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Colleen’s Dream Foundation funds ovarian cancer clinical trial
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- April 3, 2018 -- Colleen's Dream Foundation, a Scottsdale-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting ovarian cancer research, recently...
Non-toxic filamentous virus helps quickly dissipate heat generated by electronic devices
Credit: Scientific Reports The researcher team of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) discovered that the film constructed by assembling...
Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests study
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences When people hear that their memory will worsen as they age, the question on...
Artificial molecules that mimic DNA
Not only can synthetic molecules imitate the structures of their biological counterparts, they can also assume their functions and even...
Inner ear provides clues to human dispersal
Credit: ©Marcia Ponce de León, Christoph Zollikofer The early migration of humans out of Africa and across the world can...
Portland State study links outdoor recreation with water quality concerns
People who camp, hike, fish or participate in other forms of outdoor recreation generally have a higher level of concern...
Medical marijuana gets wary welcome from older adults, poll shows
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Few older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but...
Cell discovery could help with research on genetic diseases
The discovery will enable scientists to study the breadth and depth of cell biology. This has implications for research into...
Media registration open for ISSCR 2018 June 20-23, Melbourne, Australia
21 March, 2018 -- Leading scientists and researchers from academia and industry will gather to share groundbreaking stem cell science...
Anticipating the dangers of space
Credit: Douglas Aircraft Co., 1967 Alongside the well-known hazards of space -- freezing temperatures, crushing pressures, isolation -- astronauts also...
For women with kidney cancer, belly fat matters
Credit: Joseph Ippolito Belly fat affects the odds of women surviving kidney cancer but not men, according to a new...
What makes us truly happy and healthy?
What does it mean to be well? Not just "not ill," but really thriving? Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School...
Mayo Clinic coordinates effort to expand medical research, care for Lewy body dementia
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, but it...
Spa therapy helps Japan’s snow monkeys cope with the cold
Credit: Kento Mori Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at...
Clara Santato awarded 2018 MRS Communications Lecture
Credit: Research Square We are delighted to announce to Clara Santato, Polytechnique Montréal, has been awarded the 2018 MRS Communications...
UCLA scientists merge statistics, biology to produce important new gene computational tool
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA The cells in our bodies express themselves in different ways. One cell might put a chunk of...
Great magma eruptions had 2 sources
(University of Helsinki) Research at Finnish Museum of Natural History may explain controversies related to great magma eruptions: the magmas...
Real-time monitoring could reduce First Nations water advisories by one third, study finds
Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers have found that the majority of drinking water advisories in First Nations...
NREL research overcomes major technical obstacles in magnesium-metal batteries
Scientists at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a new approach for developing a rechargeable...
Australian vine can boost soybean yield, study says
Credit: Ram Singh, USDA ARS. URBANA, Ill. - Growing in its native Australia, the unobtrusive perennial vine Glycine tomentella could...
