Jackdaws flap their wings to save energy
Credit: Photographer Aron Hejdström For the first time, researchers have observed that birds that fly actively and flap their wings ...
Testicular macrophages are guardians of fertility
Credit: © Noushine Mossadegh-Keller and Sébastien Mailfert / CIML The origin, development, and characteristics of two types of testicular macrophage ...
Night vision for bird- & bat-friendly offshore wind power
Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash. - The same technology that enables soldiers to see in the dark can ...
Chemical profile of ants adapts rapidly
Credit: photo/©: Florian Menzel, JGU The bodies of ants and other insects are covered with a thin, wax-like layer that ...
Scientists reveal how goldfish make alcohol to survive without oxygen
Scientists at the Universities of Oslo and Liverpool have uncovered the secret behind a goldfish's remarkable ability to produce alcohol ...
A metabolic pathway that feeds liver cancer
A little-studied gene may explain how some liver cancer cells obtain the nutrition they need to proliferate, according to new ...
New guidelines aim treat brain tumors more effectively
Credit: University of Portsmouth A University of Portsmouth academic has helped to develop European guidelines to treat brain tumours more ...
Annual meeting of ENTs, head and neck surgeons
What: Thousands of ear, nose, and throat physicians and head and neck surgeons will gather to share the latest research ...
Out-of-pocket costs exceed what many insured cancer patients expect to pay
A third of insured people with cancer end up paying more out-of-pocket than they expected, despite having health coverage, researchers ...
Financial distress in cancer care
More than one-third of insured cancer patients receiving treatment faced out-of-pocket costs that were greater than they expected and those ...
Using alternative medicine only for cancer linked to lower survival rate
New Haven, Conn. -- Patients who choose to receive alternative therapy as treatment for curable cancers instead of conventional cancer ...
Test results after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma can confuse patients and doctors about cancer’s status
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 10, 2017) - It's a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an ...
Researchers identify prognostic indicators of survival following pancreatic tumor removal
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 10, 2017 -- A new study of patients who underwent ...
Test results after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma can confuse patients and doctors about
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 10, 2017) - It's a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an ...
Pennsylvania hospital neurosurgeon performs first endoscopic minimally invasive spinal surgery in PA
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Spine disc related low back and leg pain is a major challenge and is the ...
New malaria analysis method reveals disease severity in minutes
Credit: Kerryn Matthews, University of British Columbia Left untreated, malaria can progress from being mild to severe -- and potentially ...
Material-independent nanocoating antimicrobial spray extends the shelf life of produce
Credit: KAIST The edible coating on produce has drawn a great deal of attention in the food and agricultural industry. ...
How the brain recognizes familiar faces
Credit: Laboratory of Neural Systems at The Rockefeller University There's nothing quite like the rush of recognition that comes from ...
Innovations enhance genetic analysis of individual cells
Credit: Bigelow Laboratory Single cell genomics technology has given scientists the ability to individually read the genetic blueprints of cells, ...
Novel stem cell-derived model created of inflammatory neurological disorder
Credit: Image courtesy of Cleber A. Trujillo, UC San Diego An international team of scientists, led by University of California ...
