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National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that human genome could contain up to 20...
A new study led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) reveals that up to 20 percent of genes classified as coding (those...
A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach...
A University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer—an approach he believes could also...
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can communicate using a brain-computer interface (BCI)
Laboratory studies have shown the potential for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), who cannot move or speak, to communicate using a brain-computer interface...
If you feel anxious prior to exams, take note: studies suggest that you can...
If you feel anxious prior to exams, take note: studies suggest that you can learn how to be resilient and manage your stress and...
FDA warns : genital infections have been reported in some patients taking a certain...
Rare but serious genital infections, as well as one death, have been reported in some patients taking a certain class of type 2 diabetes...
How could the polio vaccine have led to cases of the disease?
The global initiative to eradicate polio has been extraordinarily successful.
Over the last thirty years the number of polio cases across the world have dwindled...
Scientists have discovered that some childhood bone cancers start growing years before they are...
Scientists have discovered that some childhood bone cancers start growing years before they are currently diagnosed. Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Hospital...
Simple test detects disease-carrying mosquitoes
A new diagnostic tool has been developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin that can easily, quickly and cheaply identify whether...
Scientists for the first time have used CRISPR gene editing to halt the progression...
Scientists for the first time have used CRISPR gene editing to halt the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in a large mammal, according...
A new understanding of one of the body’s immune defence mechanisms could lead to...
A new understanding of one of the body's immune defence mechanisms could lead to the development of novel therapeutic targets for conditions such as...
Rasmussen’s encephalitis : Researchers have succeeded in describing and mastering the mechanisms at work...
Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disease that primarily affects children and can lead to seizures. As the disease is resistant to drug treatments,...
Israel Increases Precision Guided Rocket Arsenal with IMI Systems precision-guided rockets
Israel’s defense ministry has placed a major order for a number of IMI Systems precision-guided rockets and rocket systems to equip the Israel Defense...
Who use both cannabis and nicotine have greater brain connectivity that those who take...
Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas investigated the effects on the brain of concurrent cannabis and nicotine...
A new coded caching scheme to improve online video delivery
Researchers at Imperial College London have developed a new method for coded caching that could improve the delivery of popular video content online.
A research...
Ranolazine (commonly used to treat chest pain; brand name Ranexa) didn’t significantly decrease the...
A clinical trial of more than 1,000 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) found that the drug ranolazine (commonly used to treat chest pain;...
