Scientists have found in a recent study that only three different genetic alterations drive the early development of malignant glioblastomas.…
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Fertility restored in non-human primate model of childhood cancer survivorship
In a first, researchers have reported in a non-human primate model that immature testicular tissue can be cryopreserved, and later…
No evidence that calcium increases risk of AMD
Eating a calcium-rich diet or taking calcium supplements does not appear to increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD),…
How team sports change a child’s brain
Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in…
Hidden differences between pathology of CTE and Alzheimer’s disease
A new study challenges the belief that Alzheimer’s disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy have identical pathology.
Discovery may lead to precision-based strategy for triple negative breast cancer
A researcher in the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine, working…
Western bias in human genetic studies is ‘both scientifically damaging and unfair’
Despite efforts to include diversity in research, people of European ancestry continue to be vastly overrepresented and ethnically diverse populations…
Examining ball pits as a playground for pathogenic germs
Ball pits used in children’s physical therapy — similar to those made popular by restaurants catering to families — may…
Pathogenic, drug-resistant bacteria found in wastewater treatment plants
Infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria are a global public health threat causing serious illness and even death. In a new…
Solving the efficiency of Gram-negative bacteria
Researchers have discovered how antibiotic-resistant bacteria construct their defense system — a finding that could lead to new treatments for…