Age is a primary determinant of melanoma treatment resistance, two studies find
Age may cause identical cancer cells with the same mutations to behave differently. In animal and laboratory models of melanoma cells, age was a primary
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Machine learning that predicts anti-cancer drug efficacy
With the advent of pharmacogenomics, machine learning research is well underway to predict patients’ drug response that varies by individual from the algorithms derived from
Q&A: Pandemic exposed weakness in ensuring healthy food access in child care
When child care programs across the country closed due to COVID, millions of children lost access to the healthy food they had been receiving through
It’s not if, but how, people use social media that impacts their well-being
New research from UBC Okanagan indicates what’s most important for overall happiness is how a person uses social media. Derrick Wirtz, an associate professor of
Molecular interactions regulating trans-synaptic signalling and synapse formation
Scientists at Korea’s Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) and colleagues have uncovered some of the complex molecular mechanisms involved in the formation
Fracking takes a toll on mental health as drilling and truck traffic rattle neighborhoods
Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not realize just how close fracking
‘BAH-code’ reader senses gene-silencing tag in cells
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new and evolutionarily conserved pathway responsible for “closing down” gene activity in the