The five-year survival rate for Canadians with cystic fibrosis who have received a lung transplant…
Month: June 2015
Radiation experts unite to streamline cancer clinical trials
Regulations on radiation exposure have been a critical bottleneck in starting up new cancer trials,…
Legalizing medical marijuana does not increase use among adolescents
A nationwide study analyzing 24 years of data (1991 to 2014) from over one million…
Personal experience a major driver in decision for or against flu vaccination
Convincing someone to receive the annual flu vaccine goes beyond clever messaging and well-written public…
‘Death-associated protein’ promotes cancer growth in most aggressive breast cancers
Although traditionally understood to induce death in cancer cells, researchers have discovered that the DAPK1…
More dialysis patients living in poor neighborhoods
The percentage of adults beginning kidney dialysis who lived in zip codes with high poverty…
Vitamin D status related to immune response to HIV-1
Vitamin D plays an important part in the human immune response and deficiency can leave…
Ebola news coverage linked to public panic
A team of researchers fit a mathematical contagion model for the spread of disease to…
Environmental activism works, study shows
The environmental movement is making a difference — nudging greenhouse gas emissions down in states…
Group memberships boost self-esteem more than friends alone
Belonging to multiple groups that are important to you boosts self-esteem much more than having…