Protein identified that drives initiation and growth of aggressive form of leukemia
A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified a new cancer-causing pathway behind most cases of an...
Breast cancer statistics, 2017
Overall breast cancer death rates dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 breast cancer deaths during those 26...
Novel platform for investigating quiescence in dormancy-capable cancer cells
Credit: Dr. Alptekin Aksan A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities has reported a novel encapsulation approach...
New targeted alpha therapy protocol for advanced prostate cancer
Credit: C Kratochwil et al., University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany RESTON, Va. - Therapy options are limited for men with...
Tobacco smokers could gain 86 million years of life if they switch to vaping, study finds
WASHINGTON -- Up to 6.6 million cigarette smokers will live substantially longer if cigarette smoking is replaced by vaping over...
New report gives the lay of the land on grazing livestock’s climate impact
Tuesday October 3, 2017 - Oxford, United Kingdom: An international research collaboration has shed light on the impact that grass-fed...
Prehistoric squid was last meal of newborn ichthyosaur 200 million years ago
Credit: Julian Kiely. Scientists from the UK have identified the smallest and youngest specimen of Ichthyosaurus communis on record and...
New method for tissue regeneration, inspired by nature, described by scientists
Credit: University of Birmingham Scientists have found a way of mimicking our body's natural healing process, using cell derived nano-sized...
Keeping moving — flat worms shed light on role of migrating stem cells in cancer
Credit: Prasad Abnave A new study carried out by the University of Oxford has used flat worms to look at...
Clumps as temporary storage
Credit: Group Matthias Peter / ETH Zurich Protein aggregates have a bad reputation. A number of human diseases, especially those...
EPFL Life Sciences Symposium: Frontiers in Metabolism 2017
In October 24-26, EPFL will host at the SwissTech Convention Center an exciting Life Sciences Symposium: "Frontiers in Metabolism 2017...
Finnish researchers discover what is on the menu for dragonflies
Credit: Tuomas Kankaanpää Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki, Finland, are the first in the world to discover...
House sparrow decline linked to air pollution and poor diet
Despite being well-adapted to urban life, house sparrow numbers are falling. A study in open-access journal Frontiers in Ecology and...
Red Sea gene pool follows water flow
Credit: © 2017 Ibrahim Hoteit A collaboration between KAUST and several UK institutes has revealed that surface currents are important...
Ancient petrified salamander reveals its last meal
Credit: Jérémy Tissier A new study on an exceptionally preserved salamander from the Eocene of France reveals that its soft...
Durian industry could suffer without the endangered fruit bat
Credit: RIMBA Scientists have discovered that Southeast Asia's endangered fruit bats - commonly known as flying foxes - play an...
Researchers identify free-flowing aerosol particles using holograms, lasers
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Holographic images of free-flowing air particles may help climate change and biological weapons...
Mold contamination in sea salts could potentially spoil food
ITHACA, N.Y. - Like fine wines, sea salts are artisanal products that inspire talk of terroir, texture and provenance. Now...
Tiny poisonous Brazilian frogs are ‘deaf’ to their own call
Credit: Sandra Goutte Tiny Brazilian frogs still 'sing' despite not being able to hear themselves - this is the surprising...
UTA study sheds new light on evolution
Credit: Assist Basu Research from the University of Texas at Arlington and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggests that...
