Lifting the lid on bladder cancer support
Flinders University develops new urology care modelCredit: Flinders University Bladder cancer is a painful and sometimes life-threatening condition that patients ...
Month: May 2019
Self-harm images on Instagram associated with subsequent self-harm in viewers
Research has documented the widespread availability of graphic images of self-harm, such as cuttings, on the photo-sharing platform Instagram. After ...
Recovery twice as hard for survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Nearly 90 per cent of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survive, yet the same treatments that save their life ...
First-class protein research: New research training group established at MLU
Credit: MLU / Maike Glöckner A new research training group will start conducting research on proteins at the Martin Luther ...
Researchers identify new roles for common oncogene MYC
Credit: Kamini Singh/Hans-Guido Wendel Cancer researchers have discovered surprising new functions for a protein called MYC, a powerful oncogene that ...
Graphene to enable future space exploration
EU-funded 'Graphene Flagship' project completes zero-gravity experimentsCredit: Graphene Flagship Researchers embark on zero-gravity parabolic flights to test novel graphene-based thermal ...
Aubrey de Grey to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Aubrey de Grey, Ph.D., CSO, SENS Research Foundation; VP of New Technology Discovery, AgeX Therapeutics, Inc., to present at the ...
The University of Cordoba guides plants towards obtaining iron
Credit: University of Córdoba The calcareous soils that pervade the southern region of the country pose a challenge for plants: ...
All ears: Genetic bases of mammalian inner ear evolution
Mammals have adapted to live in the darkest of caves and the deepest oceans, and from the highest mountains to ...
Outstanding university computing students recognized
Promising computer science students receive travel grants to present their work at major conferences New York, NY, May 29, 2019 ...
Self-healing DNA nanostructures
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters, 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b00888 DNA assembled into nanostructures such as tubes and origami-inspired shapes could someday ...
Compostable food containers could release PFAS into environment
Compostable food containers seem like a great idea: They degrade into nutrient-rich organic matter, reducing waste and the need for ...
Striped maple trees often change sexes, with females more likely to die
Rutgers study shows how switching sexes could threaten populationsCredit: Jennifer Blake-Mahmud Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy ...
Energy drinks may increase risk of heart function abnormalities and blood pressure changes
Journal of the American Heart Association Report DALLAS, May 29, 2019 -- Drinking 32 ounces of an energy drink in ...
Chimps caught crabbing
Could some chimpanzees' crustacean crave yield clues about human evolution?Credit: Kyoto University/Kathelijne Koops Kyoto, Japan -- Why do we fish? ...
Climate driving new right whale movement
Scientists discover that rapid warming in the gulf of maine's depths is changing food availability and increasing risk to one ...
Female patients more likely to survive but experience worse side effects from cancer treatment
An analysis of over 3,000 patients with early cancer of the oesophagus and stomach suggests female patients are more likely ...
The ‘Forbidden’ planet has been found in the ‘Neptunian Desert’
Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick A Neptunian planet has been found in what should be a 'Neptunian Desert' by telescopes ...
Computer-assisted diagnostic procedure enables earlier detection of brain tumor growth
Credit: geralt, Pixabay A computer-assisted diagnostic procedure helps physicians detect the growth of low-grade brain tumors earlier and at smaller ...
Women in developing countries need radiotherapy and vaccines for cervical cancer
Credit: UHN (Toronto, May 28, 2019) - A first of its kind study is reporting that millions of women in ...