VUMC to study potential approach to reverse precancerous stomach lesions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) cancer researcher James Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D., has received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the DeGregorio ...
Treatment improved overall survival in elderly patients with early-stage esophageal cancer
DENVER - Elderly patients with early-stage esophageal cancer that received treatment had an increased 5-year overall survival when compared to ...
Allina Health shares LifeCourse model at the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
MINNEAPOLIS - (April 27, 2017) - A small portion of Medicare beneficiaries account for half of Medicare spending, and forty ...
NASA sees vertical wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Muifa
Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Vertical wind shear can weaken a tropical cyclone and that's what's happening to the now ...
Crime and virtual punishment
Credit: University of Utah When it comes to crime and punishment, how judges dish out prison sentences is anything but ...
NRL breakthrough enables safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries
Credit: U.S. Navy / Matthew Poynor WASHINGTON -- Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Chemistry Division have developed ...
Neurons’ faulty wiring leads to serotonin imbalance, depression-like behavior in mice
Credit: Tom Maniatis/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute NEW YORK -- Columbia scientists have identified a gene that allows neurons that release serotonin ...
Ocean acidification could impair the nitrogen-fixing ability of marine bacteria
While increased carbon dioxide levels theoretically boost the productivity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the world's oceans, because of its "fertilizing" ...
Ripples in the cosmic web
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- The most barren regions known are the far-flung corners of intergalactic space. In these vast expanses ...
For first time, researchers measure forces that align crystals and help them snap together
Credit: Xin Zhang/PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. -- Like two magnets being pulled toward each other, tiny crystals twist, align and slam ...
Pregnancy does not increase expectant mothers’ melanoma risk
CHICAGO (April 27, 2017): Expectant mothers need not be concerned that they are more prone to develop melanoma, or will ...
NASA sees formation of Tropical Storm Frances near Darwin
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team Tropical Storm Frances has formed in the Beagle Gulf, east of the ...
Can early experiences with computers, robots increase STEM interest among young girls?
Loading video... Credit: UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences Girls start believing they aren't good at math, science and ...
Survey: Another good year for Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses
Credit: © D. Malmquist/VIMS. An annual survey led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows ...
Two UTA students earn prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program funding
Credit: UTA Two University of Texas at Arlington College of Science students have been named recipients of National Science Foundation ...
Chemoresistance in breast cancer is related to varying tumor cell populations
Credit: Cell Reports / IDIBELL Researchers from the transformation and metastasis group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led ...
Molecule identified that helps give resident T cells in the skin their anti-cancer punch
Credit: Photograph courtesy of Medical University of South Carolina immunologist Dr. Chrystal M. Paulos and Dartmouth's Dr. Mary Jo Turk. ...
A turbo engine for tracing neurons
Credit: Allen Institute Putting a turbo engine into an old car gives it an entirely new life--suddenly it can go ...
Cold-water corals: Acidification harms, warming promotes growth
Credit: Photo: JAGO-Team, GEOMAR Because they build their skeletons from calcium carbonate, cold-water corals such as the globally distributed species ...
Scientists examine impact of high-severity fires on conifer forests
Credit: Photo by Thomas Link The ability of some Western conifer forests to recover after severe fire may become increasingly ...
