Oncologists and their patients are increasingly challenged with making difficult decisions about screening, prevention and…
Month: September 2011
Death rate higher in minorities with acute leukemia, study finds
Blacks and Hispanics have fewer cases of acute leukemia compared to whites but they die…
Common genetic variants associated with development of high-risk neuroblastoma
Patients with a high degree of African ancestry had a greater incidence of high-risk neuroblastoma…
Food and drugs: Administer together, argues expert on cancer-drug dosing
A regulatory bias against taking oral anti-cancer medications with food places patients at risk for…
Shark compound proves potential as drug to treat human viruses, says researcher
A compound initially isolated from sharks shows potential as a unique broad-spectrum human antiviral agent….
Scientists solve long-standing plant biochemistry mystery
Scientists have discovered how an enzyme “knows” where to insert a double bond when desaturating…
Biodiversity loss may be contributing to amphibian-killing fungal infection
Researchers have shown that loss of biodiversity may be contributing to a fungal infection that…
Engineers use short ultrasound pulses to reach neurons through blood-brain barrier
Researchers have developed a new technique to reach neurons through the blood-brain barrier and deliver…
Primitive birds shared dinosaurs’ fate
A new study puts an end to the longstanding debate about how archaic birds went…
‘Inexhaustible’ source of hydrogen may be unlocked by salt water, engineers say
A grain of salt or two may be all that microbial electrolysis cells need to…