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Zika spread secrets tracked through new gene sequencing study
An international research collaboration studying the genetics of Zika virus in Brazil and beyond has provided a new understanding of...
Immunotherapy target suppresses pain to mask cancer
Credit: Ru-Rong Ji Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Once hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, immunotherapies are now...
Study leads to breakthrough in better understanding acute myeloid leukemia
A study led by the University of Birmingham has made a breakthrough in the understanding of how different genetic mutations...
Skin color no shield against skin cancer
Credit: Getty Images Sidney Brown thought the mole on his nose was just an annoying pimple. He didn't consider that...
Feinstein Institute presents Cerami Award to Sir Paul Nurse for cancer research
MANHASSET, NY - Northwell Health's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Molecular Medicine announced today that the seventh Anthony Cerami...
Discovered: Fast-growing galaxies from early universe
Credit: The image was created by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy using material from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope....
Where you grow what you grow
Credit: Augustine Obour Camelina: Have you heard of it? It's an emerging alternative oilseed crop in parts of the Great...
First-of-its-kind study shows how hand amputation, reattachment affect brain
COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 24, 2017) -- When a person loses a hand to amputation, nerves that control sensation and movement...
Scientists capture the first cryo-EM images of cellular target for type 2 diabetes in action
ANN ARBOR--Researchers at the University of Michigan, Stanford University and biotech company ConfometRx have captured the first cryo-electron microscopy snapshots...
Scientists develop new concept of confined catalysis under 2-D materials
The research group led by Profs. FU Qiang and BAO Xinhe from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the...
Machine learning may help in early identification of severe sepsis
Credit: ATS ATS 2017, WASHINGTON, DC -- A machine-learning algorithm has the capability to identify hospitalized patients at risk for...
New theory predicts wetted area of droplets colliding with flat surface
Credit: Assistant Professor Yukihiro Yonemoto Japanese researchers have succeeded in deriving a theoretical formula that quantitatively predicts the wetting and...
Water is surprisingly ordered on the nanoscale
Credit: © EPFL/Julia Jacobi Chair of Photomedicine - Laboratory for Fundamental BioPhotonic Nanometric-sized water drops are everywhere - in the...
One-dimensional crystals for low-temperature thermoelectric cooling
Credit: Yoshihiko Okamoto Nagoya, Japan- Thermoelectric cooling is a solid-state refrigeration process where the heat in an electrically conductive material...
Volunteers help ANU find star that exploded 970 million years ago, predating the dinosaurs
Credit: ANU Online volunteers, including a woman from Belgium and a Scottish man, have helped astronomers at The Australian National...
Sorghum: Health food, sweetener and now, clothing dye
Credit: American Chemical Society Sorghum has long been a staple food in many parts of the world, but in the...
Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research institute partners with Wiley
HOBOKEN, NJ - 24 May 2017 - John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb) and Electronics and Telecommunications...
PolyU wins 3 ‘TechConnect Global Innovation Awards’ — the first and the only HK awardee
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The annual TechConnect World held in the US aims for supporting the development and...
NUS researchers create palm-size device for quick, effective treatment of hearing disorder
Credit: National University of Singapore A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel...
Atlas of the human planet 2017 — how exposed are we to natural hazards?
One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past...
