Breakthrough in ‘wonder’ materials paves way for flexible tech
Credit: Gabriel Constantinescu Electronic devices set to become smaller, flexible and highly efficient - following University of Warwick research on ...
Prebiotic evolution: Hairpins help each other out
The evolution of cells and organisms is thought to have been preceded by a phase in which informational molecules like ...
Doctors treat deadly cancerous disorders with gene-guided, targeted therapy
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Genomic testing of biopsies from patients with deadly, treatment-resistant cancerous blood syndromes called histiocytoses allowed ...
Scientists discover how the cells in skin and organ linings maintain constant cell numbers
Credit: Swapna Gudipaty SALT LAKE CITY - Research published today in Nature from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at ...
Scientifically-designed fasting diet lowers risks for major diseases
What if you could lose weight and reduce your risk of life-threatening disease without any changes in what you eat ...
Report: Clinicians should routinely counsel patients on physical activity
A new study led by American Cancer Society researchers in collaboration with leading experts concludes that physical activity should be ...
Wireless power transmission safely charges devices anywhere within a room
A new method developed by Disney Research for wirelessly transmitting power throughout a room enables users to charge electronic devices ...
Modifying fat content in soybean oil with the molecular scissors Cpf1
Credit: IBS A team from the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Research (IBS), succeeded in editing ...
Ötzi the Iceman: Researchers validate the stability of genetic markers
(Saarland University) Biomarkers are biological attributes that can give doctors or researchers clues about the health status or illnesses of ...
LA BioMed’s 4th Annual Innovation Showcase
The Innovation Showcase will be attended by over 300 entrepreneurs, investors, executives from biotech and pharma medical devices companies, legal ...
Engage with the world’s brightest mathematicians and computer scientists in Heidelberg!
Lectures, workshops and panel discussions embolden scientifically driven debate, while various social events encourage the participants to pursue their discourse ...
Crystal growth, earth science and tech demo research launching to orbiting laboratory
Credit: NASA The tenth SpaceX cargo resupply launch to the International Space Station, targeted for launch Feb. 18, will deliver ...
Radiotherapy for invasive breast cancer increases the risk of second primary lung cancer
DENVER - East Asian female breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy have a higher risk of developing second primary lung cancer. ...
New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects
Credit: Chicago Jean Lachat Although scientists have been able to levitate specific types of material, a pair of UChicago undergraduate ...
Students in Ohio’s online charter schools perform worse than peers in traditional schools
Despite dramatic growth in enrollment in online charter schools in Ohio, students are not achieving the same academic success as ...
ESMO supports the 2017 WHO cancer resolution
ESMO, the leading European professional organisation for medical oncology, presented an official statement supporting the 2017 WHO Cancer Resolution that ...
Site of care may partly explain survival difference between kids and AYAs with leukemia
Bottom Line: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were not ...
Adenoviruses and the immune system join forces against cancer
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the Cancer Virotherapy Research Group of Bellvitge Biomedicine Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Ramon Alemany, ...
Cancer researchers to convene for Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium in March
ARLINGTON, Va., February 16, 2017 -- The 2017 Multidisciplinary Thoracic Cancers Symposium, co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology ...
NTU Singapore invents ultrafast camera for self-driving vehicles and drones
Credit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an ultrafast high-contrast camera that could help ...
