NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * 'Zombie Viruses' Make Great Science Fiction but Aren't a Threat from Thawing Permafrost, CSUN Prof Says As a changing climate continues to warm the planet and thaws ancient permafrost, some people are concerned that long-dormant pathogens, or "zombie viruses," could emerge from the newly thawed ground, unleashing new epidemics or pandemics on the world. While the  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Biomarker panel may improve pancreatic cancer detection * A biomarker blood panel that incorporates four different proteins-ANPEP, PIGR, CA19-9, and THBS2-enhanced the detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) compared to measuring CA19-9 levels alone, according to a study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of P  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * Roswell Park Team Exploring Promising Biomarker for Tracking Breast Cancer Response to CDK4/6 Therapy * BUFFALO, N.Y. -Many patients with a common form of advanced breast cancer experience good responses when they're treated with targeted drugs known as CDK4/6 inhibitors in addition to endocrine (hormone) therapy. But about 20% of patients don't benefit,  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Jan. 28 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Rustgi to present peanut allergy research as part of Dean's Research Series * Clemson Libraries Approximately 10 percent of the global population -around 770 million people -suffer from food allergies, says Sachin Rustgi, associate professor of molecular breeding in Clemson's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences. His research is exploring ways to alleviate this problem by developing hypoallerg  more