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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...
Unraveling the functional diversity of longevity gene SIRT1
Credit: Sweta/Babukrishna, TIFR While the search for elixir of life has captivated human imagination for millennia, researchers around the world...
How bacteria hunt other bacteria
Credit: Jashnsaz et al./Biophysical Journal 2017 A bacterial species that hunts other bacteria has attracted great interest as a potential...
NASA’s James Webb space telescope completes acoustic and vibration tests
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/Michael P Menzel At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space...
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Debbie make landfall in Queensland
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA Tropical Cyclone Debbie made landfall in Queensland bringing heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds, rough seas, and flooding. NASA-NOAA's...
NIST physicists show ion pairs perform enhanced ‘spooky action’
Credit: Design: K. Irvine/NIST Adding to strong recent demonstrations that particles of light perform what Einstein called "spooky action at...
Understanding predictability and randomness by digging in the dirt
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2017 -- When tilling soil, the blade of the tillage tool cuts through the dirt, loosening...
Lead exposure in childhood linked to lower IQ, lower status
Credit: Credit - Duke University from JAMA, 2017;317(12):1-8 DURHAM, N.C. -- A long-term study of more than 500 children who...
ASCO and Cancer Care Ontario update guideline on radiation therapy for prostate cancer
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Toronto, Canada - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Cancer Care Ontario today issued a joint...
About time! Predicting midge seasonality key to reducing livestock diseases
Credit: Stefanie Schafer Ecologists at the UK-based Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) have led a study which informs optimal...
The physics of wealth inequality
Credit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - A Duke University professor has proposed an explanation for why the income disparity in...
Physics can predict wealth inequality
Credit: Bejan and Errera WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2017 -- The 2016 election year highlighted the growing problem of wealth...
Dunedin children’s exposure to lead linked to lower IQ
New Zealand children's exposure to lead linked to lower IQ Extremely high levels of lead in New Zealand cities in...
UQ opens new era in cancer research and drug development
Credit: Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland New cancer-fighting drugs could emerge from The University of Queensland in coming...
5,000 and counting: Penn Medicine celebrates reconstruction milestone
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Doctors in Penn Medicine's Division of Plastic Surgery recently performed their 5,000th free flap reconstructive...
Georgia Cancer Center participates in NCI-driven initiative to understand racial, ethnic, age dispar
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 28, 2017) - The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is one of a...
Trump Action on Clean Power Plan threatens air quality, health, and economic benefits
Syracuse, NY - March 28, 2017 The Trump Administration is expected to release an executive order on Tuesday March 28,...
Which self-help websites actually improve health? New research yields a list
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. - From depression to weight loss, insomnia to cutting back on alcohol or...
Gold standards for nanoparticles
Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1. © 2017 Nature Publishing Group Expanding the potential of gold nanoparticles for a...
Tiny sensor lays groundwork for precision X-rays detection via endoscopy
Credit: Miguel Angel Suarez, FEMTO-ST Institute WASHINGTON -- Using a tiny device known as an optical antenna, researchers have created...
