New tech lets cholesterol-tracking smartphone users take lifesaving selfies ITHACA, N.Y. – With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life – it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute. Forget those ...

Pilot study finds ways to better screen and recover guns from domestic violence offenders (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — More intensive screening to identify firearm owners among individuals who are subject to domestic violence restraining ...

Nutrition report cards receive high marks in pilot program ITHACA, N.Y. – Parents receiving academic report cards throughout the school year is commonplace, but a new Cornell University study shows that for healthier nutrition, parents should opt to receive a nutrition ...

No 2 people smell the same With nearly a million variations on 400 smell receptors, everyone senses smell differently DURHAM, NC -- A difference at the smallest level of DNA -- one amino acid on one gene -- can determine whether you find a given smell pleasant. A ...

Ethanol blends carry hidden risk Rice University study finds spills of fuel with more ethanol could endanger people, buildings HOUSTON – (Dec. 12, 2013) – Blending more ethanol into fuel to cut air pollution from vehicles carries a hidden risk that toxic or even explosive gases ...

Strobe glasses improve hockey players' performance Intermittent vision of the action can improve brain's visual perception DURHAM, N.C. -- Professional hockey players who trained with special eyewear that only allowed them to see action intermittently showed significant ...

Swirls in remnants of big bang may hold clues to universe's infancy South Pole Telescope scientists have detected for the first time a subtle distortion in the oldest light in the universe, which may help reveal secrets about the earliest moments in the universe's ...

UI researcher studies evolution on the molecular level Findings may be useful in design of future drugs and catalysts The theory of evolution suggests that present-day organisms evolved from earlier life forms. At the molecular level, evolution reshaped some of ...

Scientists improve human self-control through electrical brain stimulation If you have ever said or done the wrong thing at the wrong time, you should read this. Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...

UCLA stem cell scientists first to track joint cartilage development in humans Stem cell researchers from UCLA have published the first study to identify the origin cells and track the early development of human articular cartilage, providing what ...

Researchers hope newly discovered gene interaction could lead to novel cancer therapies Scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have revealed how two genes interact to kill a wide range of cancer cells. Originally discovered ...

Changing chemo not beneficial for metastatic B.C. patients with elevated circulating tumor cells SAN ANTONIO — For women with metastatic breast cancer who had elevated amounts of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in their blood after a first line ...

New presurgery combination therapy may improve outcomes for women with triple-negative breast cancer SAN ANTONIO — The I-SPY 2 trial, an innovative, multidrug, phase II breast cancer trial, has yielded positive results with the first drug to complete ...

New combination therapy fails to delay progression of advanced breast cancer SAN ANTONIO — Adding the antibody therapy ramucirumab to the chemotherapy drug docetaxel did not delay disease progression for patients with HER2-negative, advanced ...

Bisphosphonate treatment fails to improve outcomes for women with chemoresistant breast cancer SAN ANTONIO — Treatment with the bisphosphonate zoledronate did not improve outcomes for women with chemoresistant breast cancer, according to initial ...

New presurgery treatment combination more effective for women with triple-negative breast cancer SAN ANTONIO — Adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin and/or the antibody therapy bevacizumab to standard presurgery chemotherapy increased the ...

Additional drug shows promise for women with triple-negative breast cancer SAN ANTONIO— In a nationwide study of women with "triple-negative" breast cancer, adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin or the angiogenesis inhibitor Avastin to standard chemotherapy ...

Study shows new paradigm in breast cancer research Promising drugs put on fast track MAYWOOD, Ill. – The first investigator results from an unprecedented nationwide effort to test promising new breast cancer drugs before the tumor is removed were presented during ...

True story: Not everyone lies frequently Many liars prove honest in their dishonesty Washington, DC (December 10, 2013) – Does everybody lie? We are taught that this is common sense and that most people tell little white lies. But perhaps this isn't ...

Defending medical oncology to assure quality care for cancer patients ESMO releases position paper on the role of medical oncologists in cancer care to ensure patient's access to optimal care Medical oncologists have a vital role to play in cancer care, particularly ...

Zebrafish help decode link between calcium deficiency and colon cancer ANN ARBOR—A tiny, transparent fish embryo and a string of surprises led scientists to a deeper understanding of the perplexing link between low calcium and colon cancer. By studying zebrafish ...

New organization brings together top researchers to sequence genomes of invertebrates NSU professor organized and hosted first-ever workshop with experts from across the globe FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Pop Quiz: what creatures make up more than 70% of the ...

Study breaks blood-brain barriers to understanding Alzheimer's NIH-funded study suggests brain blood vessel cells may be therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease A study in mice shows how a breakdown of ...

A stop sign for cancer Proteins in cells communicate like relay runners in a competition. The sticks that are transferred between the runners are the "signals". These signals are passed within the cell from one ...

New discovery on how skin cells form 'bridges' paves the way for advances in wound healing Breakthrough study by the National University of Singapore sheds light on skin cell migration in wound healing process A team of researchers from the National University ...