Native trees, shrubs provide more food for birds
Credit: Desiree Narango and Doug Tallamy/University of Delaware University of Delaware doctoral student Desiree Narango is researching trees and shrubs...
Genetic study uncovers evolutionary history of dingoes
Credit: Image: Lyn Watson/Australian Dingo Foundation A major study of dingo DNA has revealed dingoes most likely migrated to Australia...
Graphene enables high-speed electronics on flexible materials
Credit: Boid - Product Design Studio, Gothenburg/Chalmers University of Technology Terahertz radiation has a wide range of uses and can...
Spooky conservation: Saving endangered species over our dead bodies
Credit: Jodie Buller The secret to the survival of critically endangered wildlife could lie beyond the grave, according to a...
University of Delaware’s Thomas Epps named American Physical Society Fellow
Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware Thomas H. Epps, III, the Thomas & Kipp Gutshall Professor in the Department of Chemical...
Colorectal cancer screening should start at 45, new research shows
Credit: United European Gastroenterology Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) should begin at 45 years of age to match rising mortality...
Artificial intelligence: Is this the future of early cancer detection?
Credit: UEG (Barcelona, Oct. 30, 2017) A new endoscopic system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has today been shown to...
Pumpkin genomes sequenced, revealing uncommon evolutionary history
Credit: Zhangjun Fei and Marissa Zuckerman For some, pumpkins conjure carved Halloween decorations, but for many people around the world,...
Cancer trial led by University of Minnesota Medical School’s Dr. Clark Chen shows promise
MINNEAPOLIS - October 27, 2017 - New data from a Phase I clinical trial led by Clark Chen, M.D., Ph.D.,...
TGen-UCSF study uses genomics to make treatment calls for recurrent glioblastoma patients
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Oct. 27, 2017 -- Several patients with recurring glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer, survived for more than...
Revolutionizing the future of real-world, ‘big data’ cancer care: ASCO’s CancerLinQ
Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Oncology discussing the American Society of Clinical...
Newly discovered microRNA regulates mobility of tumor cells
Credit: (Image: University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine) Cancer cells can reactivate a cellular process that is an essential part...
An experimental model might shed new light on the development of brain cancer in children
Pediatric high-grade glioma is the primary cause of cancer death in children. Genesis of these tumors is believed to be...
Peers can reduce tobacco use among younger smokers
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Participating in a brief intervention delivered by their peers in community settings can help reduce smoking among...
Tropical forest reserves slow down global warming
Credit: Dan Bebber National parks and nature reserves in South America, Africa and Asia, created to protect wildlife, heritage sites...
Peat bogs defy the laws of biodiversity
Alexandre Buttler, head of EPFL's Ecological Systems Laboratory (ECOS), and Luca Bragazza, a scientist at ECOS, along with a team...
Peatland plants adapting well to climate change, suggests study
Credit: University of Southampton They account for just three per cent of the Earth's surface but play a major role...
Advanced artificial limbs mapped in the brain
Credit: Irit Hacmun, Tel Aviv Targeted motor and sensory reinnervation (TMSR) is a surgical procedure on patients with amputations that...
Heavy metal thunder: Protein can be switched on to conduct electricity like a metal
Credit: Weisi Song, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University When pushing the boundaries of discovery, sometimes even the most experienced of...
Artificial intelligence to evaluate brain maturity of preterm infants
Credit: Sampsa Vanhatalo Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Hospital (HUH), Finland, have developed software based...
