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Breast cancer radiation less scary than thought

September 27, 2017
Radiation therapy for breast cancer is actually "less scary" than anticipated, nine out of 10 patients say after treatment.

Visual attention drawn to meaning, not what stands out

September 26, 2017
Our visual attention is drawn to parts of a scene that have meaning, rather than to those that are salient or "stick out."

Antibody protects against Zika and dengue

September 26, 2017
Brazil and other areas hardest hit by the Zika virus are also home to dengue virus, which is spread by the same mosquito species.

Scientists create 3-part antibody that attacks 99 percent of HIV strains

September 25, 2017
It has long been challenging to fight HIV due to the virus' unimaginable ability to mutate and change its appearance, but scientists might have found a silver lining.

Dirty air might harm your kidneys

September 23, 2017
Air pollution may harm your kidneys, a new study says.

Asthma drug tied to nightmares, depression

September 23, 2017
The asthma medication Singulair (montelukast) appears linked to neuropsychiatric side effects, such as depression, aggression, nightmares and headaches, according to a new review by Dutch researchers.

Immune system is critical to regeneration

September 22, 2017
The answer to regenerative medicine's most compelling question - why some organisms can regenerate major body parts such as hearts and limbs while others, such as humans, cannot - may lie with the body's innate immune system.

Opioid abuse cuts into U.S. life expectancy

September 21, 2017
Rising death rates from opioid abuse are chipping away at Americans' life spans, a U.S. government study finds.

Exercise may stem kidney damage in lupus patients

September 21, 2017
Regular exercise may slow kidney damage in people with lupus while stress may prompt the opposite effect, new research suggests.

Treatment-resistant melanoma may be vulnerable to a drug holiday

September 20, 2017
A UCLA study has uncovered the mechanisms by which treatment-resistant melanoma become vulnerable to a drug holiday of a class of drugs called MAP kinase (MAPK)-targeted inhibitors.

The world is running out of antibiotics

September 20, 2017
A report, Antibacterial agents in clinical development – an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline, including tuberculosis, launched today by WHO shows a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Household environment, not genetics, shapes salivary microbes

September 19, 2017
Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered that the mix of microorganisms that inhabit a person's saliva are largely determined by the human host's household.
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