -
Urine Test Could Lead to Better Treatment of Bladder Cancer
Feb. 27, 2015 A simple urine test could help to guide clinicians in the treatment of bladder cancer patients, researchers believe. Being able to reliably identify those patients with the most aggressive cancers ... full story -
New Ultrasensitive Test for Peanut Allergies
Feb. 27, 2015 Chemists have developed a new test for peanut allergies that can not only tell whether someone is allergic, it can also determine how intense their allergic reaction will ... full story -
Suicide Rates Rising for Older US Adults
Feb. 27, 2015 Suicide rates for adults 40-64 years of age in the US have risen about 40 percent since 1999, with a sharp rise since 2007. One possible explanation could be the detrimental effects of the economic ... full story -
Experts Warn of Stem Cell Underuse as Transplants Reach One Million Worldwide
Feb. 27, 2015 Findings of a new reveal striking variations between countries and regions in the use of this lifesaving stem cell transplantation, and high unmet need due to a chronic shortage of resources and ... full story -
Teenagers Aren't Swayed by Celebrity Culture as a Route to Success
Feb. 27, 2015 Young people believe that to get on in life they should work hard, a new study concludes. The study also notes that many teenagers admire celebrities who they think have earned their prosperity and ... full story -
DNA Evidence Shows Surprise Cultural Connections Between Britain and Europe 8,000 Years Ago
Feb. 27, 2015 DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago. Researchers found evidence for a variety of wheat at a submerged archaeological site off the south coast ... full story -
Quality Control for Adult Stem Cell Treatment
Feb. 27, 2015 A strategy to ensure that adult epidermal stem cells are safe before they are used as treatments for patients has been devised by scientists. The approach involves a clonal strategy where stem cells ... full story -
Antibiotic Resistant Salad: Resistant Listeria Monocytogenes Not as Widespread as Thought
Feb. 27, 2015 Antibiotic-resistant strains of the food-poisoning microbe Listeria monocytogenes in unprocessed salad products is not quite as widespread as scientists originally suspected. A new study reveals that ... full story -
Synthetic Biology Breakthrough Leads to Cheaper Statin Production
Feb. 27, 2015 Researchers have developed a single-step fermentative method for the production of leading cholesterol-lowering drug, pravastatin, which will facilitate industrial-scale statin drug ... full story -
Dying in Front of the Camera: What Are the Impacts?
Feb. 27, 2015 Clips of protesters dying in consequence of current conflicts appear more and more frequently on YouTube. What do they trigger? How do they change the media and the way we perceive things? These are ... full story -
Cardiac and Respiratory Function Supported by Abdominal Muscles in Muscular Dystrophy
Feb. 27, 2015 The muscular dystrophies are known to target various muscle groups differentially. In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to decreased function of specific ... full story -
Calling the Shots: Brain's Decision-Making Structure
Feb. 27, 2015 A key part of the brain involved with decision making, the striatum, appears to operate hierarchically – much like a traditional corporation with executives, middle managers and employees, ... full story -
Women Veterans Younger, More Depressed When Referred for Heart Test
Feb. 27, 2015 Women veterans face a different home front battle with heart disease. Younger and more depressed when getting attention for chest pain -- heart tests often show a surprising ... full story -
Adults Wtih Disabilities Screened for Cancer Less Often
Feb. 26, 2015 Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are much less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer, research shows. "As individuals with intellectual and developmental ... full story -
Poor Response to Cholesterol Drugs May Indicate Blocked Arteries
Feb. 26, 2015 Patients whose bad cholesterol levels don't respond to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may have more artery blockages than those whose cholesterol levels drop with treatment, scientists ... full story -
Statin Use Associated With Reduced Risk of Liver Cancer Among Those in the Uk
Feb. 26, 2015 In a nested-case control study of individuals living in the UK, a part of the world with a relatively low incidence of liver cancer, statin use is associated with a decreased risk of liver cancer, ... full story -
Urine Test Predicts Heart Failure Patients' Risk of Kidney Injury
Feb. 26, 2015 Urinary angiotensinogen levels at the time of hospital admission predicted acute decompensated heart failure patients' risk of developing acute kidney injury with considerable accuracy, ... full story -
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel May Prove More Effective for Long-Term Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Than Standard Levodopa
Feb. 26, 2015 Data from one-year trial on long-term safety, efficacy, and quality of life in advanced Parkinson's disease patients using levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel has been released by researchers, ... full story
- Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize
- Feast-and-famine diet could extend life, study shows
- Urine test could lead to better treatment of bladder cancer
- New ultrasensitive test for peanut allergies
- Suicide rates rising for older US adults
- Experts warn of stem cell underuse as transplants reach one million worldwide
- Teenagers aren't swayed by celebrity culture as a route to success
- DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
- Quality control for adult stem cell treatment
- Antibiotic resistant salad: Resistant Listeria monocytogenes not as widespread as thought
- Synthetic biology breakthrough leads to cheaper statin production
- Dying in front of the camera: What are the impacts?
- Cardiac and respiratory function supported by abdominal muscles in muscular dystrophy
- Calling the shots: Brain's decision-making structure
- Women veterans younger, more depressed when referred for heart test
- Adults wtih disabilities screened for cancer less often
- Poor response to cholesterol drugs may indicate blocked arteries
- Statin use associated with reduced risk of liver cancer among those in the uk
- Urine test predicts heart failure patients' risk of kidney injury
- Levodopa-Carbidopa intestinal gel may prove more effective for long-term treatment of Parkinson's disease than standard Levodopa
- Study successfully screens for diabetes at dental visits using oral blood
- Can coffee reduce your risk of MS?
- Why debunked autism treatment fads persist
- Malaria transmission linked to mosquitoes' sexual biology
- Strong connection between violence, mental illness in Guatemala during civil war lessens in postwar period
- Novel gene variants discovered in a difficult childhood immune disorder
- People with disabilities experience unrecognized health disparities, new research shows
- Role of specialized protein affirmed in assuring normal cell development
- Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease reversed in rats
- Minipool technology to prepare immunoglobulins to fight viral infections in developing countries
- Hospitals face growing active shooter threat in United States
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- African Americans who fled the South during great migration led shorter lives
- Asian Herb Holds Promise as Treatment for Ebola Virus Disease
- Method for mapping neuron clusters developed
- GLP-1 secretion is reduced in overweight, pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes
- Intermediary neuron acts as synaptic cloaking device
- Neurons that help predict what another individual will do identified
- Small molecule helps get stem cells to sites of disease, damage
- Bumblebees make false memories too
- Moffitt researchers identify protein pathway involved in brain tumor stem cell growth
- Skeleton of cells controls cell multiplication
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- Teacher prejudices put girls off math, science, study suggests
- Chemo before breast cancer operation increases likelihood of breast-preserving procedure
- Thinking of God makes people bigger risk-takers, study suggests
- Persistent Insomnia, Increased Mortality Risk: Link found by researchers
- Many people with congenital heart disease living longer
- New report on pediatric cardiac surgery outcomes
- Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression
- Emergency doctors and paramedics commonly misinterpret documents for end-of-life care choices, study finds
- Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study
- Team approach boosts human and environmental wellbeing, researcher says
- Pancreatic cancer patients who benefit from personalized treatment identified
- Marshaling the body's own weapons against psoriasis
- Criminologist's study shows lack of mental health care for prisoners
- Research cracks code governing infections single-stranded RNA viruses
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Early signs in young children predict type 1 diabetes
- New evidence helps health workers in the fight against Ebola
- Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have heightened risk of behavior problems
- Sticky protein hails new approach for treating Parkinson's
- Hospital design has little effect on patient satisfaction, study finds
- Sewage provides insight into human microbiome
- Study maps extroversion types in the brain's anatomy
- Electronic alerts may do more harm than good for kidney patients
- One in 3 women could potentially be spared chronic pain after breast cancer surgery
- Million person study examines long-term effects of blocking inflammation
- Should smoking be banned in UK parks?
- Sharp rise in experimental animal research in US
- Bariatric surgery affects risk of pregnancy complications
- People with ADHD are twice as likely to die prematurely, often due to accidents
- Many transplant surgeons in U.S. suffer burnout, research suggests
- One minute test predicts how well a patient may recover after an operation
- Sleeping over 8 hours a day associated with greater risk of stroke
- Hidden gene gives hope for improving brain function
- New compound may lead to development of cheaper anti-cancer drugs
- Antifreeze protein from ticks fights frostbite in mice
- The body's Transformers: Some proteins alter configuation
- Plant chemicals may prevent liver damage caused by fat accumulated during menopause
- Vaccine hesitancy: Journal collection investigates vaccination decision-making
- How the landscape of the pancreatic cancer genome is coming into view
- Epigenetic 'switch' regulates RNA-protein interactions
- Consideration of costs can reduce moral objections to human organ sales and other 'repugnant' transactions, says researcher
- Link between inflammation, tissue regeneration and wound repair response
- Unusual disease that causes acute confusion may be underdiagnosed
- Quick antibiotics reduce PICU needs and mortality of pediatric cancer patients
- Widely used food additives promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, shows study of emulsifiers
- The £180 billion bill for living in a material world: Material lifestyles not making us happier
- Parkinson's disease patients have reduced visual contrast acuity
- Possible biological trigger for canine bone cancer found
- Breakfast habits affect teens' metabolic responses to protein-packed morning meals
- Biology teachers: Understanding faith, teaching evolution not mutually exclusive
- Could an HIV drug beat strep throat, flesh-eating bacteria?
- Oat breakfast cereals may contain a common mold-related toxin
- Postoperative mortality rates low among patients with HIV prescribed ART
- When it comes to the digital playground we need to stop crying wolf
- Cherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer
- Heart surgery outcomes for pediatric and congenital patients now online
- What does the future hold for treating patients with locally advanced breast cancer?
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