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Longer-lived, but less toxic drug may work better for pancreatic cancer

Unlike many other cancers, most pancreatic tumors are rock hard.

9 Aug 2019

Kent State researcher receives NIH funding to teach children food allergy safety skills

Food allergies can be as dangerous as firearms for children who don't have the skills to react responsibly to when they're exposed to them.

9 Aug 2019

Advanced imaging technology for prostate cancer could increase a man’s chances of survival

According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

9 Aug 2019

Heavy screen time associated with overweight, abdominal obesity among children

A recently completed study indicates that Finnish children who spend a lot of time in front of screens have a heightened risk for overweight and abdominal obesity, regardless of the extent of their physical activity.

9 Aug 2019

UCLA-led researchers identify 69 genes that increase risk for autism spectrum disorder

A UCLA-led research team has identified dozens of genes, including 16 new genes, that increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder.

9 Aug 2019

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

The use of prescription stimulants by those without medically diagnosed conditions marks a growing trend among young adults – particularly college students seeking a brain boost.

9 Aug 2019

Researchers awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to study chronic liver inflammation

A team of researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study chronic inflammation of the liver, a major factor in the development of liver cancer.

9 Aug 2019

People who have a parent, sibling, or child with blood cancer have higher risk of disease

New data suggest that people who have a parent, sibling, or child with blood cancer have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with the disease.

9 Aug 2019

New technology can help interpret inaudible calls from laboratory mice

Technology that can help interpret inaudible calls from laboratory mice has been developed in a bid to improve research.

9 Aug 2019

New insights into emergent evolutionary potential and generative phenotype

In the cover photo, nature photographer Andreas Kay has captured one of the most striking examples of Batesian Mimicry in nature--first reported by Henry Walter Bates in 1861.

9 Aug 2019

Three new early-career investigators join federally funded precision medicine initiative

Three new early-career investigators have been selected to be a part of the University of Kansas Medical Center's $11.5 million precision medicine-focused federal grant.

9 Aug 2019

Researchers test new drug to treat patients with chylomicronemia syndrome

People with familial chylomicronemia syndrome are born with a genetic mutation that means they can't produce an enzyme called lipoprotein lipase.

9 Aug 2019

Depression is the single largest driver of substance use in pregnant women

It is well known that tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use during pregnancy are associated with poor birth outcomes, yet many women continue to use these substances during pregnancy.

9 Aug 2019

New technology uses immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites

A researcher at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane has developed a new technology that harnesses the immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites within the body.

9 Aug 2019

An affordable solution to test new medications for tremor

Suffering from tremor can be very frustrating and reduce the quality of life for many people.

9 Aug 2019

Individual differences in pleasure are due to genetic variation, research suggests

Differences in how our brains respond when we're anticipating a financial reward are due, in part, to genetic differences, according to research with identical and fraternal twins published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

9 Aug 2019

Treatment with both targeted cancer therapy and MS drug halts glioblastoma stem cells

Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer that infiltrates surrounding brain tissue, making it extremely difficult to treat with surgery.

9 Aug 2019

Innovative technology could treat cancer more selectively and effectively

Treating cancer more selectively and more effectively - this could be achieved with an innovative technology developed by teams of researchers at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

9 Aug 2019

Scientists announce major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease - dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for which there are currently no approved therapies.

8 Aug 2019

Existing FDA-approved drug could potentially help contain Ebola infection

Amid the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Congo, now threatening to spill into Rwanda, a new study suggests that an existing, FDA-approved drug called nitazoxanide could potentially help contain this deadly, highly contagious infection.

8 Aug 2019

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Longer-lived, but less toxic drug may work better for pancreatic cancer

Kent State researcher receives NIH funding to teach children food allergy safety skills

Advanced imaging technology for prostate cancer could increase a man’s chances of survival

Heavy screen time associated with overweight, abdominal obesity among children

UCLA-led researchers identify 69 genes that increase risk for autism spectrum disorder

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

Researchers awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to study chronic liver inflammation

People who have a parent, sibling, or child with blood cancer have higher risk of disease

New technology can help interpret inaudible calls from laboratory mice

New insights into emergent evolutionary potential and generative phenotype

Three new early-career investigators join federally funded precision medicine initiative

Researchers test new drug to treat patients with chylomicronemia syndrome

Depression is the single largest driver of substance use in pregnant women

New technology uses immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites

An affordable solution to test new medications for tremor

Individual differences in pleasure are due to genetic variation, research suggests

Treatment with both targeted cancer therapy and MS drug halts glioblastoma stem cells

Innovative technology could treat cancer more selectively and effectively

Scientists announce major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD

Existing FDA-approved drug could potentially help contain Ebola infection

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