Try togetherness: Study promotes cooperative weed management to curb herbicide resistance
Credit: Jeffrey Evans URBANA, Ill. - In the fight against herbicide resistance, farmers are working with a shrinking toolkit. Waterhemp,...
Researchers study aquatic beetles native only to central Wyoming
Credit: Lusha Tronstad University of Wyoming researchers are shedding light on a rare aquatic beetle native only to central Wyoming....
2018 World Cultural Council Awards
Credit: COPYRIGHT © 2018 CONSEJO CULTURAL MUNDIAL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Professor Jean-Pierre Changeux, has been selected as the winner of...
NCI-MATCH precision medicine clinical trial releases new findings
Chicago, Monday, June 4, 2018 -- The National Cancer Institute's Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) trial, the largest precision...
Childhood cancer: The four survival strategies of tumor cells
Cancer cells in children tend to develop by following four main trajectories - and two of them are linked to...
New algorithm fuses quality and quantity in satellite imagery
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Using a new algorithm, University of Illinois researchers may have found the solution...
Army researchers envision third arm for soldiers
Credit: (US Army photo by Conrad Johnson) ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD. - When engineers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory...
Experts to seek consensus on tackling poor quality medicines
The proliferation of poor quality medical products (medicines, vaccines and devices) is an important but neglected public health problem, threatening...
Announcement of the 2018 ALBERT EINSTEIN World Award of Science
Prof. Jean-Pierre Changeux, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the Institut Pasteur and Collège de France, where he was Chair of...
Researchers pioneer new eczema treatment
AURORA, Colo. (June 4, 2018) - Eczema is the most common and stubborn skin disease in the world, but a...
Wireless system can power devices inside the body
Credit: Felice Frankel, edited by MIT News CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital,...
First study of neoadjuvant use of PARP inhibitor shows promise for early-stage, BRCA+ breast cancer patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center CHICAGO - In a small Phase II study of early-stage breast cancer patients with BRCA1/2...
The role of cohesin in genome 3D structure helps for a better understanding of tumor cells
In recent years it has become evident that the spatial organisation of the genome is key for its function. This...
New approach to immunotherapy leads to complete response in breast cancer patient
A novel approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has led to the complete regression...
Timing is everything to build kidneys from scratch
Credit: Image by Nils O. Lindstrom and Tracy Tran/McMahon Lab USC Stem Cell Arriving early or late can have big...
Cervical cancer may be driven by imbalance in vaginal bacteria, UA research finds
Credit: Herbst-Kralovetz lab Virtually all cervical cancers are caused by HPV, or human papillomavirus, dubbed the "common cold" of sexually...
More frequent screening after prostate cancer treatment not linked to improved survival
CHICAGO -- Prostate cancer patients who were monitored more frequently after treatment did not live significantly longer than patients who...
New study points to a potential ‘Achilles heel’ in brain cancer
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University believe they have uncovered an "Achilles heel" of glioblastoma multiforme...
Two-step process underpins upkeep of key protein in cell division
Scientists have shed light on a key aspect of healthy cell division, helping build a clearer picture of the complex...
A great majority of Mozambican adolescent girls are willing to be vaccinated against HPV
Credit: ISGlobal The highest burden of cervical cancer is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is the main cause of...
