A team of researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer, Cedars-Sinai Cancer and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have newly identified 34 genes that are associated with an increased risk for developing the earliest stages…
538 million people with vision impairment from uncorrected myopia Resulting productivity loss of US$244 billion Represents over 1% of GDP in the East Asia, South Asia and South East Asia regions Investment…
Army research is the first to develop computational models using a microbiology procedure that may be used to improve novel cancer treatments and treat combat wounds. Using the technique, known as electroporation,…
A vaccine that combines a fentanyl antigen with a tetanus toxoid has been shown to reduce fentanyl choices and increase food choices with effects lasting several months in rats. These results suggest…
Why do birds typically live longer than mammals? A new paper offers a hint, albeit not a conclusive answer. Assistant Professors of Biology Cynthia Downs and Ana Jimenez at Hamilton College and Colgate University respectively have…
Many people have heard that drinking cranberry juice can help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Although clinical trials of this popular folk remedy have produced mixed results, some studies have shown that…
New findings suggest an unexpected path to killing cancer cells could make the hottest cancer treatment, immunotherapy, more effective. Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center looked at a little-understood…
Transgene, a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies against cancers and infectious diseases announces the signing of a collaborative research, option and exclusive license agreement with AstraZeneca to co-develop five armed oncolytic vaccinia virus candidates.…
Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered a new genetic defect which causes a form of intellectual disability; a finding that will improve screening programmes and help to end a ‘diagnostic…
While network algorithms are usually associated with finding friends on social media, researchers at the University of Sussex have shown how they could also be used improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment,…
