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(University of Bradford) Researchers at the University of Bradford (UK) have discovered a way to prevent chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer by blocking a protein found in cancer cells.Suppressing this protein, called...

Article A new lab-on-a-chip system, developed by the University of Twente in The Netherlands, mimicks human metabolism and is capable of fast analysis of the effects of toxic substances on hemoglobin. Contributed Author:...

Article Electrifying brain circuits may decrease depressive symptoms and chronic pain, but a USC scientist says researchers first need to see what the electric current is actually doing. Contributed Author:  University ...

Article Among nearly six million hospitalized patients, those who received radiocontrast did not develop acute kidney injury at a clinically significant higher rate than other patients. Contributed Author:  American Soc...

An estimated 43 percent--249 million--of children under five in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at an elevated risk of poor development due to extreme poverty and stunting, according to findings from The Lanc...

News The Xenoscope is the first single-use disposable laparoscope that will be offered in a sterile condition, according to the company. It has been 510(k) cleared by the U.S. FDA for marketing and distribution. Contribu...

Researchers compared the short-term effects of alcohol with those of antidepressants and found that the biochemical pathways of both stimuli are the same. This means so are the behavioral effects and changes in attitude ...

I am delighted that Yoshinori Ohsumi won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. His pioneering work in yeast led to the discovery of genes and biological processes that are needed for autophagy. Autophagy (fr...

The physician's political view, whether he is a Democratic or Republican, could be influencing the way he deals with the politicized health issues like abortion, marijuana and firearm use. Patients might have to choose d...

News The minimally invasive surgery was performed at the Policlinico A. Gemelli Foundation in Rome, Italy. The system's precision, camera control, ergonomics and haptics were noted following the successful procedure. Con...

The works of Nobel Prize winner Yoshinori Ohsumi could potentially change how diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's and cancer are treated. Trials are already being conducted to test the potentials of manipulating t...

Article The procedures take a minimally invasive approach using a laser to 'cook' a tumor through a tiny hole in the scalp and bone along with an intra-operative MRI to fine tune the treatment. Contributed Author:  Univ...

The Botanical Garden in Miami Beach, Florida was forced to dispose of the bromeliads because the plant's water-trapping leaves make a good breeding habitat for mosquitoe larvae, which is responsible for the rapid spreadi...

News The contract will support testing and FDA clearance of the sequencing platform for a series of applications. The initial focus will address two of the most significant threats to global health: Antimicrobial resista...

Article The method combines the use of gated mesoporous silica nanoparticles and SERS spectroscopy, a signal amplification system that uses gold nanoparticles to detect very low concentrations of the substances being ana...

Article To augment early diagnosis and interventional treatment, researchers developed 'The Optimal Lymph-Flow' (TOLF), an electronic teaching system to assist breast cancer survivors with post-operative self-care. Contr...

(Frontiers) A type of bacteria, which can cause diarrhea and inhibit growth in children in developing countries, has been found in 14 percent of a sample of children in an industrialized country.

(University of Zurich) A team of researchers from the University of Zurich has studied the effects of acute sleep deprivation in children for the first time. They discovered that the brain in five to 12-year-olds respond...

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) For the first time, this study reported that 'endogenous multifunctional protein macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF),' a gene that regulates cell inflamm...

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry has been competitively awarded a $3 million grant over five years by the Substance Abuse and Mental...

(University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) A team of researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has shown that the I-Portal Neuro Otologic Test, which uses the head-mounted goggle that gauged...

(The Gerontological Society of America) The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) invites all journalists to attend its 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting -- the country's largest interdisciplinary conference in the field ...