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Researchers find prostate cancer drug byproduct can fuel cancer cells
Credit: Cleveland Clinic June 25, 2018, Cleveland: A genetic anomaly in certain men with prostate cancer may impact their response...
Control of quantum state of optical phonon in diamond induced by ultrashort light pulses
Credit: Kazutaka.G.Nakamura Ultrashort Light-pulse-induced vibrations of atoms in a lattice, called optical coherent phonons, have been controlled in various materials....
Efficient, eco-friendly production of fine chemicals
The chemical industry produces not just valuable vitamins, pharmaceuticals, flavours and pesticides, but often a large amount of waste, too....
Aimee Shen of Tufts Medical School granted PATH award from Burroughs Wellcome Fund
BOSTON (June 25, 2018)--Aimee Shen, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular biology and microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine is...
Nanomaterials could mean more algae outbreaks for wetlands, waterways
Credit: Photo by Steven Anderson, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- The last 10 years have seen a surge in the...
Eye-in-the-sky to save olive trees
Credit: Juan A. Navas-Cortes A new airborne remote-imaging method that scans entire orchards can identify olive trees infected by a...
UTA physicist Benjamin Jones awarded $750,000 from DOE early career research program
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded UTA assistant professor of physics Benjamin Jones $750,000 to develop a sensor for...
In melanoma, radiosurgery may combine well with immunotherapy, especially PD-1 inhibitors
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Doctors often treat melanoma with drugs that unblind the immune system to cancer. And...
Insilico to present the advances in AI for healthcare at the Africa Healthcare Extension Summit
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, June 25, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of...
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D., receives Benedict Cassen Prize for Molecular Imaging Research
Credit: Stanford University School of Medicne PHILADELPHIA - Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, known for his pioneering work in multimodality...
Smart probe detecting cancer cells may improve survival rates
A new Tel Aviv University study explores a novel smart probe for image-guided surgery that may dramatically improve post-surgical outcomes...
Who shares similar experiences of climate change in a 1.5°C world and beyond?
(University of Oxford) A new framework to understand how uneven the effects of a 1.5°C world are for different countries...
Pulses raised as new study reveals secrets of the plant that keeps people calm
Credit: John Innes Centre Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in...
Reducing CO2 with common elements and sunlight
Credit: Osamu Ishitani An international collaborative research group including Tokyo Institute of Technology, Universite PARIS DIDEROT and CNRS has discovered...
Creature feature: Twisting cracks impart superhero toughness to animals
Credit: Purdue Universtiy/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Super-resilient materials found in the animal kingdom owe their strength and toughness...
A new toxin in Cholera bacteria discovered by scientists in Umeå
(Umea University) Scientists from Umeå University have now discovered and characterised the structure and function of a so far unknown...
How do tropical cyclones affect the air quality of Hong Kong?
Air quality is one of the major hot topics, receiving considerable attention from the public. Aside from emission sources, the...
Clean power is not enough
Credit: PIK/Luderer&Wodinski Coal power versus wind and solar energy - debates about the Paris climate targets often centre around electricity...
Why life on Earth first got big
Credit: Emily Mitchell Some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth - possibly some of the earliest animals to exist...
Enzyme boost could hasten production of biofuels and other bioprocessed materials
This could lead to cheaper and more environmentally friendly biofuel production and more efficient plastic recycling. Bioprocessing, which uses living...