Glioblastoma is an incurable type of brain tumour that is frequently associated with mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor
Month: May 2019
Therapy dogs reduce children’s fear, anxiety during dentist appointments
A new Case Western Reserve University study found that children visiting the dentist reported reduced situational fear when a certified
Seeking better detection for chronic malaria
In people with chronic malaria, certain metabolic systems in the blood change to support a long-term host-parasite relationship, a finding
Open heart surgery outperforms stents in patients with multivessel disease
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be the best treatment option for most patients with more than one blocked
Environmental pollutants could impact cellular signs of aging
Researchers have linked some environmental pollutants with diseases, a decreased life span and signs of premature aging, such as wrinkles
Aging baby boomers push sky high incidence of shingles of the eye
More Americans are being diagnosed with eye complications of shingles, but older adults can call the shots on whether they
Less-invasive mastectomy safe for more breast cancer patients
A less-invasive mastectomy that leaves the surface of the breast intact has become a safe option for more patients, including
Researchers grow cells in ‘paper organs’
Long before scientists test new medicines in animals or people, they study the effects of the substances on cells growing
A model to decipher the complexity of gene regulation
SysGenetiX project (UNIGE/UNIL) aimed to investigate the regulatory elements, as well as the manifold interactions between them and with genes,
Researchers putting the brakes on lethal childhood cancer
Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the most aggressive and lethal childhood cancers. Although rare — about 20 to
