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Screening for colorectal cancer spares male patients from intense treatments
Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer in the world. Every year in Finland, approximately 3,000 new...
Magic trick makes shadows vanish: Projection mapping technique developed to reduce shadow
Credit: Osaka University Projection mapping systems that project images onto various-sized curved surfaces ranging from buildings to flowers have been...
Putting a face on a cell surface
On the cell surface, anchored in the cell membrane, a wide array of proteins perform functions, which are vital for...
How do flying bees make perfect turns?
Credit: © The University of Queensland If you've ever lost your balance standing on a bus that takes a sharp...
Researchers develop quick and precise method for detecting chemical warfare agents
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Materials Science and Engineering Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed...
Millimeter waves for the last mile
Credit: ETH Zurich / Jürg Leuthold The high oscillation frequencies of light waves make them ideally suited to fast data...
A protein that makes skin cancer cells more invasive
Credit: Yanagi T. et al., Cancer Research, November 2, 2018 Loss of a protein called TRIM29 promotes cancer cell invasion...
Checking water quality at the tap
When consumers turn on a faucet, they expect the drinking water that gushes out to be safe. A new report...
Study uncovers link between air pollution and intellectual disabilities in children
British children with intellectual disabilities are more likely than their peers to live in areas with high outdoor air pollution,...
Study predicts decreasing brown bear habitat due to climate change
A recent analysis of data related to the brown bear (Ursus arctos) estimates that suitable habitat will be reduced by...
How Chile accomplished its renewable energy boom
Chile is currently undergoing a renewable energy boom. Today, it's the second largest market for renewable energies in Latin America,...
The shifting role of cities in addressing global climate change
Credit: Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law In recent years, cities have asserted themselves as relevant actors in...
New China and US studies back use of pulse oximeters for assessing blood pressure
Credit: Mohamed Elgendi/UBC Fast and easy blood pressure monitoring could soon be at your fingertips--literally--thanks to new University of British...
As vaping increased in popularity, use of cigarettes declined
WASHINGTON -- A comprehensive analysis examining the relationship between vaping and smoking among youth and young adults finds that cigarette...
Trial examines how mindfulness meditation may improve mood
In a randomized controlled trial of 134 mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults, participants who were assigned to a six-week...
Rare Cancers Asia: Building bridges to improve patient care
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 21 November 2018 - Rare cancers inherently make it difficult to collect data, build clinical expertise and treat affected...
Anabolic steroids linked to higher rates of premature death in men
Men who use androgenic anabolic steroids--such as testosterone--may face a higher risk of early death and of experiencing more hospital...
Insilico to present its latest research in AI Aging Diagnostics at the A!One Conference
Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...
Cardiovascular disease may increase risk of rapid functional decline in older adult
In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of adults aged 65 and older who were functionally independent, individuals...
Designing a safer building block for drug discovery by harnessing visible light
Credit: The Stephenson Lab ANN ARBOR--When you reach for a bottle of acetaminophen, you may be looking for relief from...
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