New blood test predicts who will benefit from targeted prostate cancer treatments
A new blood test could predict which men with advanced prostate cancer will respond to new targeted treatments for the...
NSCLC patients respond best to salvage chemo if pre-treated with checkpoint inhibitors
Geneva, Switzerland, 04 May 2017 - Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who require salvage chemotherapy are 30% more...
Resilience offers escape from trapped thinking on poverty alleviation
Credit: Stockholm Resilience Centre. Design: Azote, E. Wikander and E. Wisniewska Development aid reached a new peak of 142.6 billion...
Deep-diving technology finds little filter feeder has giant carbon cycling impact
Loading video... Credit: © 2017 MBARI Deep-diving Technology Finds Little Filter Feeder Has Giant Carbon Cycling Impact: Using a novel...
New study defines the environment as an influencer of immune system responses in dolphins
Loading video... Credit: Activity conducted pursuant to NMFS Permit No. 14352 ATLANTA - Two populations of wild dolphins living off...
Marine conservation must consider human rights
Credit: Nathan Bennett, University of Washington/University of British Columbia Ocean conservation is essential for protecting the marine environment and safeguarding...
Fish step up to lead when predators are near
Credit: Andrew Szopa-Comley Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that some fish within a shoal take on the...
Gene mutation may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease
MINNEAPOLIS - A gene mutation may accelerate the loss of memory and thinking skills in people who are at risk...
Fake news and filters aren’t fooling internet users
Credit: Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences Despite what some politicians argue, fake news and biased search...
Making the numbers work: Researchers use math to develop personalized chemo treatments
MAKING THE NUMBERS WORK: RESEARCHERS USE MATH TO DEVELOP PERSONALIZED CHEMO TREATMENTS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A team of Florida State...
New hope in the fight against superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat. So much so that a 2014 study commissioned by the Prime Minister...
Mysterious molecule’s function in skin cancer identified
Credit: AdobeStock Lake Nona, Fla., May 3, 2017 -- New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) at...
The Earth sank twice, flooding the Eastern Amazon
Loading video... Credit: Carlos Jaramillo, German Bayona and Edward Duarte, using Gplates and VideoPad by NCHsoftware A tiny shark tooth,...
Modified soybeans yield more in future climate conditions
By 2050--in the midst of increasing temperature and carbon dioxide levels--we will need to produce 70% more food to meet...
Diving deep, WSU researchers find wealth of fish
Loading video... Credit: Cori Kane VANCOUVER, Wash. - Washington State University marine biologists for the first time have documented a...
UAB awarded $11.2 million to study renal control of sodium and salt balance
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has awarded a five-year, $11.2 million Program...
Lasers shed light on the inner workings of the giant larvacean
Credit: Kim Fulton-Bennett (c) 2017 MBARI MOSS LANDING, CA--New laser technology is allowing MBARI scientists to look into the structure...
First result from Jefferson Lab’s upgraded CEBAF opens door to exploring universal glue
Credit: DOE's Jefferson Lab The first experimental result has been published from the newly upgraded Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility...
Dresden’s cutting-edge research enthralls London
What motivates Londoners to familiarise themselves with science from Dresden? A fascinating, mesmerising exhibition of scientific projects that aims at...
Engineering research focuses on bringing efficiency to network processes
Credit: Isaac Klickstein It is human nature to seek to spend the least amount of energy, time and cost on...
