Moderate changes in Indian diets could benefit both health and the environment
Moderate changes to typical Indian diets could help to 'future proof' the Indian food system against the predicted decline in ...
Long-term antibiotic use in early to mid-life linked to cancer-inducing polyps
Long term antibiotic use in early to mid life may be linked to a heightened risk of abnormal growths in ...
So sheep may safely graze
Credit: Julie Demars In 1713, Johann Sebastian Bach once wrote a delightful cantata, "Sheep May Safely Graze," whose opening lyric ...
Exotic species aren’t all bad
Credit: NIOO-KNAW When it comes to their role in aquatic ecosystems, exotic water plants are generally no different than indigenous ...
Developing adoptive T cell therapy for ovarian cancer
Credit: Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center immunotherapy researchers Drs. Kristin Anderson and Philip ...
Method identifies epileptic patients who can benefit from surgery
Researchers affiliated with the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, have shown that genetic information can be ...
How to hack a cell
The human body is made up of trillions of cells, microscopic computers that carry out complex behaviors according to the ...
Gray tin exhibits novel topological electronic properties in 3-D
Credit: Physics Illinois In a surprising new discovery, alpha-tin, commonly called gray tin, exhibits a novel electronic phase when its ...
Study detects doubly accelerated electrons in collisions of galaxy clusters
A cosmic phenomenon on a colossal scale, resulting from the acceleration of a gas cloud by a black hole and ...
Be more patient? Imagine that
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS--How often do you act impulsively without considering the consequences? What if you ...
Jumping droplets extinguish unpredictable hotspots in electronics
Credit: Illustration by Craig Fennel, eGrafx, and Chuan-Hua Chen. Duke University. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 4, 2017 -- The performance of ...
Be more patient? Imagine that.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS--How often do you act impulsively without considering the consequences? What if you ...
Studying the brain’s suspension system in TBIs
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be devastating and debilitating. Despite intense interest and ...
Drugs widely used in cancer therapy increase toxicity of chemotherapy in mice
Credit: John Skalicky A short-term fast appears to counteract increases in blood sugar caused by common cancer drugs and protect ...
Ultrasound and microbubbles flag malignant cancer in humans, Stanford-led study finds
A team led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine has demonstrated a way to diagnose cancer without ...
To e-, or not to e-, the question for the exotic ‘Si-III’ phase of silicon
Credit: Illustration is courtesy of Tim Strobel. Washington, DC--It would be difficult to overestimate the importance of silicon when it ...
Breaking the protein-DNA bond
The verdict is in: too many single, flirty proteins can break up a strong relationship. A new interdisciplinary Northwestern University ...
New drug delivery system shows promise for fighting solid tumors
PORTLAND, Ore. - A new cancer-drug delivery system shows the ability to exploit the oxygen-poor areas of solid tumors that ...
Airbnb fans and critics both correct in home-sharing debate, says study
Credit: Mathias Lecuyer Most Airbnb hosts in Manhattan make less than $10,000 a year, but hosts who rent out their ...
Method may help myeloma patients avoid painful biopsies
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are white blood cells produced in bone marrow that churn ...
