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Bacteria may promote pancreatic cancer by suppressing the immune system
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(American Association for Cancer Research) Bacterial load was significantly higher in pancreatic tumor samples from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma compared with pancreatic tissue from normal individuals, ...
Novel Genomics Tool Enables More Accurate Identification Of Rare Mutations In Cancer Cells
Medical Design Technology - 22 Mar 2018 22:55
News A new computational method developed by researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) allows scientists to identify rare gene mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy and.... Contributed Author: New York G...
Breakthrough In Photonic Biosensors Could Lead To Super-Accurate Diagnostic And Detectors
Medical Design Technology - 22 Mar 2018 22:51
News University Professor of Applied Physics Stephen Arnold and his team at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have made a discovery that could lead to Star Trek-like.... Contributed Author: NYU Tandon ...
Student Biologists Explore Hypergravity to Better Understand Osteoarthritis
Medical Design Technology - 22 Mar 2018 22:09
News A team of student biologists from the University of Bristol in the UK is doing research in an attempt to better understand the onset and development of osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis that ... Staf...
Photo of the Day: Scientists Develop Tiny Tooth-Mounted Sensors That Can Track What You Eat
Medical Design Technology - 22 Mar 2018 17:11
News Miniature sensors developed by researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering are mounted directly on a tooth and communicate wirelessly with a mobile device to transmit information on ... Contributed Aut...
Hip-Hop Music Teaches Children, Parents To Recognize Stroke Prior To Attack
Tech Times - 22 Mar 2018 15:20
Stroke symptoms can now be detected through hip-hop music intervention aimed at parents and children. The program's purpose is to increase the rate of stroke treatment by delivering the patient in the hospital at the rig...
Officials Caution About Possible Measles Exposure In St. Louis, Missouri
Tech Times - 22 Mar 2018 15:11
Health officials are concerned about a possible measles exposure in the state of Missouri. A man infected with the virus apparently went into a museum and might have transmitted the virus in the air.
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WHO - 22 Mar 2018 15:00
A warm welcome to all meeting participants! I sincerely regret not being able to join you this week to take part in your discussions. However, I know that several members of my senior leadership team will be joining some...
Back Pain Treatment Is Wrong For Millions Of People, Experts Say
Tech Times - 22 Mar 2018 14:59
According to a series of studies, millions of people across the world who are suffering from lower back pain are receiving the wrong treatment. The correct way to address the condition does not involve bed rest or high-c...
In a severe childhood neurodegeneration, novel mechanism found
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Neurology researchers investigating a rare but devastating neurological regression in infants have discovered the cause: gene mutations that severely disrupt crucial functions in mit...
Indian rural women late in seeking breast cancer care
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(Umea University) Women in rural India are waiting long before seeking medical care for breast cancer. Most of the Indian women do not know the possibility of inspecting their own body and many of them have not even hear...
Keystone Symposia and Volkswagen Foundation begin scientific conference series in Hannover, Germany
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(Keystone Symposia on Molecular & Cellular Biology) Keystone Symposia partners with Volkswagen Foundation to launch scientific conference series in Hannover, Germany.
Men should be included in trials to find better treatments for breast cancer
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Professor Robert Mansel, Chair of the 11th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-11) and Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Cardiff University School of Medicine, UK, has called fo...
NIH scientists say advanced vaccines could limit future outbreaks
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Novel vaccine technologies are critical to improving the public health response to infectious disease threats that continually emerge and re-emerge, according t...
National Academy of Medicine launches comprehensive online resource hubs on clinician burnout
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today launched the Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub, a comprehensive online repository for health system leaders, clini...
New group promotes artificial intelligence, robotics, automation in healthcare
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Antiquated approaches and resistance to change hampers patient access to quality care and inflates costs according to a new organization promoting the use of artificial i...
North and south cooperation to combat tuberculosis
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(University of Zurich) Tuberculosis can be cured and could be eradicated. For this to happen, however, patients have to receive the right treatment. Researchers at the Makerere University and the University of Zurich wer...
Novel genomics tool enables more accurate identification of rare mutations in cancer cells
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(New York Genome Center) A new computational method developed by researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) allows scientists to identify rare gene mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy and sensitivity th...
Nutrient-deficient diet a key Type 2 diabetes contributor for South Asians living in US
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Less nutritious dietary choices made by South Asians living in developed countries like the US are a key contributor to the group's rising rate of Type 2 diabetes, UT Southwestern researc...
Obesity surgery linked to positive outcomes in very obese teens with diabetes
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(Joslin Diabetes Center) This study is the first to compare glycemic control in two groups of very obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes. It included 30 teenagers treated with medication (TODAY) and 63 teenagers who und...
Obesity surgery prevents severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(University of Gothenburg) Patients that underwent weight-loss surgery ran a significantly lower risk of developing severe chronic kidney disease and kidney failure, when compared to conventionally treated patients, acco...
One in 10 people have traces of cocaine or heroin on their fingerprints
EurekAlert! - 22 Mar 2018 06:00
(University of Surrey) Scientists have found that drugs are now so prevalent that 13 percent of those taking part in a test were found to have traces of class A drugs on their fingerprints -- despite never using them.