Uncovering the secrets of water and ice as materials
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2016 -- Water is vital to life on Earth and its importance simply can't be overstated ...
Novel test enables earlier detection of Merkel cell carcinoma, Fred Hutch scientists say
Scientists have found a way to detect earlier if a deadly cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), is recurring in patients, ...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2016
To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications staff member identified at the end of each ...
Closing the carbon loop
Credit: Karl Johnson PITTSBURGH (December 7, 2016) ... Research at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering focused on ...
Shaping pharma: The industry’s top stories from 2016
As the year comes to an end, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, ...
Substance present in ayahuasca brew stimulates generation of human neural cells
Ayahuasca is a beverage that has been used for centuries by Native South-Americans. Studies suggest that it exhibits anxiolytic and ...
Half of people believe fake facts
Credit: University of Warwick Around 50% of us are susceptible to believing we've experienced fictitious events, University of Warwick research ...
When neurons are ‘born’ impacts olfactory behavior in mice
Credit: Troy Ghashghaei New research from North Carolina State University shows that neurons generated at different life stages in mice ...
Enzyme that digests vitamin A also may regulate testosterone levels
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin ...
Toward opioid vaccines that can help prevent overdose fatalities
In 2014, the number of deaths from opioid overdoses in the U.S. jumped to its highest level on record. The ...
Blocks of ice demonstrate levitated and directed motion
Credit: S. Dorbolo/University of Liege WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2016 -- Resembling the Leidenfrost effect seen in rapidly boiling water ...
Supportive care for cancer patients remains inadequate
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 7th December, 2016 - Pain relief and other forms of supportive care for cancer patients are insufficient, researchers report ...
Summary of research presented at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer
Credit: IASLC Vienna, Austria--December 7, 2016--Today's press briefing at the IASLC 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) focused on ...
Cheaper and more sustainable sweeteners
Credit: Public Domain Polyalcohols are widely used in the food industry, especially in candy and gum because they bring the ...
Follow-up by trained nurses helps myocardial infarction patients
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The quality of life of elderly myocardial infarction patients can ...
Beware: Children can passively ‘smoke’ marijuana, too
Relaxing with a joint around children is not very wise. Not only do youngsters inhale harmful secondary smoke in the ...
Understanding necrophilia: A global interdisciplinary approach (cognella)
Credit: University of Huddersfield NO case of necrophilia has ever come before UK courts, although British awareness of the offence ...
Plants engineered to express a fruit fly gene may help clean up environmental pollutant
Through a process called phytoremediation, researchers are using plants to clean up land contaminated with TNT, a toxic environmental pollutant ...
Molecular switches researched in detail
(Ruhr-University Bochum) Seeing, smelling, tasting, regulation of blood pressure -- molecular switches are involved in all of these processes. The ...
Springer offers flexible purchasing option for Springer Book Archives
Credit: Springer Springer now offers its Springer Book Archives (SBA) in smaller year set packages. The new SBA packages are ...
