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Chronic psychological stress is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for cancer, but how the brain communicates with the immune system to promote tumors has remained unclear. This study identifies a central nervous system-driven circuit in which chronic stress activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-bone marrow (HPB) axis, raising pituitary production of proopiomelanocortin (PO...

Australian researchers have uncovered new insights into the molecular machinery controlling the dormancy-to-germination transition in barley, potentially paving the way for improved crop varieties and better outcomes for farmers, maltsters and brewers.

Children who visit parks and playgrounds at least once a week may have better mental health and social development as they grow up, according to a new study.

A record 195 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, representing 40 majors and eight colleges, registered for the 18th annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition Nov. 3. Hosted by the

Nearly nine in 10 young people with cancer were alive five years after diagnosis by 2017 - up from six in 10 in 1975, according to first comprehensive update of U.S. childhood cancer survival statistics in over a decade published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.