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Reserach supports new criteria for evaluating urologic cancer in women
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--Experts in women's health are recommending physicians follow new guidelines to determine when women warrant further...
Lyncean Technologies announces a 3x flux increase from the Munich Compact Light Source
The Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) is a mini synchrotron capable of creating a nearly monochromatic, energy tunable X-ray beam....
Wayne State receives $7.5 NIH renewal for environmental center
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University received notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health...
Period tracking apps failing users in basic ways, study finds
Loading video... Credit: University of Washington A new study finds that smartphone apps to track menstrual cycles often disappoint users...
Scientists find giant wave rolling through the Perseus galaxy cluster
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio observations and computer simulations, an...
At last, a clue to where cancer metastases are born
Credit: Elena Deryugina and William Kiosses LA JOLLA, CA - May 2, 2017 - Even in remission, cancer looms. Former...
Some — but not all — corals adapting to warming climate
Credit: CREDIT: Tim McClanahan/WCS NEW YORK (May 2, 2017) - A new WCS study reveals evidence that some corals are...
Scientists say agriculture is good for honey bees
Credit: Scott Stewart JACKSON, Tenn. - While recent media reports have condemned a commonly used agricultural pesticide as detrimental to...
New data shows avocado consumers have improved nutrient intakes
Mission Viejo, Calif. (May 2, 2017) - A new analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data,...
Stool microbes predict advanced liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) -- a condition that can lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer -- isn't typically detected...
NIH discovery in mice could lead to new class of medications to fight mid-life obesity
Credit: NHLBI NIH discovery in mice could lead to new class of medications to fight mid-life obesity A team of...
Origin of milky way’s hypothetical dark matter signal may not be so dark
Credit: NASA/CXC/University of Massachusetts/D. Wang et al.; Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park, Calif. -- A mysterious gamma-ray glow...
New NIST data to aid production and storage of ‘fascinating’ medication
Credit: Bazyleva/NIST Amantadine hydrochloride may be the most common medication you've never heard of. This compound has been around for...
First extensive immune profile of sarcomas shows some likely susceptible to immunotherapy
SEATTLE -- Sarcomas -- cancers of the connective tissues like muscles, joints, fat and bone -- come in dozens of...
Stereotactic radiation highly effective for kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 2, 2017 - Kidney cancer patients may soon have more treatment choices that provide...
How fluids flow through shale
Credit: Yidong Xia WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2017 -- Most of the world's oil and natural gas reserves may be...
National Academy of Sciences members and foreign associates elected
The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates in recognition of...
Why space dust emits radio waves upon crashing into a spacecraft
Credit: Fletcher/Close WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2, 2017 -- When spacecraft and satellites travel through space they encounter tiny, fast moving...
Domino effect in pharmaceutical synthesis
Chemists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) headed by Prof. Dr. Svetlana B. Tsogoeva at the Chair of Organic Chemistry I...
Antarctic ice rift spreads
Credit: MIDAS project, A. Luckman, Swansea University The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica now has a...
