Out of control competitive aggression could be a result of a lagging neurotransmitter called dopamine,…
Month: June 2012
New skin patch treatment kills most common form of skin cancer
A customized patch treatment for basal cell carcinoma completely destroys facial tumors without surgery or…
New therapy extends life for prostate cancer patients
Prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to bone have a poor chance…
Gene inactivation drives spread of melanoma
Scientists have demonstrated that inactivating a gene called LKB1 (or STK11) causes non-aggressive melanoma cells…
Have no fear: Most cases of thyroid cancer do not affect survival
New research reveals that patients with differentiated thyroid cancer live as long as people in…
Beating hearts are finally still with 4D PET image reconstruction
A development in 4D image reconstruction compensates for blurring caused by the beating of the…
Normal gene hinders breast cancer chemotherapy
Presence of normal p53, a tumor suppressor gene, instead of a mutated version, makes breast…
Computer model successfully predicts drug side effects
A new set of computer models has successfully predicted negative side effects in hundreds of…
New stroke treatment could prevent and reduce brain damage
Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a potential new therapy for stroke patients. Created to…
Forgotten Annapolis immigration conflict uncovered
Archaeologists are uncovering a forgotten period of racial tension in Annapolis pitting Filipino immigrants against…