PITTSBURGH -- A study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers could finally lay to rest the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens.
Feb 17, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Lymphedema, a chronic swelling condition that can appear after breast cancer surgery, is a risk for 1.3 million breast cancer survivors.
Feb 17, 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- What if it were possible to go to the store and buy a kit to quickly and accurately diagnose cancer, similar to a pregnancy test?
Feb 17, 2010
Consumers perceive non-profit organizations as being "warm," but not particularly competent, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Feb 17, 2010
Research published in the February edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to assess the overall efficacy of split-course palliative chest radiotherapy (RT) for symptom relief in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Feb 16, 2010
Research published in February's edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology investigates the utilization of surgery and the subsequent need for radiotherapy (RT) when treating stage I small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
Feb 16, 2010
Research published in the February edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to assess the overall efficacy of split-course palliative chest radiotherapy (RT) for symptom relief in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Feb 16, 2010
Diners who are skeptical of the food safety practices in ethnic restaurants have new research to back up some of their assumptions.
Feb 16, 2010
A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/doi/10.1503/cmaj.091823 of all patients in Canada admitted to hospital for…
Feb 16, 2010
DALLAS -- Feb. 15, 2010 -- Simple urine tests for four proteins might be able to detect early kidney disease in people with lupus, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study.
Feb 16, 2010
DNA contains the blueprints for all the proteins in the body. DNA is wound up in tight coils and when a cell wants to make a protein, these coils unravel to expose the instructions for making that protein.
Feb 16, 2010
In a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in observational tests used to evaluate cognitive and motor development.
Feb 14, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Patients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes if they are current or former…
Feb 14, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., By creating diamond-based nanowire devices, a team at Harvard has taken another step towards making applications based on quantum science and technology possible.
Feb 14, 2010
