Pembrolizumab in lung cancer: Indication of considerable added benefit
Pembrolizumab (trade name: Keytruda) was initially introduced for the treatment of melanoma. Since July 2016, the monoclonal antibody has also ...
Cancer cells ‘talk’ to their environment, and it talks back
Credit: Matthew Hall/Provided Interactions between an animal cell and its environment, a fibrous network called the extracellular matrix, play a ...
Butterfly mother’s food choice for offspring changes with experience
Credit: Thomas Marler Plants communicate with animals using a blend of signals that influence animal behavior. The balance of plant ...
Turning back the aging clock
Researchers from Caltech and UCLA have developed a new approach to removing cellular damage that accumulates with age. The technique ...
Deep sea coral in North Atlantic faces threat from climate change
Credit: UK Ocean Acidification programme North Atlantic coral populations - key to supporting a variety of sea life - are ...
New ‘electron gun’ could help enable X-ray movies
Ultrashort bursts of electrons have several important applications in scientific imaging, but producing them has typically required a costly, power-hungry ...
New open access journal Rethinking Ecology publishes novel ideas under Pensoft’s imprint
Credit: Rethinking Ecology and Pensoft Needless to say, it is through sharing new ideas and hypotheses that critical issues such ...
NFL doctors should be loyal to players, not teams
As concerns for the health of current and former players in the National Football League have been mounting, a new ...
Do stress and strain lead to deviant behavior?
Chances are good that youngsters growing up around family members who gamble will also start doing so to release the ...
Know your flow
Credit: Simon Haward Liquids are an important part of our everyday lives. Fluids such as water are Newtonian, and their ...
Mystery of how plants produce oxygen soon solved
Credit: Johannes Messinger, Umeå University With the help of experimental studies on molecular level, researchers are acquiring increased knowledge on ...
Single photon converter — a key component of quantum internet
Credit: Source: FUW, Grzegorz Krzyzewski A Polish-British team of physicists has constructed and tested a compact, efficient converter capable of ...
Compounds emitted by phytopathogen microbes encourage plant growth
Credit: CSIC A wide range of microorganisms, including fungi and phytopathogenic bacteria, are capable of emitting volatile compounds which boost ...
Better surveillance and more cohesive policies needed against Rift Valley fever outbreaks
Credit: Umeå University Research on the mosquito-borne Rift Valley fever in east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula shows that current ...
AGS sets sights on better care, more responsive policies for ‘unbefriended’ older adults
Credit: (C) 2016, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled new guidance on care and ...
New mouse model reveals extensive postnatal brain damage caused by Zika infection
Credit: UGA A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia has developed a new mouse model ...
Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology adds embedded 3-D image videos to enhance visualization of me
Credit: Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology Amsterdam, NL, Nov. 22, 2016 - The current issue of the Journal of ...
Hope for people who struggle after suffering brain trauma
Pharmacological therapy combined with a rehabilitation program that teaches how to compensate for memory and attention problems offers new hope ...
Could green façades cool down cities in the future
(Pensoft Publishers) Predictions for temperature rise and the particular sensitivity of urban ecosystems to heat stress pose a pressure to ...
How do you mend a broken heart?
PITTSBURGH--Many lower forms of life on earth exhibit an extraordinary ability to regenerate tissue, limbs, and even organs--a skill that ...
