Study: A simpler, high-accuracy method to detect rare circulating tumor cells in blood samples
Metastasis - the development of tumor growth at a secondary site - is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths. It occurs when the...
Study: Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Improved Function of Heart’s Arteries
In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a six-week course of...
Coronavirus: Rapid test for the determination of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
A Swiss-German team presents a test that determines the amount of neutralising antibodies within a short period of time. The test was developed at...
Study: New blood test could improve detection of Alzheimer’s
A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer's disease and in persons at known genetic risk may...
Alzheimer’s blood tests show new promise, says new research
An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer’s disease from those without it in several studies, boosting hopes that there...
Coronavirus: US Begins Phase 3 Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine
A vaccine candidate for preventing COVID-19 is advancing to a 30,000-participant phase 3 trial that begins today, and Brigham and Women's Hospital will play...
Scientists identify evolutionary origins of SARS-CoV-2
By reconstructing the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, an international research team of Chinese, European and...
Report: Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein
Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A protein in the viruses causing COVID-19 and SARS is...
Scientists find new targets for deadly children’s brain tumour
After discovering how a specific gene fuels a deadly form of children’s brain tumour, University of Manitoba researchers have successfully decreased this cancer in...
New research reveals Oxford coronavirus vaccine produces strong immune response
A team of scientists at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group has taken the next step towards the discovery of a safe,...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
