Ancient human remains and a mystery unearthed by ANU archaeologist
Credit: (c)SEKAS An archaeologist from The Australian National University (ANU) has hailed her excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound...
Innovative light-delivery technique improves biosensors
Credit: Qinghai Song, Harbin Institute of Technology in China WASHINGTON -- There is a continuing need for practical chip-based sensors...
Explaining the history of Australia’s vegetation
Credit: Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) University of Adelaide-led research has uncovered the history of when and why the native...
New study could improve monitoring of tropical trees in face of climate change
Credit: University of Stirling Experts have challenged the principle that tropical ecosystems are aseasonal - after discovering regular cycles in...
The survival of sea birds affected by ocean cycles
Credit: Jennifer Howard Several ocean cycles, such as the El Niño phenomenon, occur in the Pacific ocean and have climatic...
Advanced materials: processing glass like a polymer
Credit: Markus Breig, KIT Pure quartz glass is highly transparent and resistant to thermal, physical, and chemical impacts. These are...
Feeding habits of ancient elephants uncovered from grass fragments stuck in their teeth
Credit: Wu Yan, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing A new study, led by scientists...
Single surface protein boosts multiple oncogenic pathways in acute myeloid leukemia
Credit: Mitchell et al., 2018 Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have discovered that a...
CIBMTR announces collaboration with Kite to track long-term outcomes data for YESCARTA
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 17, 2018 - A new collaboration focused on tracking long-term outcomes of patients treated with chimeric antigen...
Hookah responsible for over half of tobacco smoke inhaled by young smokers
PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2018 - Smoking tobacco from a waterpipe, also known as a hookah, accounted for over half of...
Marine animals have been following their preferred climate for millions of years
Current global warming has far-reaching ecological consequences, also for the Earth's oceans. Many marine organisms are reacting by migrating towards...
Functional films made of environmentally friendly clay minerals and dyes
Credit: Shinsuke Takagi Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and Shimane University have created a transparent hybrid film...
Climate-threatened animals unable to relocate
Many of the European mammals whose habitat is being destroyed by climate change are not able to find new places...
The Lancet Oncology: Patients’ sex may impact efficacy of immunotherapy in cancer treatment
Different immune responses between men and women, and potential interaction with hormones might impact how men and women benefit from...
Surviving sepsis campaign update focuses on critical first hour
May 16, 2018 - For patients with sepsis, a serious infection causing widespread inflammation, immediate treatment is essential to improve...
New algorithm more accurately predicts life expectancy after heart failure
Credit: UCLA Samueli A new algorithm developed by UCLA researchers more accurately predicts which people will survive heart failure, and...
One third of people aged 40-59 have evidence of degenerative disc disease
BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research, and Boston Medical Center have reported that one-third of people...
Reading histone modifications, an oncoprotein is modified in return
Credit: Srikanth Appikonda Turning genes on and off is an intricate process involving communication between many different types of proteins...
New guidelines to help clinicians manage GSM in women with breast cancer
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 17, 2018)--Although the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is more prevalent in survivors of breast cancer than...
Penn scientist receives distinguished investigator award for patient-oriented research
PHILADELPHIA-- The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), a non-profit membership association of translational scientists from the nation's leading...
