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Live fast die young: Updating signal detection theory
Signal Detection Theory is a popular and well-established idea that has influenced behavioral science for around 50 years. Essentially, the...
Nanofiber sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows. The...
MIPT scientists revisit optical constants of ultrathin gold films
Credit: MIPT Researchers at MIPT have conducted highly precise measurements of the optical constants of ultrathin gold films with thicknesses...
Assessment shows metagenomics software has much room for improvement
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A recent critical assessment of software tools represents a key step toward taming the "Wild West" nature...
Chapman University receives $3.7 million federal research grant to study Alzheimer’s
ORANGE, Calif. - Chapman University has earned the largest federal research grant in the university's history. The National Institutes of...
Microbes leave ‘fingerprints’ on Martian rocks
Credit: Copyright: Tetyana Milojevic At the Department of Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Vienna, Tetyana Milojevic and her team...
A new way to harness wasted methane
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Methane gas, a vast natural resource, is often disposed of through burning, but new research by scientists...
Insurance plays significant role in breast cancer disparities
Differences in insurance account for a substantial proportion of the excess risk of death from breast cancer faced by black...
Wake Forest Baptist receive $9 Million grant to study aggressive brain cancer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Oct. 16, 2017 -- Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancer that originates in the brain. Current therapies...
Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences...
V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., professor of Breast Medical Oncology, has been elected to the National...
Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment
Credit: Image courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, Ont. (Oct. 16, 2017) - Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells...
Study cites race and socioeconomic factors as influential in NSCLC patient survival rates
Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - New research found race and specific socioeconomic factors to have a significant influence...
Integration of smoking cessation within CT lung cancer screenings shows life-saving results
okohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - A study that integrated robust smoking cessation programs into an organized low-dose CT...
Early palliative care provides no quality of life benefits for recently diagnosed MPM patients
Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - Early specialist palliative care for patients that were recently diagnosed with malignant pleural...
Mount Sinai & Sema4 scientists identify biomarker for progression and drug response in brain cancer
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sema4, and collaborating institutions including Colorado State University and Fred...
Toward efficient high-pressure desalination
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The desalination industry, a critical source of potable water in many arid regions, generated more than $13...
Sound and color
The blue whale is the largest animal known ever to have existed -- bigger even than dinosaurs -- yet it...
Neutrons observe vitamin B6-dependent enzyme activity useful for drug development
Credit: Jill Hemman and Andrey Kovalevsky /Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2017...
Study suggests oysters offer hot spot for reducing nutrient pollution
Credit: © A. Smyth. When it comes to oysters and their role in reducing nutrient pollution, a new study by...
