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Credit: Changxi Yang, Tsinghua University WASHINGTON -- The exciting applications of wearable sensors have sparked a tremendous amount of research...

UH, ExxonMobil Chemical Company sign research agreement

ExxonMobil Chemical Company and the University of Houston have signed a multi-year research agreement that will focus on helping the...

Tropical tree roots represent an underappreciated carbon pool

Credit: Jefferson Hall Ask someone to draw a tree and s/he will invariably draw a trunk and branches -- leaving...

The ghosts of HeLa: How cell line misidentification contaminates the scientific literature

Credit: Radboud University For decades, immortal cells such as the famous HeLa cells have been contaminating other cell cultures in...

Largest-ever study to look at maternal nitrate consumption and birth outcomes

Nitrate is the most common contaminant in aquifers and tap water throughout the world, but its effects on human health...

New clues on the historical origin of the vaccine used to eradicate smallpox

Credit: Jose Esparza It is mind-boggling that researchers still don't know exactly what virus was used in the most successful...

MDI Biological Laboratory scientist Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., recognized as Outstanding Investigator

Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor,...

Esophageal cancer ‘cell of origin’ identified

Credit: Lab of Jianwen Que, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (October 11, 2017)--Columbia University Medical Center...

Serrated polyps plus conventional adenomas may mean higher risk for colorectal cancer

Credit: Joseph Anderson, et al. LEBANON, NH - Most colorectal cancer develops from precursors known as polyps, the most common...

Discovery of peripheral neuropathy cause suggests potential preventive measures

In discovering how certain chemotherapy drugs cause the nerve damage known as peripheral neuropathy, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have...

Frankincense tested as possible breast, colon cancer treatment

Credit: Sarah Pack Cancer surgeon and researcher Nancy DeMore is leading a clinical trial using frankincense to try to treat...

A new class of drugs aims to exploit cancer cells’ weaknesses

In recent years, new cancer treatments have brought hope to people who once had limited options. But for others, the...

Phone calls work better to remind people about colon cancer screening

PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 6, 2017) -- Live phone calls significantly outperform text messages and letters as a way to remind...

Women can breathe sigh of relief when using vaginal estrogen to treat menopause symptoms

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Oct. 11, 2017) -- News flash....hot flashes aren't the only bothersome symptom of the menopause transition. Many postmenopausal...

How serious is postmenopausal bleeding?

CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017) - If you're postmenopausal, you shouldn't be bleeding. The very definition of menopause is having...

New materials may provide better ways to capture and store solar energy

Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), funded by two significant...

UTokyo NY Conference to headline studies on deadly viruses, Alzheimer’s

Leading scientists from Japan in the fields of medical science and industrial science will speak at the UTokyo NY Conference...

Can you hear me now? Ensuring good cellular connections in the brain

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (Oct. 11, 2017) To have a good phone conversation, you need a good cellular...

Scientists describe ‘enigmatic’ species that lived in Utah some 500 million years ago