Uridine diphosphate glucose found to dampen lung cancer metastasis
Credit: Image by the research groups In a study published online in Nature on June 26, research teams led by...
Restricted permit-only access to Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome summit, anticipated to improve hiker safety, did not
New study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine assesses hiker safety before and after restrictions and found that hiking in...
Sandia Labs to double assistance to small businesses
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories will be doubling the amount of technical assistance it provides...
Building a bridge to the quantum world
Scientists at IST Austria develop a prototype of what may, in the future, serve as a link to connect quantum...
Widespread disease diabetes: Why do beta cells refuse to release insulin?
New insights into the 'teamwork' of cells: Super-connected 'leader' cells coordinate insulin response and help us to understand how diabetes...
Experimental physicists redefine ultrafast, coherent magnetism
Credit: © J.K. Dewhurst Electronic properties of materials can be directly influenced via light absorption in under a femtosecond (10-15...
Long-term statin use associated with lower glaucoma risk
Study finds that people who used statins for five years or more had a 21 percent lower chance of primary...
The RoboBee flies solo
Cutting the power cord for the first untethered flightCredit: Harvard Microrobotics Lab/Harvard SEAS In the Harvard Microrobotics Lab, on a...
What made humans ‘the fat primate’?
Changes in DNA packaging curbed our body's ability to turn 'bad' fat into 'good' fat DURHAM, N.C. -- Blame junk...
Sustainability-linked loans provide opportunities for chemical firms
Spurred by calculations showing that companies with a lower environmental impact are less of a financial risk, banks are beginning...
Shell increases versatility of nanowires
Laboratory experiments show that semiconductor nanowires can be tuned over wide energy rangesCredit: HZDR / R. Huebner Nanowires promise to...
Science snapshots: A toxin antidote in frogs, atomic motion in 4D, and better biofuels
Credit: Alexander Tokarev/UCLA A Frog Worth Kissing: Natural Defense Against Red Tide Toxin Found in Bullfrogs By ALIYAH KOVNER A...
Boosting amino acid derivative may be a treatment for schizophrenia
Many psychiatric drugs act on the receptors or transporters of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. However, there is a great...
New forest treatment helps trees adapt better to climatic change
Credit: University of Granada Researchers from the University of Granada, the Andalusian Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Fishing, Food...
New contents: Neuronal Parkinson inclusions are different than expected
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum An international team of researchers involving members of the University of Basel's Biozentrum challenges the...
Current green growth policies are not enough to reach Paris Agreement climate targets
New research suggests that green growth climate mitigation policies are not sufficient for reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris...
Russian scientists patent new agent for X-ray
Credit: Anton Popov Russian scientists found that nanocrystal tungsten trioxide can be used instead of barium for X-ray examinations and...
Study: No outcome differences after hernia surgery by medical doctors vs surgeons in Ghana
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Inguinal hernia is one of the most common general surgical conditions in...
Does likelihood of survival differ between patients with single vs. multiple primary melanomas?
Bottom Line: Patients with multiple primary melanomas had a higher likelihood of dying than those with a single primary melanoma...
The case of the poisoned songbirds
Credit: Photo: Krysta Rogers Researchers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Wildlife Investigations Laboratory present their results from...
