‘Bickering’ flies make evolutionary point
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 1, 2016) - When a male fruit fly gets aggressive, he rears up...
Model explains barred owls’ domination over northern spotted owls
Credit: Photo by Ray Davis EAST LANSING, Mich. - Barred owls - unrivaled nocturnal predators and procreators - are moving...
Computer learns to recognize sounds by watching video
In recent years, computers have gotten remarkably good at recognizing speech and images: Think of the dictation software on most...
What do Netflix, Google and planetary systems have in common?
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Machine learning is a powerful tool used for a variety of tasks in modern life, from fraud detection...
Study examines association of asbestos exposure, mesothelioma in Eastern China
A new research letter published online by JAMA Oncology looks at asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma in Eastern China. The...
Could ambulatory surgical centers help bend the cost curve in US health care?
ROSEMONT, Ill. (December 1, 2016)--U.S. healthcare costs have more than tripled since the 1960s1. Nearly one of every five dollars...
Disabling critical ‘node’ revs up attack when cancer immunotherapies fall short
PHILADELPHIA--An existing drug known as a JAK inhibitor may help patients who don't respond to the so-called checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy...
Tufts and Johns Hopkins win $25 million NIH award to build new trial innovation center
BOSTON, MA (December 1, 2016) - Investigators at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies (ICRHPS) at Tufts...
First structural map of cystic fibrosis protein sheds light on how mutations cause disease
Credit: Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University/Cell Rockefeller scientists have created the first three-dimensional map of...
Breaking the backbone
Polymerization by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a simple method for modifying surfaces by which topologically challenging substrates can be...
The latest advances in the study of blood diseases presented at annual meeting of ASH
Tuesday (Dec.6), Charles Mullighan, MD, MBBS, of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, will be awarded the 2016 William Dameshek Prize....
FSU professor designs new material to better store hydrogen fuel
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida State University researcher has designed new materials that could be used to store hydrogen fuel...
Researcher receives $2.78 million to explore and exploit bacterial immune systems
Researchers at the University of Georgia have received a $2.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study...
Scripps Florida scientists identify novel compound to alleviate pain and itch
Credit: James McEntee JUPITER, FL- December 1, 2016 - In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The...
Multi-institutional collaboration uncovers how molecular machines assemble
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 1, 2016) Ribosomes--macromolecular machines consisting of RNA and proteins that twist, fold and turn--are responsible...
Study shows many lakes getting murkier, but gives hope for improvement
Credit: Adam Hinterthuer, UW-Madison Center for Limnology MADISON, Wis. -- A study of more than 5,000 Wisconsin lakes shows that...
Natural alternatives to protect plants inspired by pharmaceutical research
Credit: Rey and Dumas/Trends in Plant Science 2016 The bacteria Streptomyces--which is commonly used in human antibiotics and found in...
Study: Restaurants not good at explaining risks of undercooked meat to customers
Front-line staff, such as servers in restaurants, are often trusted with providing customers with food safety information regarding their meals....
Proposed biosimilar drug shows potential as breast cancer treatment
Among women with metastatic breast cancer, treatment with a drug that is biosimilar to the breast cancer drug trastuzumab resulted...
Findings show significant progress against HIV epidemic in Africa; 90-90-90 goals in reach
December 1, 2016 -- NEW YORK -- National surveys in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia reveal exceptional progress against HIV, with...