Archive: 15/06/2017

Research on crucial cutting enzyme maps sites of DNA damage in leukemias and other cancers

Researchers studying a DNA-cutting enzyme with a crucial role in regulating the structure of genes have discovered a broad role for its cutting activity in driving abnormal genetic rearrangements called translocations that ...

Jun 15, 2017

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Snacks with added fiber a part of Nutrition Facts delay

Snack bars, cereals and brownies with added fiber may not appear as filling under a new labeling rule.

Jun 15, 2017

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Mistaken antibodies may have led breast cancer research down a 20-year dead end

For nearly two decades researchers have sought a way to target an estrogen receptor in the hope they could improve breast cancer survival, but an article published today in Nature Communications contends that the effort may ...

Jun 15, 2017

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Gov't report: Health care deductibles higher under GOP bill

President Donald Trump promised to make health care more affordable but a government report finds that out-of-pocket costs—deductibles and copayments—would average 61 percent higher under the House Republican bill.

Jun 15, 2017

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3-D images show how sperm binds to the egg surface

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have obtained the first 3D snapshots of a sperm protein attached to a complementary egg coat protein at the beginning of fertilisation. The study, which reveals a common egg ...

Jun 15, 2017

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Phone app helps doctors reframe opioid talks with patients

A phone app is helping doctors have difficult conversations with patients about lowering doses of opioids.

Jun 15, 2017

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Mother's obesity boosts risk for major birth defects: study

Children of obese women are more likely to be afflicted by major birth defects, including malformations of the heart and genitals, according to a study published on Thursday.

Jun 15, 2017

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Nurses crucial in improving uptake of potentially life-saving vaccine in vulnerable RMD patients

The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference showed that implementing a vaccination programme run by nursing staff dramatically improves pneumococcal ...

Jun 15, 2017

Modeling the brain with 'Lego bricks'

Researchers from the University of Luxembourg, in cooperation with the University of Strasbourg, have developed a computational method that could be used to guide surgeons during brain surgery.

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Giving children a voice in clinical trials

Children as young as 8 years old with incurable cancer can reliably characterize the impact an experimental therapy has on their symptoms and quality of life - even at the earliest stages of drug development - making self-reported ...

Jun 15, 2017

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