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WPI researchers developing autonomous snake-like robots to support search-and-rescue teams
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Mass. - A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a three-year,...
Healthy coral populations produce a surprising number of offspring
Healthy coral populations can produce up to 200 times more juvenile corals than degraded coral populations nearby, according to a...
Hardy corals make their moves to build new reefs from scratch
Credit: Sebastian Hennige Resilient species of coral can move to inhospitable areas and lay the foundations for new reefs, a...
Penn study shows how female immune cells keep their second x chromosome shut off
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Autoimmune diseases tend to strike women more than men and having multiple X chromosomes could be...
Gentle touch soothes the pain of social rejection
The gentle touch of another individual soothes the effects of social exclusion, one of the most emotionally painful human experiences,...
DNA tests on albatross poo reveal secret diet of top predator
Credit: Julie McInnes A study that used DNA tests to analyse the scats of one of the world's most numerous...
Battling flames increases firefighters’ exposure to carcinogens
The threat of getting burned by roaring flames is an obvious danger of firefighting, but other health risks are more...
Is 3-D printing living up to the hype?
The growth in 3-D printing is allowing manufacturers to reduce production time and save money. Metal fabrication shops, industrial firms...
Oncotarget: Researchers identify novel therapeutic strategy for drug-resistant thyroid cancers
Credit: Oncotarget ORCHARD PARK, New York - (Oct. 18, 2017) - Perhaps the only thing more devastating than being diagnosed...
Declining baby songbirds need forests to survive drought
Credit: Photo by Steve Maslowski, US Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain). Before cutting down forest, land managers in drought...
Need for targeted interventions for breastfeeding difficulties due to obesity
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2017) - Typically, within 50 to 72 hours of giving birth, a woman will...
A mosquito’s secret weapon: a light touch and strong wings
Credit: UC Berkeley and Wageninen University, The Netherlands Scientists have found the key to mosquitoes' stealth takeoffs: They barely push...
Superior vena cava(SVC)-derived atrial fibrillation attributes clinical and genetic factor
Credit: Life Science and Bioethics Research Center,TMDU Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) recognize the clinical and genetic factors...
How a ‘Star Wars’ parody turned into a tool for scientific discovery (video)
Credit: Wyss Institute, Harvard University Science has long inspired the arts, but examples of the reverse scenario are sparse. Now...
Rare tree species safeguard biodiversity in a changing climate
New research suggests that rare species of trees in rainforests may help safeguard biodiversity levels as the environment undergoes change....
Researchers show the potential of precision medicine for treating rare cancers
For the first time, researchers have been able to identify effective treatments for patients with rare cancers by analyzing genes...
TGen develops processing procedures for ‘single-cell’ sequencing
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Oct. 16, 2017 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced grant support from the Chan...
Therapeutic form of arsenic is a potential treatment for deadly type of brain cancer
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Oct. 17, 2017 -- From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice...
New bowel cancer drug target discovered
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered a new drug target for bowel cancer that is specific to tumour...
Three of the most deadly cancers get critical funding for research
Credit: Fred Hutch News Services Immunotherapy for leukemia patients has been nothing short of a miracle. Now scientists hope to...
