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Moffitt researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma
HDAC inhibitors prevent MEK inhibitor resistance and enhance MEK anti-tumor properties in uveal melanoma TAMPA, Fla. - Uveal melanoma is...
First proof-of-concept demonstrates genetic sex selection in mammals
Crossed transgenic mouse lines struck males without affecting females, Tel Aviv University researchers say Certain plants, insects, crustaceans and fish...
Screen size matters: Consumers less attentive to news content on small screens
ANN ARBOR--If you're getting your news from a smartphone, size matters. Heart rate variability decreases and changes in sweat are...
X-rays reveal monolayer phase in organic semiconductor
Credit: Elena Khavina/MIPT Press Office A team of researchers from Russia, Germany, and France featuring materials scientists from the Moscow...
Cancer cells will become vulnerable
DNA secondary structures lead to gene mutations that increase the risk of cancer The Researchers from HSE University (The Higher...
Journal of Dental Research Centennial July 2019: Fluoride Revolution and Dental Caries
Alexandria, VA, USA - 2019 marks the Centennial of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR). Over the last century the...
Structure of brain networks is not fixed, study finds
ATLANTA--The shape and connectivity of brain networks -- discrete areas of the brain that work together to perform complex cognitive...
Istanbul: Seafloor study proves earthquake risk for the first time
GeoSEA sensors document tectonic strain build-up below the Marmara SeaCredit: Jan Steffen, GEOMAR Collapsed houses, destroyed port facilities and thousands...
UCI team pioneers cancer treatment that targets bone metastases while sparing bone
New, safer approach using engineered stem cells could reduce need for chemotherapy Irvine, Calif., July 8, 2019 -- University of...
Knowing BRCA status associated with better breast cancer outcomes even without surgery
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Ashkenazi Jewish women have a 1-in-40 chance of carrying the BRCA mutation and these...
First all-digital nuclear reactor control system in the US installed at Purdue University
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Nuclear power plants generate 20% of the nation's electricity and are the...
Pairing ‘glue’ for electrons in iron-based high-temp superconductors studied
Newly published research from a team of scientists led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory sheds more light...
Natural antioxidant helps improve immune-based therapies by modulating T-cells
Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D. and Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., National Institutes of Health-funded researchers...
Playfully discover atom manipulation
Online simulation game makes graphene research available to the publicCredit: © Toma Susi/University of Vienna The team of Toma Susi...
High rates of opioid prescriptions for osteoarthritis
Opioids work against severe pain but the risks of side effects and addiction are high. In the USA alone, 26...
Optimizing the growth of coatings on nanowire catalysts
Scientists chemically treated the surface of wire-looking nanostructures made of zinc oxide to apply a uniform coating of titanium dioxide;...
New review highlights evidence on how to increase physical activity in everyday life
A new review from the National Institute for Health Research looks at evidence around what works to get people active...
On the way to nanotheranostics
Credit: S. Gerber (EPFL) Theranostics is an emerging field of medicine whose name is a combination of "therapeutics" and "diagnostics"....
New method may resolve difficulty in measuring universe’s expansion
Neutron star mergers can provide new 'cosmic ruler' Astronomers using National Science Foundation (NSF) radio telescopes have demonstrated how a...
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may raise risk of Alzheimer’s, Dementia
A Penn study of more than 150,000 men with prostate cancer shows androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a higher...
