Comprehensive genomic analysis offers insights into causes of Wilms tumor development
A comprehensive genomic analysis of Wilms tumor - the most common kidney cancer in children - found genetic mutations involving ...
Month: August 2017
Newly developed nomograms provide accurate predictions for patients with oropharyngeal cancer
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- NRG Oncology researchers recently developed and validated a nomogram that can predict 2-year and 5-year overall survival ...
How a non-coding RNA encourages cancer growth and metastasis
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina A mechanism that pushes a certain gene to produce a non-coding form of RNA ...
Spaser can detect, kill circulating tumor cells to prevent cancer metastases, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA -- A nanolaser known as the spaser can serve as a super-bright, water-soluble, biocompatible probe ...
JAX receives $2 million NIGMS grant to study role of RNA structure in gene regulation
Credit: The Jackson Laboratory With new funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences totaling $2,059,618 over five years, ...
Few women with history of breast cancer and ovarian cancer take a recommended genetic test
Credit: UCLA Health Of the nearly 4 million women in the United States who have had either breast cancer or ...
Many young cancer patients do not receive adequate fertility information and support
All cancer patients of reproductive age should be provided with fertility information and referrals for fertility preservation. A new Psycho-Oncology ...
Comparison of screening recommendations indicates annual mammography
When to initiate screening for breast cancer, how often to screen, and how long to screen are questions that continue ...
Talented 12: Chemical & Engineering News announces its 2017 rising stars in chemistry
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2017 -- Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS), ...
HRL receives NASA award to 3-D print ceramic rocket engine components
Credit: Image courtesy of Vector Space Systems HRL Laboratories, LLC, has received an award as part of NASA's Space Technology ...
Why tiger snakes are on a winner
Credit: Stewart Macdonald Australian tiger snakes have "hit the jackpot" because prey cannot evolve resistance to their venom. While that ...
Researchers find an alternative mode of bacterial quorum sensing
Credit: Mukherjee et al., 2017. Whether growing in a puddle of dirty water or inside the human body, large groups ...
A tougher tooth
Fewer trips to the dentist may be in your future, and you have mussels to thank. Inspired by the mechanisms ...
Can ‘reading’ leaves lead to more drought-tolerant crops?
UVALDE - Looking at leaves to peer into the future might seem the stuff of superstition, but is actually the ...
Johns Hopkins materials scientists probe a protein’s role in speeding Ebola’s spread
Two Johns Hopkins materials science graduate students and their professors played a key role in a multi-institution research project that ...
Postnatal identification of Zika virus peptides from saliva
Alexandria, Va., USA - For the first time, researchers are using proteomics to examine proteins and peptides in saliva in ...
Using machine learning to improve patient care
Doctors are often deluged by signals from charts, test results, and other metrics to keep track of. It can be ...
Penn biologists show how plants turn off genes they don’t need
Credit: University of Pennsylvania A plant has one genome, a specific sequence of millions of basepairs of nucleotides. Yet how ...
Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol
Credit: Stephanie Henry URBANA, Ill. - Gut microbes have been in the news a lot lately. Recent studies show they ...
Biofuels from bacteria
Credit: Photo by Jules Bernstein LIVERMORE, Calif.--You might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels standpoint, it's pretty ...
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