NASA spots Tropical Storm Nock-ten intensify
Credit: Credits: NASA MODIS Rapid Response/NOAA NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured a visible image ...
Dual strategy teaches mouse immune cells to overcome cancer’s evasive techniques
Credit: Alyssa Kosmides and Randall Meyer, Johns Hopkins Medicine By combining two treatment strategies, both aimed at boosting the immune ...
Scientists discover concussion biomarker
EVANSTON, Ill. --- The secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain's ability to process sound, according to a ...
Oddly shaped immune cells cause fibrosis
Credit: Osaka University Scientists at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) at Osaka University, Japan, report a new group of ...
Evolution of ideas: Scientists to decode genetic story of Newton’s apple
Credit: University of Lincoln Scientists will connect two of the most important scientific theories of all time - the law ...
Overweight affects DNA methylation
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The extra pounds you gain during the holidays will not ...
The sound of quantum vacuum
Credit: (Credit: Albert Schliesser, NBI) Quantum mechanics dictates sensitivity limits in the measurements of displacement, velocity and acceleration. A recent ...
Fractional disturbance observers could help machines stay on track
Loading video... Credit: Chinese Association of Automation Roads are paved with obstacles than can interfere with our driving. They can ...
Fractional calculus helps control systems hit their mark
Loading video... Credit: Chinese Association of Automation If you've ever searched for ways to curb your car's gas-guzzling appetite, you've ...
Sensor sensation
Credit: Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, OIST Microfluidic platforms have revolutionized medical diagnostics in recent years. Instead of sending blood or urine samples ...
TSRI scientists show how drug binds with ‘hidden pocket’ on flu virus
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - December 21, 2016 - A new study led by scientists at ...
Astrophotography as a gateway to science
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Non-science students enrolled in astrophotography classes created by scientists at the University of ...
Direct-to-brain chemo better than systemic drugs when immunotherapy is to follow
Credit: Credit: Reprinted with permission from AAAS. Image ©2016 JHU Neurosurgery-Ian Suk. In experiments on mice with a form of ...
Some glioblastoma patients benefit from ‘ineffective’ treatment, Stanford researchers say
A subgroup of patients with a devastating brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme benefited from treatment with a class of chemotherapy ...
Temperature drives biodiversity
Credit: (Photo: Anna Kühnel) The diversity of plants and animals in Earth's arctic regions is moderate. Tropical latitudes in contrast ...
Artificial intelligence to generate new cancer drugs on demand
Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Clinical trial failure rates for small molecules in oncology exceed 94% for molecules previously tested in ...
Firefly gift-giving: Composition of nuptial gifts revealed, shedding light on postmating sexual selection
Credit: Kevin Jiang/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (December 22, 2016) - Female fireflies have long known that the best romances are with ...
Nanoscale ‘conversations’ create complex, multi-layered structures
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY -- Building nanomaterials with features spanning just billionths of a meter requires extraordinary precision. ...
Know thy enemy: Kill MRSA with tailored chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill MRSA, a common and often deadly bacteria that causes skin, lung, ...
Could Rudolph and friends help to slow down our warming climate?
Reindeer may be best known for pulling Santa's sleigh, but a new study suggests they may have a part to ...
