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Structure of fossil-fuel source rocks is finally decoded
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The fossil fuels that provide much of the world's energy orginate in a type of rock known...
First blood-based biomarker in response to the treatment of the most aggressive prostate cancer
(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)) In castration-resistant prostate cancer, the tumors continue to progress even though testosterone production has...
Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University launch joint nanoscience program
A new collaborative venture between Northwestern University and Tel Aviv University brings together researchers and students in the field of...
Precision-medicine platform for mild Alzheimer’s disease and at-risk individuals
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition in which individuals exhibit memory loss, dementia, and impaired metabolism. Nearly all...
DNA structure impacts rate and accuracy of DNA synthesis
Credit: Wilfried Guiblet, Penn State The speed and error rate of DNA synthesis is influenced by the three-dimensional structure of...
NASA analyzed Tropical Cyclone Alcide’s rainfall before dissipation
Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce Tropical Cyclone Alcide dissipated over the weekend of Nov. 11 and 12 in the Southern...
Overlooked trends in annual precipitation reveal underestimated risks worldwide
Orono, Maine -- A reanalysis of worldwide annual trends in precipitation demonstrates that risk to human and environmental systems has...
NASA-NOAA satellite catches short-lived Tropical Cyclone Bouchra
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Cyclone Bouchra formed on Nov. 10 in the...
NASA-NOAA Satellite finds a large Tropical Cyclone Gaja
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Bay of...
Understanding congenital heart defects to prevent them
Credit: University of Houston To understand cardiovascular failures, the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths in infants, UH professor of...
Increasing CD and microchip capacity 100-fold
Credit: University of Arizona Imagine if microchips and rewritable CDs could hold a hundred times more data. The way digital...
New transgenic rat model may enable better understanding of amyloid buildup in cerebral blood vessels
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, November 13, 2018 - In a report in The American Journal of Pathology...
The first cave-dwelling centipede from southern China
Credit: Hui-qin Ma Chinese scientists recorded the first cave-dwelling centipede known so far from southern China. To the amazement of...
Drug matched to patients according to tumour gene testing shows signs of being effective
Dublin, Ireland: Treatment with capivasertib, a drug designed to work against a particular gene mutation found in some tumours, shows...
NIH scientists illuminate causes of hepatitis b virus-associated acute liver failure
Credit: NIAID WHAT: National Institutes of Health scientists and their collaborators found that hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated acute liver failure...
How can hospitals keep doctors positively engaged with their work?
November 13, 2018 - Individual and work-related factors may be helpful in promoting positive engagement with work among hospital physicians,...
Your heart hates air pollution; portable filters could help
Microscopic particles floating in the air we breathe come from sources such as fossil fuel combustion, fires, cigarettes and vehicles....
Affordable health care means better access to diabetes prevention, management
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100 million Americans are either living with diabetes or...
ID specialist input improves outcomes for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
ARLINGTON, Va. - Before patients receive intravenous (IV) antimicrobial infusion therapy outside of the hospital - whether at home, a...
AFAR 2018 Scientific Awards of Distinction
Boston, MA - The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and...
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