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September 29, 2018
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have determined one of the ways in which cancers in remission can spring back into action. This knowledge has inspired a new treatment idea designed to prevent cancer recurrence and metastasis.
September 28, 2018
A Hong Kong man has developed the world\'s first ever human case of the rat version of the hepatitis E virus, according to new research from one of the city\'s leading universities.
September 28, 2018
A new antibiotic, developed by an Australian led-team of scientists, could present a solution to the problem of drug resistant bacteria, which is expected to present an ever increasing concern in the coming century.
September 27, 2018
Rutgers researchers have discovered a new mechanism that may contribute to Alzheimer\'s disease and traumatic brain injury. They now hope to launch a clinical trial to test the treatment in humans.
September 26, 2018
Of four research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, two are able to walk over ground with epidural stimulation following epidural stimulation paired with daily locomotor training.
September 25, 2018
Air pollution is now an established risk factor for heart disease/stroke and respiratory disease, but its potential role in neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia, isn\'t clear.
September 24, 2018
Most patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are treated with a \"one-size-fits-all\" protocol that is not tailored to each person\'s physiology and may leave many cases inadequately managed.
September 24, 2018
Babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula, a study has found.
September 22, 2018
The devastating Zika virus could be used in the fight against brain cancer, according to a recent report.
September 21, 2018
Sixty-one people have been confirmed in cholera-related deaths and 50 others hospitalized in Nigeria\'s northeastern state of Yobe, the government said on Friday.
September 21, 2018
Body organs such as the intestine and ovaries undergo structural changes in response to dietary nutrients that can have lasting impacts on metabolism, as well as cancer susceptibility, according to Carnegie\'s Rebecca Obniski, Matthew Sieber, and Allan Spradling.
September 20, 2018
In an era when for-profit companies collect a wealth of data about us, new research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that data collected by health care companies could - if made available to researchers and public health agencies - enable more accurate forecasts of when the next flu season will peak, how long it will last and how many people will get sick.