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New biomarker test can accurately predict which chemical compounds induce DNA damage

A new biomarker test developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and their colleagues can help predict, with up to 90 percent certainty, which chemical compounds can cause DNA damage that could lead to cancer.

5 Dec 2017

Blood pressure begins to decrease about 14 years before death, study finds

Blood pressure in the elderly gradually begins to decrease about 14 or so years before death, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine.+

5 Dec 2017

Penn study: New dental material kills bacteria and resists biofilm growth

Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. Yet these materials, like tooth enamel, can be vulnerable to the growth of plaque, the sticky biofilm that leads to tooth decay.

5 Dec 2017

Clearance of cancer cell debris via pro-resolving mediators can prevent tumor recurrence

Cancer therapies are designed to kill tumor cells, but produce tumor cell debris in the process. In a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and colleagues show that leftover debris can stimulate inflammation and tumor growth, but that molecules called resolvins can block that unwanted inflammatory response.

5 Dec 2017

PET scans can predict prostate cancer patients’ response to salvage radiation treatment

For prostate cancer patients who have rising levels of PSA (a cancer indicator) even after radical prostatectomy, early treatment makes a difference.

5 Dec 2017

Neurons have compatible shape, electrical properties for deep learning

Deep learning has brought about machines that can 'see' the world more like humans can, and recognize language. And while deep learning was inspired by the human brain, the question remains: Does the brain actually learn this way? The answer has the potential to create more powerful artificial intelligence and unlock the mysteries of human intelligence.

5 Dec 2017

Physicians' experiences with patients, family linked to breast cancer screening recommendations

Results of a national survey of more than 800 physicians suggest that their experiences with patients, family members and friends with breast cancer are linked with their recommendations for routine mammograms.

4 Dec 2017

Scientists investigate new role of old protein in breast cancer

Scientists led by Dr Chris Toseland of the University's School of Biosciences studied a protein called Myosin VI, a molecular motor which acts as a courier to transport other proteins within our cells.

4 Dec 2017

Study finds high levels of psychological distress among surrogate decision makers

Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are unable to make their own medical decisions and rely on surrogates, usually close family members, to make decisions for them. However little is known about how these surrogates respond to the demands put upon them.

4 Dec 2017

New treatment aims to target abnormally shaped protein in deadly childhood brain cancer

Children with an extremely deadly form of brain cancer might benefit from a new treatment that aims to direct an immune response against an abnormally shaped protein found exclusively on cancer cells, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco researchers.

4 Dec 2017

Hand preference well defined at 18th week of gestation, study says

Are you born or do you become right-handed or left-handed? A study led by Valentina Parma, researcher at the International School for Advanced Studies - SISSA of Trieste, and Professor Umberto Castiello of the University of Padua, just published on Scientific Reports, shows that hand preference is already well defined at the 18th week of gestation.

4 Dec 2017

Parental attention can be protective factor to lower risk of drug abuse among adolescents

Parents who require children to follow rules and keep a constant eye on their activities, endeavoring to know where they are, who they are with and what they are doing, run less risk of facing problems when their children enter adolescence, such as abuse of alcohol and other drugs.

4 Dec 2017

New high-density EEG captures neural activity at higher spatial resolution than ever before

Carnegie Mellon University engineers and cognitive neuroscientists have demonstrated that a new high-density EEG can capture the brain's neural activity at a higher spatial resolution than ever before.

4 Dec 2017

Study reveals welfare impact of public smoking ban among people in the UK

Married women with children have benefited the most from the UK public smoking ban according to Lancaster University researchers in the UK.

4 Dec 2017

New study finds serious mental health risks among Yemenis

Yemenis face serious mental health risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights Clinic.

4 Dec 2017

Less invasive therapy relieves low back pain, study states

According to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, most patients who had undergone image-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment for sciatica and low back pain were pain-free.

4 Dec 2017

Study finds altered blood flow in brains of preterm newborns

According to a new prospective and observational study published today in The Journal of Pediatrics, very premature infants suffer from an altered cerebral blood flow (CBF) of key regions of the brain which may help to warn of complications in brain maturation, far sooner than conventional imaging could visually reveal.

4 Dec 2017

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New biomarker test can accurately predict which chemical compounds induce DNA damage

Blood pressure begins to decrease about 14 years before death, study finds

Penn study: New dental material kills bacteria and resists biofilm growth

Clearance of cancer cell debris via pro-resolving mediators can prevent tumor recurrence

PET scans can predict prostate cancer patients’ response to salvage radiation treatment

Neurons have compatible shape, electrical properties for deep learning

Physicians' experiences with patients, family linked to breast cancer screening recommendations

Scientists investigate new role of old protein in breast cancer

Study finds high levels of psychological distress among surrogate decision makers

New treatment aims to target abnormally shaped protein in deadly childhood brain cancer

Hand preference well defined at 18th week of gestation, study says

Parental attention can be protective factor to lower risk of drug abuse among adolescents

New high-density EEG captures neural activity at higher spatial resolution than ever before

Study reveals welfare impact of public smoking ban among people in the UK

New study finds serious mental health risks among Yemenis

Less invasive therapy relieves low back pain, study states

Study finds altered blood flow in brains of preterm newborns

Study shows connection between common hypertension drug and skin cancer

Kent researchers establish first long-term cultivation system for diarrhea-causing parasite

Research could contribute to development of therapeutic drug and vaccine against malaria

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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