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Lung cancer trial of RET inhibitor selpercatinib achieves durable responses in majority of patients with RET gene fusions
Phase I/II trial finds targeted therapy effective in heavily pretreated patients and those with brain metastasesCredit: The University of Texas...
New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer
Credit: PHSA A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC)...
Thermodynamics of computation: A quest to find the cost of running a Turing machine
Credit: Kolchinksy and Wolpert, Turing machines were first proposed by British mathematician Alan Turing in 1936, and are a theoretical...
Carnegie Mellon named NSF planning institute for artificial intelligence in physics
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University has received a $500,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to...
Placenta can indicate how body responds to opioids during pregnancy
University of Missouri scientists discover possible biological markers for identifying opioid use disorder.Credit: University of Missouri Scientists at the University...
Additional data on blood thinner efficacy for COVID-19 and insight on best possible regimens
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Sinai researchers were among the first to show that...
Native desert bighorn sheep in ecologically intact areas are less vulnerable to climate change
Credit: Tyler Creech CORVALLIS, Ore. - In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal...
Researcher gets $100,000 COVID-19 grant to study enzymes critical for SARS-CoV-2 replication
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Christopher Basler, professor and director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Institute for...
Learning how one element–zinc–helps millions of nerve cells communicate
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Zinc isn't just an ingredient in the lozenges you might take when you feel a...
Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19
Published studies provide evidence for predicting how severe a patient's illness will become and why patients develop life-threatening blood clotsCredit:...
Racial segregation drives disparities in COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 26, 2020--Across the U.S., COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses are lowest...
Overlooked ‘housekeeping’ gene plays unexpected role in seizures
Largely ignored molecules expressed in the brain may contribute to imbalances in epilepsy and autism spectrum disorderCredit: Ackerman Lab/UC San...
UC creates living tribute to Ohio botanist
E. Lucy Braun was a pioneering scientist and conservationistCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative + Brand A University of Cincinnati biologist...
Meteorite strikes may create unexpected form of silica
When a meteorite hurtles through the atmosphere and crashes to Earth, how does its violent impact alter the minerals found...
Catching genes from chlamydiae allowed complex life to live without oxygen
Credit: Michel Melcher An international team of researchers has discovered a new group of Chlamydiae - Anoxychlamydiales - living under...
Research will test finger-worn sensor that tracks stroke survivors’ arm movements
UMass Amherst health informatician awarded $2.4 million grant from National Institutes of HealthCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst...
New Nitrogen Assembly Carbon catalyst has potential to transform chemical manufacturing
Credit: U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have discovered a metal-free...
Study of Asia’s hillstream loaches reveals keys to fish family’s land-walking abilities
Researchers have reconstructed the ancestral relationships of the hillstream loach family tree, detailing for the first time a range of...
Barcoding long DNA quantifies CRISPR effects
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Jinna Xu. Current sequencing techniques lack the sensitivity to detect rare gene mutations in a pool...
Social distancing is instinctive but hard for humans and animals
Avoiding infectious disease is a protective instinct in humans and animals but the instinct to socialize often wins the dayCredit:...
