Soundwave-surfing droplets leave no traces
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Engineers at Duke University have developed a way to manipulate, split and mix droplets ...
Surrey develops ground-breaking flexible X-ray detector
Detectors that are presently used for mammograms and for dose measurements in radiotherapy are often rigid, causing errors in screening, ...
Aging overweight scuba divers at risk of underwater heart attack
Sophia Antipolis, July 26, 2018: Older, overweight scuba divers are being urged to shed pounds to avoid an underwater heart ...
Adherence to healthy diets associated with lower cancer risk
Bottom Line: A diet that encourages both healthy eating and physical activity and discourages alcohol consumption was associated with a ...
MicroRNA panel can identify malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules
Bottom Line: A panel of 19 microRNAs identified using next-generation sequencing could categorize indeterminate thyroid nodule samples into malignant and ...
Researchers identify new arthritis severity gene
A new gene associated with disease severity in models of rheumatoid arthritis has been identified by researchers at the Icahn ...
Openscope: the first shared observatory for neuroscience
Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced the launch of ...
Amphibians face many challenges in Brazilian rain forest
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Deforestation remains the biggest threat to animals that call the rain forest ...
Turbo-charging chemotherapy for lung cancer
Credit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research A naturally occurring hormone could help make chemotherapy much more effective for many Australians ...
Zika viruses show potential as treatment for high-risk childhood cancer
Credit: Nemours Children's Health System Zika virus, long feared for its severe effects on pregnant mothers and unborn babies, may ...
Smokers hazy on actual benefits of lung cancer screenings
Credit: VA photo by Jeff Bowen, for illustrative purposes only Regular cancer screenings can lower the chance of death from ...
Team shatters theoretical limit on bio-hydrogen production
Credit: Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln In 1977, researcher Rudolf Thauer proposed a theoretical ceiling on the amount of hydrogen ...
Feds back Rice U. study of nanoscale electrocatalysis
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 25, 2018) - The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences ...
Unisexual salamander evolution: A long, strange trip
Credit: Kevin Fitzsimons, The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - The reproductive history of the unisexual, ladies-only salamander species is ...
Bacterial communities use sophisticated strategy to communicate over long distances
Credit: Suel Lab, UC San Diego It's the way we end up with a fresh cup of coffee from a ...
A century-old model for life’s origin gets significant substantiation
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science In 1924, Russian biochemist Alexander Oparin claimed that life on Earth developed through gradual chemical ...
Homing pigeons use local natural odors to find their way
Homing pigeons use familiar smells to navigate their way across hundreds of kilometers of unfamiliar territory. Researchers have now confirmed ...
University researchers discover new species of venomous snake
Credit: Dr. Freek Vonk Researchers at Swansea University's College of Science are part of an international team that has discovered ...
Manure slipping through (soil) cracks
Credit: Genevieve Ali Add just enough fertilizer, and crops thrive. Add too much, and you may end up with contaminated ...
This cat-borne parasite might just make you more entrepreneurial
Infection from the globally prevalent parasite Toxoplasma gondii may increase a person's likelihood of pursuing entrepreneurial and business-related activities, new ...
