The advent of ‘green’ cattle
Implications of livestock farming on climate change should not be drawn from aggregate statistics, reveals a study based on a...
Fish oil or fish consumption? New recommendations for pregnant women trying to prevent childhood asthma
Credit: Courtesy of University of South Florida Pregnant women who consume fish rather than fish oil supplements are just as...
Right-handed baseball players more successful when batting left-handed
It is known that baseball players who bat left-handed are overrepresented in the sport. But new research by David Mann...
VTT’s EUR 3 million investment accelerates the development of new kinds of fibre products
Credit: VTT Cellulose and other fibres are future materials that can replace many plastic and mineral-based materials in the industrial...
Examining potatoes’ past could improve spuds of the future
Credit: Courtesy of Robin Buell The old adage of looking to the past to understand the future certainly applies to...
Two Princeton astrophysicists receive funding to study merging neutron stars
Credit: Adam Burrows and collaborators/Princeton/TEAMS Adam Burrows, a professor of astrophysical sciences, and David Radice, an associate research scholar, have...
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...
