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April 3, 2026

A new way to harness wasted methane

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Methane gas, a vast natural resource, is often disposed of through burning, but new research by scientists...

Fighting fires before they spark

Credit: Matthew Hurteau With warm, dry summers comes a deadly caveat for the western United States: wildfires. Scientists say the...

‘Hiding in plain sight’ — Discovery raises questions over scale of overlooked biodiversity

Credit: David Bilton - University of Plymouth Scientists have used cutting-edge DNA technology and museum samples collected over the past...

Tropical beetles face extinction threat

Climate change is putting many tropical high altitude beetles at risk of extinction, warn an international team of scientists. Research...

Culturally tailored obesity intervention a success for hispanic students

Credit: University of Houston An obesity intervention for Hispanic middle school students led by researchers at the University of Houston...

Schizophrenia disrupts the brain’s entire communication system, researchers say

Credit: Courtesy of Paul Thompson, Ph.D., Neda Jahanshad, Ph.D., and Conor Corbin, USC Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, USC Mark and...

North American first: University of Guelph researchers publish scientific study on cannabis production

University of Guelph researchers have published what is believed to be the first scientific paper in North America on improving...

Crowdsourced game aims to find solutions to aflatoxin

Mars, Inc., UC Davis and partners have launched a crowdsourcing initiative to solve the problem of aflatoxin contamination of crops....

Insurance plays significant role in breast cancer disparities

Differences in insurance account for a substantial proportion of the excess risk of death from breast cancer faced by black...

Wake Forest Baptist receive $9 Million grant to study aggressive brain cancer

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Oct. 16, 2017 -- Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancer that originates in the brain. Current therapies...

Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments

Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences...

V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., professor of Breast Medical Oncology, has been elected to the National...

Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment

Credit: Image courtesy McMaster University Hamilton, Ont. (Oct. 16, 2017) - Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells...

Study cites race and socioeconomic factors as influential in NSCLC patient survival rates

Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - New research found race and specific socioeconomic factors to have a significant influence...

Integration of smoking cessation within CT lung cancer screenings shows life-saving results

okohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - A study that integrated robust smoking cessation programs into an organized low-dose CT...

Early palliative care provides no quality of life benefits for recently diagnosed MPM patients

Yokohama, Japan - October 16, 2017 - Early specialist palliative care for patients that were recently diagnosed with malignant pleural...

Mount Sinai & Sema4 scientists identify biomarker for progression and drug response in brain cancer

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sema4, and collaborating institutions including Colorado State University and Fred...

Research to explore the development of deadly brain tumors

Credit: University of Plymouth Glioblastoma is the most common of malign brain tumours in adults, and it currently has no...

Stress might be just as unhealthy as junk food to digestive system

We all know that a poor diet is unhealthy, but a new BYU study finds that stress may just as...

Study suggests oysters offer hot spot for reducing nutrient pollution