Investigators have discovered a novel link between a protein called SV2C and Parkinson’s disease (PD)….
Month: February 2017
A better way to measure the stiffness of cancer cells
Biomedical engineers have discovered a way to detect signs of cancer on a cell-by-cell basis…
Racial, ethnic, gender bias occurs in pathway from teacher to principal
Race and sex still matter when public school teachers seek to become principals, a new…
Two migration proteins boost predictive value of pancreatic cancer biomarker
Adding two blood-borne proteins associated with cancer cell migration increases the predictive ability of the…
NASA study hints at possible change in water ‘fingerprint’ of comet
A trip past the sun may have selectively altered the production of one form of…
From heroin addiction to alcohol-related problems
Methadone programs and long-term therapy using other opioids evidently work. People addicted to heroin consume…
Liver tumor growth in mice slowed with new chemo-immunotherapy treatment
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common form of liver cancer, but treatment options are limited…
Study finds new link between childhood abuse and adolescent misbehavior
An important learning process is impaired in adolescents who were abused as children, a researcher…
Researchers discover new combination therapy strategy for brain, blood cancers
A new potential strategy to personalize therapy for brain and blood cancers has now been…
Nonsurgical treatment can correct congenital ear malformations in infants
For infants with congenital malformations of the ear, a treatment system called EarWell can gently…