Prediction: More gas-giants will be found orbiting Sun-like stars
Credit: Alan Boss Washington, DC--New planetary formation models from Carnegie's Alan Boss indicate that there may be an undiscovered population...
Pitt chemists reveal novel biocatalysts for bioactive alkaloid synthesis
PITTSBURGH--Alkaloids are natural nitrogen-containing compounds produced by plants and microbes. These molecules, such as morphine and quinine, are important human...
Penn/Wistar study finds ‘sweet spot’ where tissue stiffness drives cancer’s spread
Credit: University of Pennsylvania In order for cancer to spread, malignant cells must break away from a tumor and through...
Exercise most important lifestyle change to help reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence
For patients with breast cancer, physical activity and avoiding weight gain are the most important lifestyle choices that can reduce...
The way breast cancer genes act could predict your treatment
Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A Michigan State University breast cancer researcher has shown that...
Penn expert calls for shorter radiation use in prostate cancer treatment
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Men with prostate cancer can receive shorter courses of radiation therapy than what is currently...
Discovery of a new gene critical in the development of lung and pancreatic cancers
(Universidad de Navarra) Researchers at the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra (Spain) have identified...
Prostate cancer cells grow with malfunction of cholesterol control in cells
DURHAM, N.C. - Advanced prostate cancer and high blood cholesterol have long been known to be connected, but it has...
Drug treatment could combat hearing loss
Credit: Will McLean, Ph.D. CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Within the inner ear, thousands of hair cells detect sound waves and translate...
Research teams hone in on Zika vaccines, but challenges remain
In less than one year, researchers have developed multiple vaccine platforms that provide robust protection against Zika virus challenge in...
Frequency announces a revolutionary small-molecule approach to restore hearing
Credit: Will McLean, Ph.D., Co-founder and Vice President, Biology and Regenerative Medicine of Frequency Therapeutics Approach to regenerate inner ear...
New technique generates high volume of sensory cells needed for hearing
Credit: Will McLean, Albert Edge, Massachusetts Eye and Ear (BOSTON) - The loss of tiny, sound-sensing cells in the inner...
NASA’s SnowEx challenges the sensing techniques…’until they break’
Credit: Credits: NSIDC/Jeff Deems A NASA-led team will kick off an ambitious airborne campaign to determine which combination of sensors...
New window into the nanoworld
Credit: Photo by John Ulan for the University of Alberta. For the first time ever, scientists have captured images of...
Penn engineers overcome a hurdle in growing a revolutionary optical metamaterial
When John Crocker, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied...
New approach to measure fluid drag on the body during swimming
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - A key factor to improve swimming performance is reducing resistance that water exerts...
New data about 2 distant asteroids give a clue to the possible ‘Planet Nine’
Credit: Julia de León (IAC). In the year 2000 the first of a new class of distant solar system objects...
Tune your radio: Galaxies sing when forming stars
Credit: Maud Galametz. Almost all the light we see in the universe comes from stars which form inside dense clouds...
What’s the healthiest way to eat your veggies? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2017 -- Vegetables are chock-full of essential vitamins and minerals, but how...
Study finds significant limitations of physician-rating websites
An analysis of 28 commercial physician-rating websites finds that search mechanisms are cumbersome, and reviews scarce, according to a study...
