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Smartphones could detect skin cancer
Dermatologists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) think that using smartphones as microscopes could improve the detection of skin cancer in developing countries. A smartphone microscope can be made with a 3 mm ball lens, […]
Exercise helps young people with psychosis
An exercise programme devised by researchers at the University of Manchester has reduced symptoms among young people with first-episode psychosis. The long-term prospects for young people who are diagnosed with psychosis are typically poor, with high rates of relapse, unemployment […]
Cold turkey best way to quit smoking
Smokers who quit smoking all in one go are more likely to quit the habit than those who gradually decrease the cigarettes they smoke, Oxford University researchers have found. Their study is published in journal Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr […]
Imaging technique may give clearer view of stroke damage
A team of researchers led by the University of Missouri School of Medicine has developed a new, real-time method of imaging molecular events after strokes – a finding that may lead to improved care for patients. “During an ischemic stroke, […]
Drug combo stops growth of lung cancer cells
Researchers in Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus have shut down one of the most common and lethal forms of lung cancer by combining the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin with an experimental targeted agent. The combination therapy worked in a laboratory study […]
Painless insulin patch may help diabetics soon
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University made a synthetic patch that can secrete doses of insulin to control blood sugar levels on demand for diabetes patients. Tests of this painless patch […]
Blueberries may help fight Alzheimer’s disease
The blueberry, already labeled a “super fruit” for its power to potentially lower the risk of heart disease and cancer, also could be another weapon in the war against Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers present their work today at the 251st […]
Male birth control nearing reality
A group of researchers has taken a step toward that male birth control by tweaking some experimental compounds that show promise. The researchers present their work today at the 251st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). […]
Individual rewards can boost team performance
New research published in the Journal of Applied Psychology finds that rewarding individual workers can boost performance both for other workers and for the team. “Our findings are based on laboratory and field experiments in China, and those findings tell […]
Mosquito mating may control Zika virus
Genetic cues from male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes passed on during sex affect which genes are turned on or off in a females’ reproductive tract post-mating, including genes related to blood feeding, egg development and immune defense, according to new Cornell […]
