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Ashya King, a five-year old boy suffering from a malignant brain tumor to receive proton beam treatment. The NHS is estimated to open two proton beam centers in the UK by 2018.

Researchers say that both low-carb and low-fat diets help people reduce weight. However, people should consistently follow a weight loss program to lose flab.

(American Society for Microbiology) If a patient contracts an infection while in the hospital, each day of hospitalization increases by 1 percent the likelihood that the infection will be multidrug-resistant, according t...

(European Lung Foundation) Flour has been identified as the main cause of occupational asthma in France, closely followed by cleaning products.

(American Society for Microbiology) Researchers from Oregon State Public Health Lab have modified the protocol for a relatively new test for a dangerous form of antibiotic resistance, increasing its specificity to 100 pe...

(American Society for Microbiology) A newly developed antifungal, isavuconazole, is as effective as an existing drug, voriconazole, against invasive mold disease in cancer patients with less adverse effects, according to...

(Georgia Institute of Technology) A new class of synthetic platelet-like particles could augment natural blood clotting for the emergency treatment of traumatic injuries -- and potentially offer doctors a new option for ...

(Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute) A new study finds that cyclic bursts of a STAT3 inhibitor can replenish muscle stem cells and promote their differentiation into muscle fibers. The findings are an important s...

(University of Sydney) General practitioners in Australia are managing 61 percent less cases of genital warts among young women since the introduction of the national human papillomavirus vaccination program, a new study...

(The Lancet) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation in 10-20 percent of patients. Benralizumab, a monoclonal antibody, has been shown to decrease the number of blood and...

(European Lung Foundation) The timing of food intake in the early phase of TB treatment could have a negative impact on the effectiveness of TB treatment.

(University of Kentucky) A new study by University of Kentucky researchers has identified a novel molecule named Arylquin 1 as a potent inducer of Par-4 secretion from normal cells. Par-4 is a protein that acts as a tumo...

(Stanford University Medical Center) A genetic mutation caused by ultraviolet light is likely the driving force behind millions of human skin cancers, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicin...

(European Lung Foundation) Sleeping on animal fur in the first three months of life might reduce the risk of asthma in later childhood a new study has found.

(Salk Institute) Salk scientists identify how immune cells use two critical receptors to clear dead cells from the body, pointing the way to new autoimmune and cancer therapies.

Kent Brantly primarily attributes his recovery from Ebola to divine intervention, but being given the experimental drug ZMapp and blood from an Ebola survivor also appears to have increased his chances for survival.