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(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) A study analyzing LSU Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry and other NCI-designated tumor registry data found that by the time recommended screening for colorectal begins,...

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The TGR2050 series of next-generation Radio Frequency (RF) signal generators from Aim-TTi are now available at the electronics distributor Newark. The TGR2050 series includes TGR2051 and TGR2053 RF signal generators whic...

Fixed-ratio converters are often the best way of minimizing the electrical current sent over significant distances in the interest of better power efficiency. Phil Davies Vicor Corp. The vast majority of electromechanica...

(King's College London) The threat of antimicrobial resistance to medication is a global health issue. Recent years have seen a surge in our awareness of resistance genes; and as a result of the prevalence of these genes...

(Tufts University) Researchers have discovered that the brains of developing embryos provide signals to a nascent immune system that help it ward off infections and significantly improve the embryo's ability to survive a...

(UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity) Formula companies quadrupled their advertising of toddler milk products over a ten- year period, contributing to a 2.6 times increase in the amount of toddler milk sold, ac...

(Impact Journals LLC) Mutations were observed in all genes studied, except c-MET, DDR2, MAP2K1, and RET.The multivariable analysis showed that:Niche mutations had higher mortality than EGFR mutationsKRAS mutations had hi...

(University of Massachusetts Amherst) The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has awarded a renewable contract to a University of Massachusetts Amherst team to continue groundbreaking research into the socioeconomic impacts ...

(Wiley) The death cap mushroom is highly toxic. However, some of its toxins can also be healing: amanitins are potential components for antibody-based cancer treatments. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, German scientist...

(Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation) The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) recently launched Cognitive Vitality Reports, a new resource on CognitiveVitality.org that currently contains over 200 reports for ...

(University of Virginia Health System) The Diabetes Belt is a swath of 644 counties across 15 southeastern states that are stricken with high diabetes rates. Improving access to care could help prevent or slow the progre...

(National Cancer Research Institute) Analysis of the NCRI's 18 partner organizations shows that cancer research funders in the UK have increased their collective spend, for the first time spending over £700 million in t...

(Elsevier) Non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) are used for fetal genetic disease screening in pregnant women. In contrast, invasive tests like amniocentesis carry the risk of causing fetal harm. A report in The Journal ...

(Novela Neurotech) Novela Neurotech, a startup accelerating the development of digital therapies for neurological and psychiatric disorders, is proud to announce a collaboration with brain research expert Loren Frank, Ph...

(Rush University Medical Center) Physician-Scientists and other researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, have revealed a new treatment target that may help ch...

(Southwest Research Institute) Leaders of the newly-established San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics (SA PPT) have awarded the partnership's first research grant. A seven-person team researching sepsis-indu...

(Oxford University Press USA) A new study in Burns & Trauma, published by Oxford University Press, reveals promising new strategies to prevent skin scarring after injuries.

(University of Rochester) Children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) -- caused by prenatal alcohol exposure -- often face lifelong developmental, cognitive and behavioral problems. But the children a...

(Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center) Serotonin type 3A is a member of the protein superfamily known as pentameric ligand-gated ion channels. When these channels don't function properly, these proteins have been...

(University of Freiburg) Researchers engineer tiny particles with sugar molecules to prevent side effect in cancer therapy.

(University of Michigan) It's 5 p.m. as you leave the parking garage at work, but you realize you have no idea which way to turn to travel home. You know where you are and what street your house is on -- it's just that y...