Climate change/biodiversity loss: Inseparable threats to humanity that must be addressed together
Credit: IPBES Demand for bioenergy to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil fuels could cause a 10- to 30-fold increase in ...
Month: November 2018
Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma
Dublin, Ireland: Researchers investigating new treatments for neuroblastoma - one of the most common childhood cancers - have found that ...
Diagnostic tool helps engineers to design better global infrastructure solutions
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Designing safe bridges and water systems for low-income communities is not always easy ...
Humpback whales arrive in the Mediterranean to feed themselves
Credit: University of Seville Although the presence of humpback whales in the Mediterranean has been considered unusual, it is known ...
Difficult-to-treat bowel cancers respond in first study of new drug combination
Dublin, Ireland: Early results from a phase I trial in a small group of patients with advanced cancer using two ...
Twitter use influenced by social schedules, not changing seasons and daylight
An analysis of Twitter data from the U.S. shows that social media usage largely mirrors daily work schedules and school ...
Combination of two immunotherapies shows activity in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Dublin, Ireland: A combination of two drugs, which prompt the body's immune system to identify and kill cancer cells, is ...
Scorpion venom to shuttle drugs into the brain
Credit: Source: IRB Barcelona The Peptides and Proteins lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has published ...
American Pediatric Society honors Dr. David K. Stevenson with 2019 APS John Howland Award
Credit: Dr. David K. Stevenson The American Pediatric Society (APS) announces renowned neonatology leader David K. Stevenson, MD as the ...
Investigational drug shows promising results in Phase II study of aggressive, often fatal blood disorder with no approved therapies
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A Phase I/II study, led by investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer ...
Scientists find mysterious family of proteins are cellular pressure sensors
LA JOLLA, CA - November 15, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered that a mysterious family of cellular ...
What’s next for smart homes: An ‘Internet of Ears?’
CLEVELAND--Houses have been getting progressively "smarter" for decades, but the next generation of smart homes may offer what two Case ...
Rainforest vine compound starves pancreatic cancer cells
Pancreatic cancer cells are known for their ability to thrive under extreme conditions of low nutrients and oxygen, a trait ...
Professor Adrian Hilton awarded prestigious IET Achievement Meda
The Institute of the Engineering and Technology (IET) has awarded Professor Adrian Hilton from the University of Surrey one of ...
Bursting bubbles launch bacteria from water to air
Credit: Image courtesy of the researchers Wherever there's water, there's bound to be bubbles floating at the surface. From standing ...
Clinical trial harnesses power of natural killer cells to treat neuroblastoma
New York City-- Researchers have made rapid advances in understanding how to manipulate the immune system safely to destroy cancer ...
Feeling the pressure with universal tactile imaging
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Touch, or tactile sensing, is fundamentally important for a range of real-life applications, from ...
Research on imaging in radiation oncology featured in Red Journal special issue
Credit: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics ARLINGTON, Va., November 14, 2018 -- A new special edition ...
FluChip-8G tested in US and China for rapid characterization of influenza viruses
Credit: Greg Gray November 14, 2018 - Scientists at Duke Kunshan University and Duke University are collaborating with InDevR Inc. ...
Researchers identify a mechanism that fuels cancer cells’ growth
FINDINGS Scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified sodium glucose transporter 2, or SGLT2, as a mechanism ...
