Jefferson Lab receives DOE Award for energy efficient upgrade
On Oct. 23, a team from the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility was honored at the 2018...
Will tarloxotinib finally break the HER2 barrier in lung cancer?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The HER2 gene is a well-known driver of breast cancer, where changes in this...
Tumour immune cells could aid cancer therapies, study shows
A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research...
Immune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries
Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal...
Microbiome implicated in sea star wasting disease
Credit: Melanie Lloyd The culprit might be many microbes. Since 2013, a gruesome and mysterious disease has killed millions of...
Study shows how vultures evesdrop to gather vital flight information
Credit: Hannah Williams A new study has revealed how vultures use their very own social networks to work out the...
Award for project on the positive influence of maternal intestinal microbes
Credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg The winner of the Johanna Duermueller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2018 is Dr. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg. As...
Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have developed a noninvasive way of delivering drugs to within a few millimeters of...
Graphene takes a step towards renewable fuel
(Linköping University) Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, are working to develop a method to convert water and carbon dioxide to...
Autonomous vehicles could shape the future of urban tourism
In the first study of its kind, published in the Annals of Tourism Research, academics from the University of Surrey...
Disrupting communication in infectious bacteria
Credit: AG Böttcher The World Health Organization (WHO) considers Pseudomonas aeruginosa a germ requiring urgent action to prevent and control...
Need to mail mosquitoes? Pack them up nice and snug
Credit: Geoffrey M. Attardo, Ph.D., University of California, Davis/Journal of Insect Science Annapolis, MD; November 7, 2018--In the global effort...
Financial giants can have a pivotal role for climate stability
Financial institutions, such as banks and pension funds, have a key role to play in efforts to avoid dangerous climate...
Modern slavery promotes overfishing
Credit: Valentina Ruiz Leotaud. Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are 'hidden subsidies' that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable...