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BUSM researchers find new way to detect and treat basal-like breast cancer

A new way to detect - and perhaps treat - one of the deadliest types of breast cancer has been found. Led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), the study appears online in Breast Cancer Research.

3 Aug 2015

Lansinoh Laboratories, Washington Nationals create Lansinoh Family Lounge for nursing mothers

The Washington Nationals and Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc. – an Alexandria, VA-based leader in breastfeeding have partnered to create the Lansinoh Family Lounge. Conveniently located just off the First Base Line, adjacent to Section 223, the Lansinoh Lounge at Nationals Park is designed to be a quiet and cool retreat for families with young children.

3 Aug 2015

Physically impaired people to compete at Cybathlon 2016

Zurich will host the first Cybathlon in autumn 2016, bringing together physical-ly impaired people from all over the world to compete against each other using the latest assistive technologies.

3 Aug 2015

Researchers quantify growth and composition of breast tumours in living animal

The ability to visualize and characterize the composition of a tumour in detail during its development can provide valuable insights in order to target appropriate therapeutics.

3 Aug 2015

Brain-controlled prosthesis could improve quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries

When we type or perform other precise tasks, our brains and muscles usually work together effortlessly. But when a neurological disease or spinal cord injury severs the connection between the brain and limbs, once-easy motions become difficult or impossible.

3 Aug 2015

Researchers uncover strong evidence for genetic causes of cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of physical disability in children. It has historically been considered to be caused by factors such as birth asphyxia, stroke and infections in the developing brain of babies.

3 Aug 2015

High levels of specific proteins in urine can accurately detect early-stage pancreatic cancer

A combination of three proteins found at high levels in urine can accurately detect early-stage pancreatic cancer, UK researchers have found.

3 Aug 2015

UCLA skills program improves social functioning in young adults with autism

Researchers at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA have found that a social skills program for high-functioning young adults with autism spectrum disorder significantly improved the participants' ability to engage with their peers.

3 Aug 2015

WABA calls for global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work

This World Breastfeeding Week, WABA calls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work.

3 Aug 2015

New method helps determine titanium nanoparticles in sunscreen products

Loads of cosmetics like sunscreen lotions contain titanium dioxide. These nanoparticles are contentious. Experts suspect they may have harmful effects on people and the environment.

3 Aug 2015

Animal study shows children exposed to famine grow smaller, become susceptible to metabolic diseases

Starvation early in life can alter an organism for generations to come, according to a new study in roundworms. The effects are what Duke University biologist Ryan Baugh terms a "bet-hedging strategy."

3 Aug 2015

2015 Lansinoh Breastfeeding Survey shows many women still struggle to breastfeed their babies

The 2015 Lansinoh Breastfeeding Survey finds nearly all women (96%) agree that breastfeeding is the best way to feed their children, but many still struggle to breastfeed for what they believe to be the ideal amount of time.

3 Aug 2015

Researchers design new driver seat that can be adjusted using simple hand gestures

A multitude of professional drivers suffer from back problems. One cause: driver seats that are inadequately adjusted to each driver's ergonomic needs.

3 Aug 2015

Environmental factors promote genetic mutations, have underappreciated effect on disease, evolution

Washington State University researchers say environmental factors are having an underappreciated effect on the course of disease and evolution by prompting genetic mutations through epigenetics, a process by which genes are turned on and off independent of an organism's DNA sequence.

3 Aug 2015

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BUSM researchers find new way to detect and treat basal-like breast cancer

Lansinoh Laboratories, Washington Nationals create Lansinoh Family Lounge for nursing mothers

Physically impaired people to compete at Cybathlon 2016

Researchers quantify growth and composition of breast tumours in living animal

Brain-controlled prosthesis could improve quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries

Researchers uncover strong evidence for genetic causes of cerebral palsy

High levels of specific proteins in urine can accurately detect early-stage pancreatic cancer

UCLA skills program improves social functioning in young adults with autism

WABA calls for global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work

New method helps determine titanium nanoparticles in sunscreen products

Animal study shows children exposed to famine grow smaller, become susceptible to metabolic diseases

2015 Lansinoh Breastfeeding Survey shows many women still struggle to breastfeed their babies

Researchers design new driver seat that can be adjusted using simple hand gestures

Environmental factors promote genetic mutations, have underappreciated effect on disease, evolution

PHI model helps identify top health risks associated with chronic diseases

Common gout medications may offer protection from alcohol-induced liver disease, inflammation

Moderate and severe selective eating habits linked to depression, anxiety, shows study

New study on photoaging could minimize risk of skin cancer

New book reviews up-to-date accounts promoting energy access in remote villages

Consuming alcohol at conception increases diabetes risk in offspring

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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