New AI tool developed by Dana-Farber identifies cancer outcomes using radiology reports
BOSTON - Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have demonstrated that an artificial intelligence tool can perform as well as human...
Generic mobile phone chargers escalate risk of burn, electrocution
Credit: Annals of Emergency Medicine Electric currents generated by mobile phone chargers, particularly from lower-cost generic manufacturers, are causing serious...
Physicists from IKBFU create metallic alloy for magnetic refrigerator
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Physicists of the Laboratory of Novel Magnetic Materials of the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal...
Human artificial chromosomes bypass centromere roadblocks
Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) could be useful tools for both understanding how mammalian chromosomes function and creating synthetic biological systems,...
Association of BRCA2 mutations with risk of childhood lymphoma
Bottom Line: This research letter reports on the association of BRCA2 gene mutations and potential risk for pediatric or adolescent...
Genetic screen identifies genes that protect cells from Zika virus
Genes found to safeguard against infection as well as resuscitate infected cells, Tel Aviv University researchers say The Zika virus...
Detox pathway extends lifespan of the worm C. elegans
A mutant worm with a change in one mitochondrial gene produces more reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can be harmful...
To become, or not to become… a neuron
Scientists find a factor that makes neural stem cells 'deaf' Researchers led by Pierre Vanderhaeghen and Jérôme Bonnefont (VIB-KU Leuven...
Researchers discover the science behind giving up
Study published in Cell reveals activity of nociceptin neuronsCredit: Max Hunter What happens when we give up? Inside the brain,...
Lobster organs and reflexes damaged by marine seismic surveys
Credit: Rob McCauley A new study of the impact on marine life of seismic air guns, used in geological surveys...
Study finds new insights on overdose rates, county segregation, and socioeconomics
New research from George Mason University finds that factors such as county poverty levels, social environment, employment rates, and racial...
Virginia Tech researchers lead breakthrough in quantum computing
Credit: Virginia Tech The large, error-correcting quantum computers envisioned today could be decades away, yet experts are vigorously trying to...
Elephant extinction will raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
As ecosystem engineers, forest elephants' dining habits are climate-friendlyCredit: Stephen Blake, Ph.D. ST. LOUIS - One of the last remaining...
National Academy of Medicine and FDA announce the 2019 Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellows
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) along with the US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) have...
Expanding the limits of personalized medicine with high-performance computing
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory What should personalized, precision treatment of cancer look like in the future? We know that people...
High-performance flow batteries offer path to grid-level renewable energy storage
A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage...
Diet of traditional Native foods revealed in hair samples
Credit: Photo courtesy of the UA Museum of the North University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have linked specific chemical signatures...
Neurobiology — sushi for synapses
Synapses between nerve cells in the brain undergo constant remodeling, which is the basis of learning. An Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in...
Researchers develop new technology for multiple sclerosis diagnosis and treatment
Patent-pending tool creates 3D images of brain lesionsCredit: Center for BrainHealth DALLAS (July 19, 2019) - Researchers at the Center...
Biologists and mathematicians team up to explore tissue folding
An algorithm developed to study the structure of galaxies helps explain a key feature of embryonic development As embryos develop,...
