Biology
Oncotarget: Treatment outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
In CTP class A patients, IGF/CTP score B was associated with shorter PFS and OS Oncotarget published "Insulin-like growth factor...
Oncotarget: Novel markers of colorectal tumors exhibiting microsatellite instability
By incorporating cell composition into their regression model, they identified 3,193 differentially expressed genes, of which 556 were deemed novel...
Oncotarget: Predicting clinical outcomes using cancer progression associated signatures
The P142 panel of metrics successfully predicted cancer progression status in patients with some, but not all cancer types analyzed....
Elephants solve problems with personality
Just as humans have their own individual personalities, new research in the Journal of Comparative Psychology shows that elephants have...
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep
ASU engineering researchers discover and explore new neural stem cell state that gives insight into cancer Christopher Plaisier, an assistant...
Hydrofracking environmental problems not that different from conventional drilling
Crude oil production and natural gas withdrawals in the United States have lessened the country's dependence on foreign oil and...
Controversies and consensus in thyroid cancer care
New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2021—The American Thyroid Association, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, the European Thyroid Association, and...
Structural biology reveals new opportunities to combat tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide, infecting about one-quarter of the world's population. Although it...
Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from space
Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement...
Small-scale engineering could bring big progress in medical care
Effective diagnostics, therapies and treatments for diseases and infections could increasingly involve re-engineering the body's internal biomechanisms at their most...
Vera Gorbunova to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
Vera Gorbunova to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery...
The quiet of pandemic-era lockdowns allowed some pumas to venture closer to urban areas
Tracking data show how pumas in California's Santa Cruz Mountains responded to regional shelter-in-place orders New research from the University...
Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate
Shift may reduce plants' ability to absorb atmospheric CO2, increasing greenhouse gasses INDIANAPOLIS -- A first-of-its-kind large-scale study of vegetation...
New findings unveil a missing piece of human prehistory
A joint research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the...
New findings on body axis formation
Heidelberg researchers discover an enzyme that prevents the formation of multiple heads and axes in the freshwater polyp Hydra In...
NASA helps map impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on harmful air pollution
Early in the pandemic, it was expected that satellite imagery around the world would show cleaner air as a result...
Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal’s biology
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Using an unusually well-preserved subfossil jawbone, a team of researchers -- led by Penn State and...
Cardiac atrophy findings may set course for preventing harm from long space flights
Team led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's discover molecular process behind dangerous loss of heart muscle In many situations, heart...
Tiny ancient bird from China shares skull features with Tyrannosaurus rex
Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a 120-million-year-old...
Wild bees need deadwood in the forest
How many tree species are there in the forest? How are the trees scattered throughout? How high are the individual...
