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Night lights, big data
Credit: (Image courtesy of NASA) When the Earth is dark, human activity sparkles across the globe. As seen from space,...
Vitamin D, calcium supplementation among older women does not significantly reduce risk of cancer
Among healthy postmenopausal women, supplementation with vitamin D3 and calcium compared with placebo did not result in a significantly lower...
Findings support use of less invasive hysterectomy for early-stage endometrial cancer
Researchers found similar rates of disease-free survival and no difference in overall survival among women who received a laparoscopic or...
Female menstrual cycle in a dish
"It's the ultimate personalized medicine, a model of your body for testing drugs" Will help scientists understand diseases such as...
Prostate screening often occurs without discussion of benefits, risks
A new study finds that while a blood test that helps to screen for prostate cancer remains common, only 30...
Desktop scanners can be hijacked to perpetrate cyberattacks
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...March 28, 2017 - A typical office scanner can be infiltrated and a company's network compromised using different light...
A seismic mapping milestone
Credit: David Pugmire, ORNL Because of Earth's layered composition, scientists have often compared the basic arrangement of its interior to...
Dust contributes valuable nutrients to Sierra Nevada forest ecosystems
Credit: Chelsea Carey, Point Blue Conservation Science Collecting dust isn't usually considered a good thing. But dust from as close...
Forests fight global warming in ways more important than previously understood
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Forests play a complex role in keeping the planet cool, one that goes far beyond the absorption...
MSU, Shedd Aquarium partnering to create healthier aquatic homes
Credit: Photo Credit: ©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Viruses are the most abundant living organisms on the planet, yet we know very...
Hair spacing keeps honeybees clean during pollination
Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech With honeybee colony health wavering and researchers trying to find technological ways of pollinating plants...
Cornering endangered species
As certain species decline in number, the geographic areas they inhabit also shrink. Still, even with less space to occupy,...
Toward glow-in-the-dark tumors: New fluorescent probe could light up cancer
Credit: Haiying Liu, Michigan Tech What if you could plaster cancer cells with glowing "Here We Are" signs, so surgeons...
Parents who play Pokémon GO with kids: ‘It wasn’t really about the Pokémon’
(University of Washington) In the first study to survey and interview parents who play 'Pokémon GO' with their children, families...
Discovery of a new regulatory protein provides new tool for stem cell engineering
Credit: Victor Leshyk Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered a protein that regulates the switch of...
It is easier for a DNA knot…
Loading video... Credit: Antonio Suma, SISSA Anyone who has been on a sailing boat knows that tying a knot is...
New quantum gadget could make contactless payment more secure
Credit: Iris Choi. Oxford University A prototype gadget that sends secret keys to encrypt information passed from a mobile device...
Georgia Cancer Center participates in NCI-driven initiative to understand racial, ethnic, age disparities in six cancers
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 28, 2017) - The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is one of a...
Protein identified as potential druggable target for pancreatic cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - A protein known as arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) may be a potential therapeutic...
Mayo Clinic researchers identify interaction among proteins that cause cancer cells to metastasize
ROCHESTER Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified an interaction among proteins that allows cancer cells to grow and...
