A rare genetic mutation is associated with susceptibility to familial Barrett esophagus and esophageal cancer,…
Month: July 2016
Even mild vision impairment has influence on quality of life
Blindness is known to have a broad-ranging adverse influence on affected individuals, their families, and…
Social media linked to more satisfaction with breast cancer treatment decisions
Women who engaged on social media after a breast cancer diagnosis expressed more deliberation about…
New research adds evidence on potential treatments targeting amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s
New research could provide additional clues for future treatment targets to delay Alzheimer’s disease and…
Updated position statement on noninvasive prenatal screening for detection of fetal aneuploidy
Noninvasive prenatal screening using cell-free placental DNA circulating in maternal blood (NIPS) has been rapidly…
Highly sensitive and effective tool measures how your cells grow and divide
An improved sequencing tool reveals dynamic changes of poly(A) tails in eggs and embryos. By…
Zika virus challenges for neuropsychiatry
The Zika virus led the World Health Organization to declare the outbreak a global public…
Fast-growth cyanobacteria have allure for biofuel, chemical production
While relentless bright light brings many forms of cyanobacteria to their knees — figuratively, of…
Selfie righteous: New tool corrects angles and distances in portraits
Researchers have unveiled a new photo-editing method for correcting distortions in ‘selfies,’ photos taken at…
Street ‘Norco’ looks like the real thing but really, really isn’t
A new article warns that a new street drug combining fentanyl and a novel synthetic…