ASTRO: Penn Medicine studies point to clinical advantages of proton therapy
Studies demonstrated lower toxicities, positive survival outcomes for lung, pancreatic and spine cancers
TSRI scientists find way to make leukemia cells kill each other
Strategy may open up new front in war on cancer
Genomic ancestry linked to mate selection, study shows
Genetic ancestry, as well as facial characteristics, may play an important part in who we select as mates, according to an analysis from UC San Francisco, Microsoft Research, Harvard, UC Berkeley and Tel Aviv University.
Life on Earth likely started 4.1 billion years ago -- much earlier than scientists though
UCLA-led research team finds evidence that early Earth was not dry and desolate
Some patients in a vegetative state retain awareness, despite being unable to move
New insight into a vital cerebral pathway has explained how some patients in a vegetative state are aware despite appearing to be unconscious and being behaviourally unresponsive.
Orange lichens are potential source for anticancer drugs
Parietin pigment kills leukemia cells, combats Warburg effect
Namaste, yogis: Yoga as effective as traditional pulmonary rehab in patients with COPD
Improvements are just as effective as traditional pulmonary rehabilitation methods
A Touch-Source Disconnect for Babies
Babies do not link the sensation of touch with the object or person touching them until they are about 6 months old, a new study suggests.
First domestication of dogs took place in Asia, not Europe
First domestication of dogs took place in Asia, not Europe
Traditional Healers Key to Stamping Out Ebola in Guinea
Guinea is the last country in West Africa where people are still getting sick from Ebola, and health authorities are rallying traditional healers to help in the fight against the disease.
Why are placebos getting more effective?
Over the last 25 years the difference in effectiveness between real drugs and placebos has narrowed
From good to bad with a copper switch
Here's the mechanism that creates prions, the 'bad' proteins
Hints of life on what was thought to be desolate early Earth
Fossil-like rock found in Australia contains hints of life from 4.1 billion years ago
UGR scientists patent an effective drug for treating breast, colon, and skin cancers
Reduced the tumor activity by 50 percent following 41 days of treatment
Most earth-like worlds have yet to be born, according to theoretical study
Earth came early to the party in the evolving universe.
Scientists find link between comet and asteroid showers and mass extinctions
Mass extinctions occurring over the past 260 million years were likely caused by comet and asteroid showers, scientists conclude in a new study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Transfusion with stored blood safe in heart surgery
Researchers have shown that stored blood does not influence patient outcomes after heart surgery
Cancer-causing parasite may accelerate wound healing
Cancer-causing, parasitic worm could help patients recover from their wounds
World Health Organization may approve first malaria vaccine
Experts advising the World Health Organization look set to recommend the use of the world’s first malaria vaccine.
American Cancer Society, in a Shift, Recommends Fewer Mammograms
One of the most respected and influential groups in the continuing breast-cancer screening debate said on Tuesday that women should begin mammograms later and have them less frequently than it had long advocated.
Did Life on Earth Really Start 4.1 Billion Years Ago? Not So Fast
Don’t rewrite the Earth’s history just yet
Marker may predict risk of breast cancer spreading to the brain
New tumor marker test may help predict whether breast cancer is likely to spread or metastasize to the brain
New study: Algae virus can jump to mammalian cells
Verdict still out on whether virus causes slower cognition
Antidepressants and Alzheimer's disease drugs might boost recovery in stroke patients
But more research needed before recommending their routine use
The controversy over the chronic form of Lyme disease
Lyme disease is increasing in the UK. But there is huge controversy over the existence of a chronic form of the disease that resists treatment.
The woman who can smell Parkinson's
Meet the woman from Perth whose super sense of smell could change the way Parkinson's disease is diagnosed.
Aspirin trial to examine if it can stop cancer returning
The world's largest clinical trial to examine whether aspirin can prevent cancers returning has begun in the UK.
Plague in humans 'twice as old' but didn't begin as flea-borne, ancient DNA reveals
Plague has been endemic in human populations for more than twice as long as previously thought
Gene therapy treats all muscles in the body in muscular dystrophy dogs
Human clinical trials are next step
Earlier Origin of Life Raises Major Planetary Puzzles
Searching for clues to the earliest life on Earth is a tricky business.
What Physicians Need to Know Today About End-of-Life Care
End-of-Life Care: New CMS Reimbursement Rules
Old rat brains rejuvenated and new neurons grown by asthma drug
Old rat brains rejuvenated and new neurons grown by asthma drug
Sex: Seniors Find Answers Online
Older adults are seeking support and carnal knowledge from peers
SwRI scientists predict that rocky planets formed from 'pebbles'
New process explains massive differences between Earth and Mars
What Everyone Needs to Know About Legionnaires Disease
Legionnaires Outbreaks