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Intriguing antitumor activity is found in a very promising class of natural compounds: cyclic depsipeptides, which have a challenging structure...

Credit: The American Chemical Society A new class of drugs for blood cancers such as leukemia and multiple myeloma is...

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - October 24, 2017 - Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps...

Proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer is associated with higher survival rates and decreased risk of complications compared to intensity-modulated...

CHICAGO - A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that proton beam therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, prior...

Credit: Fred Hutch file photo SEATTLE - Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the...

In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame...

Credit: Dr Sarah Inskip Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to...

Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of...

(University of Stirling) A new £1.1million trial led by the University of Stirling will assess whether a self-management programme could...

Credit: Markus Riedl Y chromosomes, which are only inherited paternally, evolved from "normal" chromosomes known as autosomes. As males only...

The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers at the University of Waterloo used nanotechnology...

Credit: michael-podger/Creative commons Natural surroundings, including green spaces, may be beneficial for brain development in children, but evidence is still...

TORONTO, October 25, 2017 - In an innovative study, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have...

Credit: Allen Institute The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added the first data from human nerve cells to the...

Credit: Han Bin Jeong (UNIST) Han Bin Jeong, a doctoral student in the School of Life Sciences at UNIST, has...

Credit: University of Delaware/ Evan Krape The world's coastal ecosystems -- areas such as tidal marshes and mangrove forests --...

Heidelberg, Oct. 25, 2017 - EMBO announces today the selection of 28 young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. They join...

As a gigantic carbon sink, the ocean has taken up about a third of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released into...

Credit: © 2017 KAUST Smart 3D-printed braces that incorporate nontoxic batteries and lights could reduce the time and costs involved...