New report outlines cancer screening’s future potential
Cancer screening has contributed substantially to reduced incidence, morbidity, and mortality, but issues like access and quality care and have...
Researcher gets $485,263 grant to study how to control materials moving through tiny spaces
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Gangli Wang, professor of chemistry at Georgia State University, has received a three-year, $485,263 federal...
Getting things under control: New mouse model aids study of immunomodulation
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan-Because mice do not respond to immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), preclinical therapeutic and safety studies of the...
New blood test detects early stage ovarian cancer
Research on a bacterial toxin first discovered in Adelaide has led to the development a new blood test for the...
Study: In-person, but not online, social contact may protect against psychiatric disorders
Credit: Michael Moody In-person social contact seems to offer some protection against depression and PTSD symptoms, but the same is...
Less pollution can add a year to the lives of Copenhageners in 2040
Copenhagen has been struggling with air pollution for many years now. Pollution from lorries, vans, busses and cars each year...
Artificially intelligent food solutions reduce the waste of resources
Credit: Daniel Schultz Madsen Klavs Martin Sorensen is an associate professor in the Department of Food Science at the University...
A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology
(Polytechnique Montréal) Gold nanoparticles, which act like 'nanolenses,' concentrate the energy produced by the extremely short pulse of a femtosecond...
Research focuses on a new frontier in circadian rhythms
Credit: Rensselaer TROY, N.Y. -- A new frontier in the science of circadian rhythms - whose disruption is linked to...
Scientists trained a computer to classify breast cancer tumors
Using technology similar to the type that powers facial and speech recognition on a smartphone, researchers at the University of...
Current climate models underestimate warming by black carbon aerosol
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Soot belches out of diesel engines, rises from wood- and dung-burning cookstoves and shoots...
Let’s draw!: New deep learning technique for realistic caricature art
Credit: Image courtesy of Kaidi Cao Caricature portrait drawing is a distinct art form where artists sketch a person's face...
Powerful new map depicts environmental degradation across Earth
Credit: Tomasz Stepinski/UC A powerful new map by the University of Cincinnati illustrates one motivating force behind migrant caravans leaving...
Research offers hope for simpler cancer diagnosis and treatment
Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo Monitoring cancer can often be an intrusive and exhausting process for patients. But with Brigham Young...
Freeze-frame microscopy captures molecule’s ‘lock-and-load’ on DNA
Credit: Eva Nogales lab, UC Berkeley Pushing the limits of cryo-electron microscopy, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have captured freeze-frames...
Using Skype to beat the blues
Imagine your family has moved across the state or across country. You're retired, and your spouse has passed away. Lacking...
Study links shoulder ultrasound brightness with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Henry Ford Hospital DETROIT - Henry Ford Hospital researchers may have unknowingly happened on a new predictor of type...
Ohio University research into obesity-stopping protein receives NIH funding
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 19, 2018) - A research project headed by a faculty member from the Ohio University Heritage College...
To resolve inflammation, location matters
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Health conditions that involve inflammation run the gamut, from multiple sclerosis and lupus to arthritis, diabetes,...
Researchers find multisystem disorder caused by CCDC47 variants
STRASBURG, PA & TOPEKA, IN- Researchers and clinicians through a multicenter collaboration have identified a novel multisystem disorder caused by...
