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New research explains why even targeted therapies eventually fail in lung cancer
Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Nearly 50 years into the "war" on cancer, doctors possess weapons that once would have...
Analysis yields clues to chemical composition, natural aging of 100-year-old beer
Credit: Brewing Institute, Prague Stashed away and long-forgotten, a trio of century-old bottled beers recently discovered in the Czech Republic...
Surgery to remove unaffected breast in early breast cancer increases
ATLANTA - March 29, 2017 - The proportion of women in the United States undergoing surgery for early-stage breast cancer...
Immunologic changes point to potential for clinical investigation of combination immunotherapy for deadly kidney cancer
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Immunologic changes observed in an early study of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC)...
NSF and Popular Science announce winners of 15th annual ‘Vizzies’
Credit: Greg Dunn, Brian Edwards, Will Drinker Today, Popular Science magazine and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announce the winners...
NASA sees ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie over Queensland
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie after it made landfall in eastern Queensland and...
Reliable molecular toggle switch developed
Credit: (Photo: KIT) Nanotechnology constantly allows for new records in miniaturization. Reduction of the dimension of electronic components, however, has...
Scientists discover new category of analgesic drugs that may treat neuropathic pain
New research published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that a novel therapeutic target called LPCAT2 may prove effective against...
Reading between the lines of highly turbulent plasmas
Plasma, the ionised state of matter found in stars, is still not fully understood, largely due to its instability. Astrophysicists...
An led-based device for imaging radiation induced skin damage
Credit: Anaïs Leproux, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic SAN DIEGO -- To eradicate any cancer cells that may potentially...
Carnegie Mellon Power Sector Index tracks 24 percent decline in carbon emissions
PITTSBURGH--Yesterday during Carnegie Mellon Energy Week, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) Americas President & CEO Paul Browning unveiled the initial...
Decorating single layer and bilayer graphene with useful chemical groups
Credit: IBS Researchers at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at Ulsan National...
A novel molecular link between cholesterol, inflammation and liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a deadly disease with no effective cure that develops in the context of liver diseases associated...
Penn studies find promise for innovations in liquid biopsies
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - From using fluid in the lungs to better understand the potential of immunotherapy treatments in...
Penn Medicine’s Carl June, M.D., named 2017 Fellow of the AACR Academy
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV gene therapy pioneer Carl June, MD, has been named...
Scientific discovery opens new possibilities for cancer and fibrosis treatment
Researchers from the Turku Centre for Biotechnology (BTK) in Finland have discovered that a cellular fuel sensor, known to control...
Final reminder; less than 30 days to The International Liver CongressTM 2017
With less than 30 days to go until The International Liver CongressTM 2017, it's time to register as a member...
Atomic ‘re-packing’ behind metallic glass mystery
Credit: Lan S. et al., Nature Communications, March 17, 2017 An international collaboration involving Hokkaido University's high-voltage electron microscope has...
New smart system to reduce queues at roundabouts
Credit: Mariló Martín-Gasulla et al./UPV Long queues at certain approaches to some roundabouts could be reduced using magnetic detection devices...
Organic-inorganic heterostructures with programmable electronic properties
Credit: Lohe Vertical stacks of different two-dimensional (2D) crystals, such as graphene, boron nitride, etc., held together by weak van...
