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Researchers find a potential target for anti-Alzheimer’s treatments
Credit: LCSB at the University of Luxembourg Scientists at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of...
UAV performs first ever perched landing using machine learning algorithms
The very first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform a perched landing using machine learning algorithms has been developed in...
Tucatinib (ONT-380) progressing in pivotal trial against HER2+ breast cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Phase 1 clinical trial data published this week in the journal Clinical Cancer Research...
Pumping iron is good for the heart, UBC researchers show
Credit: UBC Okanagan Public Affairs Just one session of interval weight-training can improve the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications,...
Researchers use nature’s weaving formula to engineer advanced functional materials
Credit: Professor Melissa Knothe Tate For the first time, UNSW biomedical engineers have woven a 'smart' fabric that mimics the...
Using E. coli to detect hormone disruptors in the environment
Credit: Please credit the American Chemical Society. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been implicated in the development of obesity, diabetes...
Struggle to escape distant galaxies creates giant halos of scattered photons
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Astronomers led by David Sobral and Jorryt Matthee, of the Universities of Lancaster in the UK and...
Tree-bark thickness indicates fire-resistance in a hotter future
Credit: Photo courtesy of Adam Pellegrini A new study has found that trees worldwide develop thicker bark when they live...
Rural dementia — we need to talk
Research carried out by Plymouth University into the experience of dementia in farming and farming families, and its impact on...
MD Anderson and nation’s cancer centers jointly endorse updated HPV vaccine recommendations
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center As national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low, The University of Texas...
New drug formulary will help expedite use of agents in clinical trials
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) today launched a new drug formulary (the "NCI Formulary") that will enable investigators at NCI-designated...
Important bio-chemical produced on a large scale by E.coli
Credit: Colourbox If you had a company that manufactured valuable ingredients for chemicals like detergens or paint, you would probably...
A research framework for tracing human migration events after ‘out of Africa’ origins
As more DNA sequencing data continues to become available, including extinct hominids, a new human origins study has been performed...
University of Guelph researchers identify monarch butterfly birthplaces to help conserve species
Credit: Stock University of Guelph researchers have pinpointed the North American birthplaces of migratory monarch butterflies that overwinter in Mexico,...
Dual-purpose biofuel crops could extend production, increase profits
Credit: Haley Ahlers/PETROSS Today many biofuel refineries operate for only seven months each year, turning freshly harvested crops into ethanol...
Killing time: Study sheds light on phages and precision cell destruction
Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware Phage therapy, which exploits the ability of certain viruses to infect and replicate within bacteria,...
IUPUI-based engineering startup receives $225K NSF grant to improve hydrogen fuel storage
INDIANAPOLIS -- A startup based on work conducted at the School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis...
New technology will cut plug-in hybrid fuel consumption by one third
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have taken inspiration from biological evolution and...
ACC.17 media registration open; important dates announced
The 66th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology will be March 17-19, 2017, at the Walter E....
UTA researcher shows computer users are overconfident when dealing with junk emails
Credit: UT Arlington UTA researchers show in a new study that people's confidence actually exceeds what they can achieve when...
