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Anthony DeSclafani helps Cincinnati Reds avert sweep versus San Diego Padres
By Jeff Wallner, The Sports Xchange CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds' rebuilding project is centered around its young pitching.
New York Mets sign SS Jose Reyes to minor league deal
The Sports Xchange The New York Mets signed free agent shortstop Jose Reyes to a minor league contract on Saturday, the team announced.
3D-printed kidney helps doctors remove tumor from woman
Stephen FellerSALT LAKE CITY, June 25 (UPI) -- A 3D-printed model of a patient's kidney was used to assist in the complicated removal of a tumor, report doctors at Intermountain...
Denver Broncos' PR staff wins Pete Rozelle Award
The Sports Xchange The Denver Broncos' public relations staff has been selected as the 2016 Pete Rozelle Award winners by the Professional Football Writers of America.
New doubts on Zika as cause of microcephaly
Brazil's microcephaly epidemic continues to pose a mystery -- if Zika is the culprit, why are there no similar epidemics in other countries also hit hard by the virus? In...
People with low birthweight due to genetic factors are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes
A genetically lowered birthweight increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Since low birthweight represents restricted intrauterine growth (fetal growth), it cannot be ruled out that...
New cancer immunotherapy drugs linked to arthritis in some patients
Case reports on 13 cancer patients suggest that a small number of cancer patients taking the immunotherapy drugs ipilimumab and nivolumab may be at some higher-than-normal risk of developing autoimmune...
Overweight and obesity impact on periodontitis
Overweight and obesity have been associated with increased periodontitis risk. However, uncertainty persists regarding the causal relationship of such conditions. In this study, participants were followed periodically since their birth....
3-dimensional prostate model created
A team of researchers are developing a three-dimensional model for prostate cancer research based on cryogels. The model will be used to reproduce natural processes and above all to examine...
In mice, daughters of overweight dads have altered breast tissue, higher cancer risk
Obese male mice and normal weight female mice produce female pups that are overweight at birth through childhood, and have delayed development of their breast tissue as well as increased...
Salmonella in meat products reduced by 90 percent in new research
An old technology that uses natural bacteria predators, called bacteriophages, is the focus of new research. The technique is being used to reduce salmonella bacteria in meat products.
Nanotechnology, math deliver two-in-one punch for cancer therapy resistance
Math, biology and nanotechnology are becoming strange, yet effective bed-fellows in the fight against cancer treatment resistance. Researchers have engineered a revolutionary new approach to cancer treatment that pits a...
Autonomous Vehicles Shift into High Gear
Self-driving systems may have bugs but they are free from the myriad distractions and risk-taking behaviors that are the most common causes of crashes today -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Cytochrome P450 synthetic analogs are temperature-dependent valence tautomers
Cytochrome P450 is a well-known family of enzymes that are involved in drug metabolism. The active site contains a heme chemical structure in which an iron atom is bound to...
Well: Sorry, Kids: Flu Shots Work Better Than Nose Spray
FluMist does not work against the H1N1 strain, which has been circulating more widely in recent years and causes the most serious disease in children.
Monica Puig is surprise semifinalist at Eastbourne
The Sports Xchange Qualifier Monica Puig outlasted France's Kristina Mladenovic in a marathon match on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Eastbourne International in England.
Sonoma race could play a key role in Chase
By Jonathan Ingram, The Sports Xchange When NASCAR's Sprint Cup haulers pull into the muscular hills of Sonoma County north of San Francisco, all bets are off.
Victoria Azarenka withdraws from Wimbledon due to injury
The Sports Xchange Sixth-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of an injured right knee.
Getting to the heart of chronic fatigue syndrome
By better understanding daily activity levels and heart rate patterns of those who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), scientists hope to discover more about this complex illness condition.
Overdose deaths overwhelm medical examiner, coroner offices
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Soaring numbers of overdose deaths are adding to woes already plaguing medical examiner and coroner offices, resulting in a...
Genetic clue to how patients respond to treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Researchers have identified a gene variant which explains why some patients with Parkinson’s Disease respond well to drug treatment and other do not.
Students design ebola protection suit improvements
Engineering students working to develop a better suit to protect health care workers in Ebola outbreaks have developed prototypes for a more comfortable hood and face mask that make breathing...
U.K. case of throat gonorrhea resists antibiotics
Alan Mozes, HealthDay News In an alarming development, British public health experts have confirmed a case of throat gonorrhea that is untreatable with the standard antibiotic regimen.
'Leaning in' Hurts Poor Women When Childcare Is Scarce
Poor moms who return to the workforce after a period of unemployment suffer significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety and physical symptoms of stress when they don’t have access to...
A strategy for 'convergence' research to transform biomedicine
What if lost limbs could be regrown? Cancers detected early with blood or urine tests, instead of invasive biopsies? Drugs delivered via nanoparticles to specific tissues or even cells, minimizing...
Could a smartphone app help a heart attack victim?
How digital technology can improve patient care and even help save lives
March to your meeting minutes: physical activity boosted in pilot study
Office workers who swapped one seated meeting a week for a walking meeting clocked an extra 10 minutes of physical activity, according to a small study.
[Report] Identification of an NKX3.1-G9a-UTY transcriptional regulatory network that controls prostate differentiation
The NKX3.1 homeobox gene plays essential roles in prostate differentiation and prostate cancer. We show that loss of function of Nkx3.1 in mouse prostate results in down-regulation of genes that are essential for...