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Kill the cancer by blocking the ATF4 protein
For years, researchers have been trying to target a gene called MYC that is known to drive tumor growth in multiple cancer types when...
Hyperthyroidism: Researchers found that radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment increase risk of cancer death
Findings from a study of patients who received radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment for hyperthyroidism show an association between the dose of treatment and long-term...
Akkermansia bacteria reduce cardiovascular risks
In 2007, Patrice Cani (FNRS-WELBIO researcher) and his team at the Louvain Drug Research Institute of University of Louvain, in close collaboration with Willem...
CPAP treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can improve depression symptoms
Researchers have found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can improve depression symptoms in patients suffering from cardiovascular...
Tamoxifen blocks retrograde trafficking of Shiga toxin
Stopping the spread of Shiga toxins released by E. coli bacteria, which are potentially fatal if they reach the kidneys, has been a focus...
Researchers demonstrate that large doses of cyclophosphamide kill cancer cells and spur an immune...
More than 60 years ago, British physician Denis Parsons Burkitt and his associates achieved one of the signal successes in cancer medicine when they...
Loneliness has significant effects on health and wellbeing
A program to address social isolation and reduce burden on the health care system is being trialled in Australia, thanks to a partnership led...
Vascular graft can improves the lives of people with coronary artery disease and congenital...
Researchers may be closer to improving the lives of people with coronary artery disease and children born with pediatric congenital cardiovascular defects through the...
Bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements
Bottles of beer, wine and spirits contain potentially harmful levels of toxic elements, such as lead and cadmium, in their enamelled decorations, a new...
NASA plans to land on Titan in search of the building blocks of life
For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn's largest moon Titan in search of the...
Scientists have finally found malaria’s Achilles’ heel
Scientists have finally found malaria's Achilles' heel, a neurotoxin that isn't harmful to any living thing except Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria.
Nearly half the...
Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030
Robots are expected to take over some 20 million manufacturing jobs worldwide by 2030, extending a trend of worsening social inequality while boosting overall...
Boxes packaging : Robot + AI provide less expensive and more efficient service
Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides a more efficient way to pack boxes, saving businesses time and...
Researchers has recently proposed a method to improve the vertical mobility of robots
A team of researchers at Carnagie Mellon University has recently proposed a method to improve the vertical mobility of a renowned hexapod robot.
Their...
Smart wearable technology has the potential to help people with affective disorders
Smart wearable technology that changes colour, heats up, squeezes or vibrates as your emotions are heightened has the potential to help people with affective...
