SIRT is better tolerated than sorafenib, but doesn’t increase overall survival in HCC
April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results of the SARAH trial presented today demonstrate that SIRT resulted in median overall...
Trial of fibrate therapy in primary biliary cholangitis shows treatment is well tolerated
April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The results of the BEZURSO study, presented today, found that bezafibrate in combination with...
Long-term treatment of decompensated cirrhosis with human albumin improves survival
April 22, 2017, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Results from the ANSWER study presented today showed that long-term administration of human albumin...
Study of bacteria’s DNA fingerprint suggests it could be spreading via food distribution
Foods should be investigated as a potential source of spread of Clostridium difficile, according to research presented at the 27th...
LSUHealthNO research shows fish oil component helps damaged brain and retina cells survive
Credit: LSU Neuroscience Center of Excellence New Orleans, LA - A team of researchers led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD,...
Princeton course inspires textbook on matrix structural analysis and finite element methods
Credit: World Scientific Princeton's Dr. Jean H. Prévost and Serguei Bagrianski have released a book with World Scientific, entitled, An...
Ethereum — foundations of cryptocurrency and blockchain programming
Credit: apress Cryptocurrencies are on the rise, and blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm. Ethereum is an open-source...
Wonder material? Novel nanotube structure strengthens thin films for flexible electronics
Credit: University of Illinois Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University...
Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlines
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Wind-driven expansion of marsh ponds on the Mississippi River Delta is a significant factor...
Quantum mechanics are complex enough, for now…
Credit: Copyright: MSc. Jonas Schmöle, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna Quantum mechanics is based on a set of mathematical...
Researchers receive $9 million grant for research on drug-resistant malaria
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has been awarded a $9 million seven-year grant by the National Institute of...
USDA announces $18 million to educate the future agricultural science workforce
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 21, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
Two-dimensional melting of hard spheres experimentally unravelled after 60 years
Credit: Oxford University After extensive research, scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford have found experimental...
LSUHealthNO research shows fish oil component helps damaged brain & retina cells survive
Credit: LSU Neuroscience Center of Excellence New Orleans, LA - A team of researchers led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD,...
New digital map shows changing racial diversity of America
Credit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative Services A geography professor at the University of Cincinnati repurposed NASA maps to show the changing...
Sunflower seeds traced as source of toxic mold, potent liver carcinogen
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University researchers have shown that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated...
UT Institute of Agriculture students win national dairy/food science competitions
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A group of students at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture are...
Report recommends ways to improve response to toxic inhalation disasters
Credit: ATS April 21, 2017--Better medical responses to the accidental or intentional release of inhaled toxic chemicals are being developed,...
Ethereum –Foundations of cryptocurrency and blockchain programming
Credit: apress Cryptocurrencies are on the rise, and blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm. Ethereum is an open-source...
New survey — Snapchat & Instagram are most popular social media platforms among American teens
A new nationally representative survey of American teenagers age 13-17 finds that teens have shifted their favored social media platforms...
