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(Impact Journals LLC) The cover for issue 37 of Oncotarget features Figure 7, "The combination of romidepsin and KU60019 is synergistic in a xenograft model of MCL," by Scotto, et al. which reported that the antiprolifer...

(University of Pittsburgh) People with atrial fibrillation who are exposed to greater levels of pollution have a higher risk of stroke than their peers who live with less pollution.

(La Jolla Institute for Immunology) A multi-layered, virus-specific immune response is important for controlling SARS-CoV-2 during the acute phase of the infection and reducing COVID-19 disease severity, with the bulk of...

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A novel taxonomic approach to obesity prevention using existing U.S. obesity prevention

(George Mason University) Researchers at George Mason University found that students perceived e-cigarette emissions to be more harmful when accurate labels such as 'chemicals' and 'aerosols' were used to describe emissi...

(California Institute of Technology) A recent study documents how personal risk assessment and protective behaviors are linked.

(The Reis Group) The first clinical trial to test the safety and feasibility of psilocybin therapy with simultaneous group administration and one-on-one patient support to treat depression in cancer patients was launched...

(University of South Australia) 'You have to eat!' It's a sentiment that illustrates how central food is to Italian culture, but the woman who uttered these words also happens to be struggling with bulimia nervosa.

(Texas A&M University) Research led by Dr. Wonmuk Hwang has led to better understanding on how components of the body's immune system find intruding or damaged cells, which could lead to novel approaches to viral and can...

(Tokyo Medical and Dental University) Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) engineered three-dimensional functional heart organoids resembling the developing heart. By exposing mouse embryonic stem ...

(Henry Ford Health System) The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, a nonprofit organization that creates permanent and positive change in the community through philanthropy, announced Bob Riney, President of Hea...

(London International Development Centre) This is an open Webinar exploring the state of food (in)security in India.

(American Roentgen Ray Society) According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release quickly improves hand function and reduces hand discomfort; improvement persisted beyond...

(Scripps Research Institute) Healthy NEMF helps the cell recycle garbled protein fragments. But several mutant forms resulted in neuromuscular, neurodegenerative or other ALS-like disease, the scientists found.

(Monash University) A collaborative study led by Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) has uncovered new markers (HLA-associated peptides) that ...

(University of Helsinki) A study found a link between carotid artery calcification observable in radiographs and coronary artery disease as well as several oral infections.

(University of Pittsburgh) Human beings share these same biological impulses as other animals to separate into modular social groups. However, when pathogens are spreading, humans tend to also adopt behaviors that are "h...

(Aarhus University) Patients with a first-time depression diagnosis have an increased risk of the disease worsening and requiring hospitalisation, if they have previously been treated for a physical disease at a hospital...

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Intracranial abnormalities on CT scan in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be predicted by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels in the blood.

(University of Pittsburgh) The slight decline in drug overdose deaths in 2018 coincides with Chinese regulations on the powerful opioid carfentanil, rather than the result of domestic U.S. efforts to curb the epidemic, a...

(Elsevier) The risk of developing major depressive disorder (MDD) surges during adolescence-particularly for girls. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be an effective treatment, but only about half of girls diagnosed...

(Princeton University) In their paper appearing September 11, 2020 in the journal eLife, Princeton researchers Amir Erez, Jaime Lopez, Ned Wingreen and colleagues use mathematical modeling to explore how species diversit...