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Blood test shows promise in detecting abusive head trauma in infants
PITTSBURGH, April 10, 2017 - Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine...
Hope Through Hollis Fund at TGen supports innovative childhood brain cancer research
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- April 10, 2017 -- In an effort to "move the needle" toward improved treatments for a rare...
Americans use more clean energy in 2016
Americans used more renewable energy in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to the most recent energy flow charts...
Different breast cancer treatment options vary widely in their cost-effectiveness
A new study published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that different therapies for early-stage breast...
Wake Forest Baptist researchers find novel way to induce pancreatic cancer cell death
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 10, 2017 - Pancreatic cancer, most frequently pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is the most lethal and...
NASA catches Tropical Cyclone Ernie being blown apart
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite provided a birds-eye view of Tropical Cyclone Ernie as it was being battered by...
Iowa State researchers use graphene, electricity to change stem cells for nerve regrowth
Credit: Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa - Researchers looking for ways to regenerate nerves can have a...
Proton-nuclei smashups yield clues about ‘quark gluon plasma’
Credit: Zhenyu Chen Findings from Rice University physicists working at Europe's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are providing new insight about...
Putting a spin on logic gates
Credit: Fischer/Kewenig/Meyer WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2017 -- Computer electronics are shrinking to small-enough sizes that the very electrical currents...
I-ACT for Children established to catalyze pediatric therapeutics clinical research & education
(Tucson, AZ) , 4/10/2017. Critical Path Institute (C-Path) has established a new 501(c)3 non-profit, the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials...
Nutrition report calls for greater cooperation and coordination in promotion of pulse as consumer-friendly food stuff
NEW YORK, April 6, 2017 - A special issue of Annals published by the New York Academy of Sciences, stresses...
New breed of supermolecule ‘hunts down’ harmful drugs and removes them from water
A University of Surrey academic is leading research that has found an effective, environmentally friendly way to monitor and remove...
Mild, wet summer in the midwest predicted by Mizzou weather expert
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Following a dry, mild winter in the Midwest, a University of Missouri meteorology expert is predicting a...
Avocados may help combat the metabolic syndrome
A new review investigates the effects of avocados on different components of metabolic syndrome, which is a clustering of risk...
MSU, MasterCard Foundation partner to increase youth employment in Africa
A five-year, $13 million collaboration between Michigan State University and The MasterCard Foundation will help 15,000 young people access employment...
Newfound signal helps pancreatic cancer cells hide from immune system
Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have uncovered a critical...
Physician breast cancer screening recommendations amid changing guidelines
Disagreement persists between professional societies and organizations over the best time to start and to discontinue mammography for breast cancer...
Threat of firearm use affects PTSD symptoms among female victims of partner violence
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 10, 2017-A new study shows that the threat of firearm...
New technology can detect tiny ovarian tumors
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most ovarian cancer is diagnosed at such late stages that patients' survival rates are poor. However, if...
Moose tracking: There’s an app for that.
Credit: Vince Crichton EDMONTON (Monday, April 10, 2017)--Ecologists in the University of Alberta's Department of Biological Sciences have developed an...
