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Credit: University of Arizona Engineers at the University of Arizona have experimentally verified the electrochemical processes that control charge transfer ...

Benson Hill launches gene editing system

LONDON, UK. -- October 19, 2017 -- Benson Hill Biosystems, an agricultural technology company dedicated to unlocking the natural genetic ...

Feel fuller, longer with mushrooms

Redwood Shores, CA (Oct. 19, 2017) - If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then mushrooms may ...

WSU researcher links salmon sex to geological change

Credit: Photo by Carson Jeffres PULLMAN, Wash. - It turns out that sex can move mountains. A Washington State University ...

Integrated lab-on-a-chip uses smartphone to quickly detect multiple pathogens

Credit: Micro & Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A multidisciplinary group that includes the University of Illinois at ...

New study reveals breast cancer cells recycle their own ammonia waste as fuel

At a glance: Breast cancer cells secrete ammonia as a byproduct of cellular metabolism, which accumulates in the tumor's surrounding ...

Scientists reveal herbal remedies containing aristolochic acid may cause liver cancer

Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School Scientists from Singapore and Taiwan have revealed a decisive link between Aristolochic Acids (AA), a natural ...

Researchers watch in real time as fat-encased drug nanoparticles invade skin cells

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Some anti-cancer drugs are encapsulated to allow gradual release, spreading their effect over a ...

Genetic testing recommended for children considered at risk for most common eye cancer

SAN FRANCISCO - Oct. 18, 2017 -- Children who are considered to be at risk of developing eye cancer should ...

Rare cancer linked with textured breast implants may be underreported, misunderstood

A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may ...

From Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde of cancer immunotherapy

Novel immunotherapies can strengthen the body's own defenses against cancer cells. Treatment of patients with advanced disease can promote partial ...

Terry Fox research team’s model for detecting lung cancer saves lives, is a world leader

Vancouver, BC - A pan-Canadian team of cancer researchers has developed a predictive model for detecting early-stage lung cancer in ...

New findings explain how UV rays trigger skin cancer

Credit: Hyeongsun Moon and Andrew White, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Melanoma, a cancer of skin pigment cells called melanocytes, ...

Drug yields high response rates for lung cancer patients with harsh mutation

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A targeted therapy resurrected by the Moon Shots Program™ at The University of Texas MD ...

German research advances in cancer and blood disorders reported in human gene therapy

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct.18, 2017--Virotherapy capable of destroying tumor cells and activating anti-tumor immune ...

Exercise interventions in advanced lung cancer patients led to increased functionality

Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Physical exercise and psycho-social interventions in patients with advanced stage lung cancer improved ...

Community engagement interventions may reduce disparities in lung cancer outcomes among minorities

Yokohama, Japan - October 18, 2017 - Community-based interventions implemented in minority community sites resulted in changes in participants' knowledge, ...

A mosquito’s secret weapon: a light touch and strong wings

Credit: UC Berkeley and Wageninen University, The Netherlands Scientists have found the key to mosquitoes' stealth takeoffs: They barely push ...

Declining baby songbirds need forests to survive drought

Credit: Photo by Steve Maslowski, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain). Before cutting down forest, land managers in drought ...

Penn study shows how female immune cells keep their second x chromosome shut off