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Curves in all the right places
Researchers from the University of Liverpool collaborating with University College London, Banfield Pet Hospitals and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet...
ERC Starting Grants: 605 million to 406 top researchers across Europe
(European Research Council) The European Research Council has announced today the awarding of its Starting Grants to 406 early-career researchers...
Ozone limits at play as EPA, industry and environmental groups weigh in
After the Environmental Protection Agency initially announced a delay in enforcing stricter ozone limits, the agency now plans to meet...
UCLA biologists slow aging, extend lifespan of fruit flies
Credit: Nature Communications/Anil Rana UCLA biologists have developed an intervention that serves as a cellular time machine -- turning back...
Substance in coffee delays onset of diabetes in laboratory mice
In recent years, researchers have identified substances in coffee that could help quash the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes....
New microscopy method for quick and reliable 3-D imaging of curvilinear nanostructures
Credit: Cécile Hébert/Emad Oveisi/EPFL Physical and biological sciences increasingly require the ability to observe nano-sized objects. This can be accomplished...
EMBO at Basel Life, a new conference on current and emerging life science research
Basel and Heidelberg, 6 September 2017 - EMBO and Basel Life are pleased to announce the EMBO at Basel Life...
Investigating the mechanisms of metastasis
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Cancer metastasis - the spread of disease from the original site to a distant organ...
FDG-PET/CT predicts melanoma patients’ response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Credit: SY Cho, EJ Lipson, H Im, et al., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD RESTON, Va. -...
Outreach interventions improve colorectal cancer screening
Outreach and notification to patients and physicians improved colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among patients who were not up-to-date or nonadherent...
How to implement Advance Care Planning for patients
Credit: Lancaster University Emeritus Professor Sheila Payne from the International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University helped...
MIRO trial: 3-year outcomes favor laparoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 05 September, 2017 - Patients requiring surgery for oesophageal cancer fare better after undergoing a hybrid minimally invasive oesophagectomy...
Recurrence of prostate cancer could be reduced thanks to exciting new discovery
Ground breaking research could reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer in males, a new study in the journal Nature Communications...
Zika virus could be used to treat brain cancer patients, study suggests
Credit: Zhu et al., 2017 Recent outbreaks of Zika virus have revealed that the virus causes brain defects in unborn...
Scientists find new evidence about how to prevent worsening pneumonia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 5, 2017) - Sodium channels in the cells that line...
NJIT graduate student wins kudos for her research on a potent counterterrorism tool
In some scientific circles, the metal boron is viewed as an underachiever. Best known for its role in the household...
Split-brain fruit fly research gives new insight into autism
Credit: Photo by Mike Wolterbeek, University of Nevada, Reno. A better understanding of the cause of autism may come from...
Research dog helps scientists save endangered carnivores
Credit: Photo: Courtesy of Karen DeMatteo Scat-sniffing research dogs are helping scientists map out a plan to save reclusive jaguars,...
Rare footage of a new clearwing moth species from Malaysia reveals its behavior
Credit: Marta Skowron Volponi & Paolo Volponi Unique footage of a new species of clearwing moth has been recorded in...
Physical activity can lead to difference in diet preferences between males, females
Recent studies have shown that approximately 90 percent of adult Americans fail to reach the U.S. Department of Health guidelines...
