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Identifying molecular changes that occur in tissue after chemotherapy could be crucial in advancing treatments for ovarian cancer, according to research from Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation (MWRIF) and the...

After performing thousands of unsuccessful experiments in his attempt to perfect the light bulb, Thomas Edison famously remarked: "I have not failed, not once. I've discovered ten thousand ways that don't work."

(American College of Cardiology) The use of continuous positive airway pressure was associated with a significant reduction in the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to ...

(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have discovered a molecular mechanism that connects breast tissue stiffness to tum...

(University of Helsinki) A new study from the University of Wurzburg, Germany, and the University of Helsinki, Finland, suggests that Myc cancer gene makes cells to commit suicide by repressing life supporting 'well-bein...

(Weill Cornell Medical College) Genomic studies have illuminated the ways in which malfunctioning genes can drive cancer growth while stunting the therapeutic effects of chemotherapy and other treatments. But new finding...

(American Academy of Pediatrics) Research on electronic cigarettes, teen texting and driving, bullying, mobile device use, health care of immigrant children and other pediatric topics will be presented April 25-28 at the...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have found the probable mechanism underlying a previously described biomarker associated with the risk of developing serious diseases ranging ...

(University of Alaska Fairbanks) When plant biodiversity declines, the remaining plants face diminishing productivity, say scientists in study published April 20 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scie...

(NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine) Extending the dose of natalizumab from four weeks up to eight weeks was shown to be well-tolerated and effective in patients, and resulted in no cases...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Early data in a preliminary human study show that an experimental immune system drug is generally safe and well tolerated in women with metastatic, triple-negative breast cancer, a persistently d...

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences today announced that Joseph Roche, assistant professor for the phys...

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) Women who experience extreme morning sickness during pregnancy are three times more likely to have children with developmental issues, including attention disorder...

(Future Science Group) There is both risk and reward in focusing Alzheimer's disease research on inhibiting amyloid production, according to a new article in Future Science OA. The article reviews the significant body of...

(Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care) Imagine living a healthy, normal life without the ability to re-experience in your mind personal events from your past. You have learned details about past episodes from your life and...

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) New findings about regulation of PD-L1, a protein that allows cancer to evade the immune system, has shown therapeutic promise for several cancers, including the most co...

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Researchers addressing KRAS-mutated lung cancer and ovarian cancer prevention through The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Moon Shots Program will help on n...

(University of Michigan Health System) Medical marijuana and children don't mix, most Americans say.

(The Science Coalition) Researchers at the NFCR Center for Cancer System Informatics at MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a key factor that may explain drug resistance in glioblastoma, the most common and deadlie...

(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) Working among venomous snakes in Australia's Jurien Dunes, researchers ask how biodiverse plants survive in some of the world's worst soils. Their discoveries may help to develop...

(Georgetown University Medical Center) Results from a second comprehensive analysis of mammography screening, this time using data from digital mammography, confirms findings from a 2009 analysis of film mammography: bie...

(University of California - Davis) Could the answer to diabetes lie in re-growing cells that make insulin? UC Davis researcher Mark Huising will use a $300,000 Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Found...