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New research has found a connection between the PTEN gene that is responsible for cancer and a rare childhood genetic disease called Fanconi anemia. The research could improve the way cancer treatments are created.

The researchers from University of Notre Dame reactivated the memories by stimulating the brain with magnetic pulse. The process of reviving working memory with the help of magnetic pulse is known as the Frankenstein eff...

News A Disney Research team has developed a model-based method of realistically reconstructing teeth for digital actors and for medical applications using just a few, non-invasive photos or a short smartphone video of th...

News The technique provides a new way of inducing p-type electrical doping in organic semiconductor films. Contributed Author: Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering Topics: Wearables

News A red laser light specifically tuned to the drug molecules is then selectively turned on in the tumor area. Contributed Author: University of Massachusetts Medical School Topics: Oncology

News The device provides more information about the blood than existing approaches. Contributed Author: Case Western Reserve University Topics: Home Healthcare

News Microsupercapacitors are a faster alternative, and these may prove suitable for applications requiring power pulsing and very long cycle life. Contributed Author: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (...

News Using Bluetooth technology, it connects with an app that provides users with tips for improving personal health and reducing stress levels. Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Wearables

Researchers have discovered a cellular 'off' switch that deactivates the compounds that result in asthma attacks. Deactivating M2 macrophages would control inflammatory responses and other related consequences.

News The CardioQuick Patch® assists clinicians in locating the correct anatomical landmarks for proper electrode placement. It has a unique design and is adaptable to all adult patients regardless of gender or torso siz...

News The tablets allow the patient to video-conference with the research staff to receive individualized assistance. Contributed Author: University of Illinois at Chicago Topics: Home Healthcare

News In sperm, the enzymes that carry out glycolysis have special regions that attach the enzymes to a solid protein scaffold that lies just beneath the membrane covering the cell and runs most of the length of the tail....

News The team combined several novel tools to create a unique study protocol using transgenic mice, two-photon fluorescent microscopy, and a fluorescent gelatin-based reporter of MMPs. Contributed Author: Medical Univers...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Despite its widespread use, labor induction is costly and still has no widely accepted 'best practice.' Now, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the Univer...

(Weizmann Institute of Science) New Weizmann Institute of Science research provides hope for cancer patients.

(Queen's University) Graduates from several medical and surgical specialties are having difficulty securing practice opportunities, especially in specialties dependent upon limited resources, according to new research fr...

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Despite an elevated risk of toxicity from chemotherapy, children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) did not experience higher rates of relapse or treatment-related mo...

(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) Immune cellular therapy is a promising new area of cancer treatment. Anti-cancer therapeutics, such as chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells, can be engineered to ...

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) Cedars-Sinai investigators in gastroenterology have been awarded $10 million by the National Institutes of Health to conclude a groundbreaking, decades-long investigation of the genetic and ...

(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), a global leader in orthopaedic surgical education, is announcing the forthcoming launch of JAAOS: Global Research & Reviews....

(University of Southern California) The conference will review the most important and promising developments in Alzheimer's disease research. It encourages the exchange of ideas and techniques used to tackle one of the 2...

(University of Queensland) Study reveals new information on how beta glucans in oats reduce blood cholesterol.