NTU launches new research lab to develop greener maritime energy solutions
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today launched a new marine research laboratory to develop innovative eco-friendly...
Clarifying the behaviors of negative hydrogen ions
Credit: Dr. Masashi Kisaki Background to the Research The Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) is a method for increasing the plasma...
EndoPredict outperforms Oncotype Dx in predicting the risk breast cancer recurrence
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 9, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized...
Aggressive form of leukemia linked to defective ‘protein factory’
Credit: KU Leuven - Rob Stevens 20 to 40 percent of the patients with multiple myeloma - a type of...
UNIST receives Minister of Public Safety and Security commendation
Credit: UNIST A research team, led by Professor Joonbum Bae of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering has recently been honored with...
Tasting garlic… with your feet!? Weird food chemistry tricks (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2016 -- Did you know you can "taste" garlic with your feet?...
Tracking breast cancer cell genetics reveals longer potential treatment window
Breast cancer cells break away and spread to other parts of the body relatively late on in breast tumour development,...
UH Seidman cancer center expert presents triple-negative breast cancer immunotherapy trial
CLEVELAND: A researcher from University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center will discuss his upcoming immunotherapy clinical trial for triple-negative breast cancer...
Scientists produce a new roadmap for guiding development & conservation in the Amazon
Credit: CREDIT: Michael Goulding/WCS. Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), The Nature Conservancy, and several partners in Brazil and Peru...
How turtles and crocodiles lost parietal eye and differing color vision adaptations
The vertebrate eye is a remarkable evolutionary invention, displaying an incredible repertoire, from a soaring falcon's keen distance vision to...
Study: Mobile money lifts Kenyan households out of poverty
Since 2008, MIT economist Tavneet Suri has studied the financial and social impacts of Kenyan mobile-money services, which allow users...
Meadow restoration studied for potential to build carbon credits in California
Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, Nev. - Turning meadow restoration into cleaner air is the...
Prof Steve WaiChing Sun wins Air Force’s Young Investigator Program Award
Credit: Steve WaiChing Sun, Columbia Engineering Prof Steve WaiChing Sun Wins Air Force's Young Investigator Program Award to Model Load...
Researchers identify potentially druggable mutant p53 proteins that promote cancer growth
Credit: Sordella Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Discovered in the 1970s, tumor suppressors are among the most important...
UTA researchers win three federal transportation grants
Credit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington has won three national U.S. Department of Transportation grants that could...
Perspectives on magnetic reconnection
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL for Masaaki Yamada. Ellen Zweibel photo courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Magnetic reconnection research sheds light...
Treating cancer, mental health neglect in rural America
Jennifer Lycette, M.D., understands the importance of treating patients with cancer at home in their in rural communities. It allows...
Personality traits and psychiatric disorders linked to specific genomic locations
A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has identified six loci or regions of the human genome that are significantly...
Scientists determine how much damage memory devices can take in mass transit accidents
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - While investigating mass transit accidents, especially in air travel, National Transportation Safety Board...
UMMS scientists co-discover first ‘off-switches’ for CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
Credit: University of Massachusetts Medical School CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is quickly revolutionizing biomedical research, but the new technology is not...
