Irish Famine victims’ heavy smoking led to dental decay, new research reveals
Credit: Jonny Geber Irish Famine victims were heavy smokers which caused badly rotten teeth, researchers from the University of Otago...
Standard Bariatrics receives FDA indication for No. 1 bariatric surgical procedure
Credit: Standard Bariatrics Cincinnati, Ohio - October 22, 2018 - Standard Bariatrics, an innovator of surgical devices, has received a...
Mechanics of birds’ nests subject of NSF research
Credit: Dr. Hunter King, The University of Akron Some of the best engineering, it turns out, is done by bird...
Pancreatic cancer genetic marker may predict outcomes with radiation therapy
(PHILADELPHIA) - Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat and is a leading cause of cancer-related...
Reclamation allocates $3.9 million for research projects to support water management
Credit: Alex Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $3.9 million through its Science and Technology Program...
Radiation/cisplatin combination established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer
SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure HPV-related head and...
Spotlighting differences in closely-related species
Credit: Ellen Kirstine Lyhne, DTU There are millions of fungal species, and those few hundred found in the Aspergillus genus...
Special journal issue looks for new clues about old life
Credit: Scott Evans Riverside Calif. --Hundreds of millions of years before there was a chicken or an egg to debate,...
Study finds availability of nitrogen to plants is declining as climate warms
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Andrew Elmore FROSTBURG, MD (October 22, 2018)--Researchers have found that global changes, including...
Fracking wastewater accumulation found in freshwater mussels’ shells
Credit: Westcott Phillip Elevated concentrations of strontium, an element associated with oil and gas wastewaters, have accumulated in the shells...
Pelvic lymph node radiation provides significant benefit for prostate cancer patients
SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- The first report of a large international clinical trial shows that, for men who...
Radiation therapy outcomes better for African-American than Caucasian prostate cancer patients
SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk...
Men with low-/intermediate-risk prostate cancer benefit from fewer, higher-dose radiation treatments
SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective treatment for men with...
High-dose, high-precision radiation therapy safe, effective for solitary kidney cancer patients with only one kidney
SAN ANTONIO, October 22, 2018 -- Treatment of renal cell carcinoma with stereotactic radiation therapy is as safe and effective...
RNA thought to spread cancer shows ability to suppress breast cancer metastasis
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a form...
Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer’s disease
Pioneering research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity in the brain could hold the key to understanding Alzheimer's disease and...
New protein sequencing method could transform biological research
Credit: David Steadman/University of Texas at Austin A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated...
Monitoring electromagnetic signals in the brain with MRI
Credit: Felice Frankel CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers commonly study brain function by monitoring two types of electromagnetism -- electric fields...
New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma
ITHACA, N.Y. - Researchers in the lab of Charles Danko at the Baker Institute for Animal Health have developed a...
Ancient enzymes the catalysts for new discoveries
Credit: The University of Queensland University of Queensland-led research recreating 450 million-year-old enzymes has resulted in a biochemical engineering 'hack'...
