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Drug developed for pancreatic cancer shows promise against most aggressive form of medulloblastoma
A drug that was developed to treat pancreatic cancer has now been shown to increase symptom-free survival in preclinical medulloblastoma...
St. Jude gene panel for pediatric cancers increases access to high-quality testing
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a panel that is able to provide a diagnosis for >90%...
States consider new science-backed solution to save time and money on concrete infrastructure repair
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University invention that may shorten construction timelines and increase long-term durability of concrete highways,...
Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people’s daily calories. With nearly one in three adults...
Innovation Crossroads welcomes seven entrepreneurs for Cohort 2024
Seven entrepreneurs comprise the next cohort of Innovation Crossroads, a Department of Energy Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory....
Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of mollusks
Credit: G Zhang/L Parry. UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 19:00 BST / 14:00 ET THURSDAY 1 AUGUST 2024 Images available via...
Every rose has its thorns … or does it?
According to Greek mythology, red roses first appeared when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a...
Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to capture the effects of aging...
Angel Martí elected fellow of the American Chemical Society
By Jade Boyd Special to Rice NewsCredit: Photo by Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University. By Jade Boyd Special to Rice News Rice...
ACM publishes first issue of Proceedings of the ACM on Software Engineering
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has recently published the first issue of Proceedings of the ACM on Software Engineering...
Rice, DOE labs tackle knowledge gap in materials science research
HOUSTON – (August 1, 2024) – Materials behave differently in different size regimes, and researchers tend to cluster their efforts...
Barriers complicate exercise for disability community
An estimated 16% of people worldwide live with a significant disability that impacts their daily life. Of this population, only...
VUMC set to debut focused ultrasound treatment for tremors, Parkinson’s disease
The movement disorder neurology and neurosurgery team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is set to add focused ultrasound treatment (FUS)...
Joseph Rogers, MD, named to American Board of Internal Medicine’s Cardiovascular Board
Houston, Texas, July 24, 2024 – The Texas Heart Institute, a globally renowned cardiovascular health center, announced today that Joseph...
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