Cedars-Sinai to study how fat may promote cancer spread to liver
$9.1 million federal grant to focus on 'cross-talk' between liver and cancer cells that prompts liver metastasisCredit: Photo by Cedars-Sinai. ...
Month: February 2020
Chemical found in drinking water linked to tooth decay in children
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Children with higher concentrations of a certain chemical in their blood are more likely to ...
Tinder a good example of how people use technology for more than we think
An investigation into the app's off-label uses reveals a thriving and creative online ecosystemCredit: Concordia University Tinder's meteoric rise in ...
Apps could take up less space on your phone, thanks to new ‘streaming’ software
Credit: Jamayal Tanweer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- If you resort to deleting apps when your phone's storage space is full, ...
Portable lab you plug into your phone can diagnose illnesses like coronavirus
Smartphone lab delivers test results in 'spit' secondCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Engineers with the University of Cincinnati have ...
Geography, age and anemia shape childhood vaccine responses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Credit: Vaccine responses in the developing immune systems of children may depend on factors such as age, location and anemia ...
Scientists reveal whole new world of chemistry by stepping indoors
CSU researchers report on the chemistry of bleach cleaning as part of the HOMEChem experimentCredit: Callie Richmond Colorado State University ...
Words matter when it comes to apparel for people living with disabilitie
MU researchers found that people living with disabilities wish to purchase clothing that is designed and marketed like any other ...
Palliative Medicine Reports launching spring 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2020--Palliative Medicine Reports, a new peer-reviewed open access companion ...
Virtual reality programmes support the treatment of children with acquired brain injury
Credit: Marju Himma/Estonian Public Broadcasting Use of a computer environment is a new and fast-developing field in paediatric neurorehabilitation. The ...
‘Fluorescent markers’ to illuminate cancer begins Phase 3 clinical trials
Credit: On Target Laboratories On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing the use of Purdue University-discovered fluorescent ...
UNH researchers find synchronization of memory cells critical for learning and forming memories
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H. - The phrase "Pavlov's dogs" has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs. Even ...
New online therapy for lingering depression symptoms could fill important gap in care
Online therapy for lingering depressive symptoms developed greater access to those in needCredit: U of T Scarborough An online version ...
How plants are built to be strong and responsive
Credit: John Innes Centre Organised cellulose fibres allow plants to grow, support themselves and store fixed carbon from the atmosphere. ...
AOCS Research Awards go to five UMass Amherst food science Ph.D. students
Student researchers work in lab of renowned food scientist Julian McClementsCredit: UMass Amherst Five food science Ph.D. students at the ...
What interventional radiologists need to know about frostbite and amputation
American Journal of Roentgenology meta-analysis of thrombolytic therapy for severe frostbite injuries finds promising results for both intraarterial and intravenous ...
FEFU scientists developed method to build up functional elements of quantum computers
Credit: FEFU press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russia), together with colleagues from FEB RAS, China, ...
Story tips: Fusion squeeze, global image mapping, computing mental health, Na+ batteries
Credit: David L. Green/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Fusion - Squeezing the code The prospect of simulating ...
Humanity’s greatest risk: Cascading impacts of climate, biodiversity, food, water crises: scientists
Survey reveals common concern of global scientists: interlinkages between crises; Part of Our Future on Earth, 2020, a 50-page synthesis ...
Discovery of genes involved in infertility
Elucidation of the cell division mechanisms necessary for germ cell formationCredit: Assoc. Prof. Kei-ichiro Ishiguro Most cells in the tissues ...
