Neurogastronomy: How our brains perceive the flavor of food
11/19/2015
Symposium explores the question: What would happen if scientists could trick the brain into thinking broccoli tastes like chocolate?Two women, seated at a table, told their stories in quiet tones.
Research yields potential treatment approach for glycogen storage disease
11/19/2015
Researchers from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) and Duke Medicine have identified a potential treatment strategy for an often-fatal inherited glycogen storage disease.
York scientists reveal structure of key cancer target enzyme
11/19/2015
A team from the University of York has published research unveiling the 3-D structure of human heparanase, a sugar-degrading enzyme which has received significant attention as a key target in...
Without prescription coverage, some cancer patients do without even low-cost drugs
11/19/2015
University of Colorado Cancer Center study shows that for breast cancer survivors without prescription coverage, even relatively low-cost medicines can be 'catastrophic'.
As anyone who has experienced turbulence knows, its onset and departure are abrupt, and how long it lasts seems to be unpredictable.
Nivolumab in NSCLC: Indication of major added benefit for under 75-year-olds
11/19/2015
Under 75-year-olds in good general condition survive notably longer / hint of non-quantifiable added benefit in older patients.
Why do children develop cancer?
11/19/2015
CHOP pediatric oncologist assesses new gene-based research and comments on tasks ahead.
New method developed to predict response to nanotherapeutics
11/19/2015
Taking a precision medicine approach to nanomedicine, researchers use MR imaging with magnetic nanoparticles to predict which tumors may be more responsive to therapeutic nanoparticles.
Pigeons may provide insights on how pathologists, radiologists acquire visual skills
11/19/2015
Pigeons may distinguish between benign and malignant breast histology.Pigeons may be able to distinguish between benign and malignant breast histology and radiology, according to an animal...
Wisconsin scientists grow functional vocal cord tissue in the lab
11/19/2015
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have succeeded in growing functional vocal cord tissue in the laboratory, a major step toward restoring a voice to people who have lost their vocal cords to...