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(Impact Journals LLC) The cover for issue 26 of Oncotarget features Figure 6, 'Mislocalization of IQGAP1-BRCA1 in human TNBC tumors phenocopies the dominant mutants and the TNBC cells,' by Osman, et al. and reported that...

(Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) A study from investigators in the Sloan Kettering Institute reveals how a protein called GRP94, which is normally a 'good guy' in the cell, turns bad when it has a sugar molecule ...

(University of Montreal) A new approach in ophthalmology that offers a revolutionary alternative to corneal transplantation has just been developed by researchers and clinicians in North America, Europe, and Oceania.

The U.S. as a whole is facing a huge surge in coronavirus cases, but the differences between states like New York and Florida are striking.

In the 1930s, a vibrator was just another household appliance.

Preliminary results of a study show dexamethasone improves survival more effectively than remdesivir among severely ill COVID-19 patients.

(The Reis Group) Summertime means Americans spend more time around grills, firepits, and fireworks, increasing their risk for fire-related burn injuries. While 53% of Americans say they know some or a lot about burn inju...

(University of Otago) A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt and sugar content of food, accompanied by a 20 per cent subsidy on fruit and vegetables, would bring major benefits for the health sector, researchers from ...

(University of Georgia) Light to moderate drinking may preserve brain function in older age, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

(European Molecular Biology Laboratory) A national consortium including the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is set to launch the German Human Genome-Phenome Archi...

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) NMDA receptors convert chemical messages into electrical signals within a neuron. The key to transmitting information is opening the receptor's built-in ion channel, a hollow pore that all...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Using an in-home portable air cleaner (PAC) can significantly reduce exposure to fine-particle air pollutants -- a major risk factor for cardiovascular events in people with pre-existing heart dis...

(Duke-NUS Medical School) Reports show that cancer is the second-highest leading cause of death globally. A recent study by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School provides new evidence supporting the presence of a key m...

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) A new study shows that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus), can infect heart cells in a lab dish, indicating it may be possible for heart cells in COVID-19 patients to b...

(eLife ) Infant marsupials and monotremes use a connection between their ear and jaw bones shortly after birth to enable them to drink their mothers' milk, new findings in eLife reveal.

(Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) A research team led by HKUST data scientist professor Matthew McKay established a first-of-its-kind web-based platform for reporting vaccine target recommendations for COV...

(University of Pennsylvania) When a solid cancer is surgically removed, any small piece that is left behind increases the chance of a local recurrence or spread. In a pilot study of dogs with mammary tumors, a disease ve...

(Kessler Foundation) The 2020 survey collected a wealth of information, including details of college majors and occupations, finding that students with disabilities were more likely to pursue career paths focused on help...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A multidisciplinary team from two Johns Hopkins University institutions, including neurotoxicologists and virologists from the Bloomberg School of Public Health and infectious disease specialists...

(Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona) The human brain is a complex system comprising 1010 non-linear units (neurons) that interact in 1015 sites (synapses). Considering such an astonishing level of complexity and hetero...

(Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues have developed the first technique for personalizing stomach cancer therapy based on RNA s...

(The Francis Crick Institute) New research from the Francis Crick Institute has found how the malaria parasite protects itself from toxic compounds in red blood cells.