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ORNL researchers break data transfer efficiency record
Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2017 -- Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have...
Lower incidence of esophagitis in elderly NSCLC patients undergoing definitive radiation
DENVER - Elderly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing definitive radiation have a lower incidence of esophagitis compared to...
The shape of melting in two dimensions
Credit: Joshua A. Anderson and James Antonaglia, University of Michigan Snow falls in winter and melts in spring, but what...
UCLA physicists map the atomic structure of an alloy
Credit: Courtesy of Colin Ophus and Florian Nickel In the world of the very tiny, perfection is rare: virtually all...
Older adults who take many medications have a higher risk for becoming frail
Credit: (C) 2017, The Health in Aging Foundation As we age, we tend to develop a number of chronic health...
Scientists prove new approach to Polio vaccines works
Scientists have identified new ways to provide vaccines against polio, which do not require the growth of live virus for...
Marine ecosystems show resilience to climate disturbance
Credit: Jennifer O'Leary Climate-driven disturbances are having profound impacts on coastal ecosystems, with many crucial habitat-forming species in sharp decline....
Challenges of breeding ‘VIPeas’
Credit: Thomas Stefaniak. The small but mighty chickpea packs a dietary and environmental punch. They are an important source of...
Research!America to honor Sen. Lamar Alexander for championing research and innovation
ARLINGTON, Va.--February 1, 2017--Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has been selected to receive the Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research...
Statement from ASH, AACR, AACI, ASTRO, ASPHO & LUNGevity Foundation on immigration order
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2017 -- As the world's leading organizations representing laboratory researchers, physician-scientists, clinicians, the nation's cancer centers,...
Eating the placenta after childbirth — researchers explore perceptions of health benefits and risks
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine () is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published online with open access options and...
Sandia receives ENERGISE award to study how to help utilities better manage power systems
Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Sandia National Laboratories has been awarded a three-year, $2.5 million award to...
Shape of prostate and compartments within may serve as cancer indicators
Credit: Mirabela Rusu Preliminary computerized imaging reveals the shape of the prostate and a compartment within the gland--called the transitional...
This Week from AGU: Coal mine dust lowers spectral reflectance of Arctic snow
GeoSpace Coal mine dust lowers spectral reflectance of Arctic snow by up to 84 percent, new study finds Dust released...
Controlling electron spin makes water splitting more efficient
One of the main obstacles in the production of hydrogen through water splitting is that hydrogen peroxide is also formed,...
Potential new drug class hits multiple cancer cell targets, boosting efficacy and safety
MYC is a regulator gene. It controls the expression of other genes and codes transcription factors or proteins involved in...
New type of PET imaging identifies primary and metastatic prostate cancer
Credit: Jingjing Zhang, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China Reston, Virginia -- In the featured article from the February 2017...
Gull decline on Scottish island linked to decline in fishing discards
Credit: by Tom Bickerton/BTO The research, published in the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) journal Bird Study, looked at the...
Building up biomaterials: Michigan Tech researchers lead Forest Bioeconomy Conference
Biomaterials are any organic materials that can be cultivated or extracted from nature's ecosystems; any organic material extracted from the...
What to expect from big pharma in 2017
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved just 22 new therapeutic drugs, which is less than half the number...
