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UAB creates triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules for guided drug delivery
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Chemists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have designed triple-threat cancer-fighting polymer capsules that...
Different databases, differing statistics on racial disparities in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy
March 30, 2017 - Three major national databases include varying estimates of racial gaps in the use of immediate breast...
This timid little fish escapes predators by injecting them with opioid-laced venom
Credit: Richard Smith/OceanRealmImages Fang blennies are small fish with big teeth. Specifically, they have two large canine teeth that jut...
Even short-duration heat waves could lead to failure of coffee crops
CORVALLIS - "Hot coffee" is not a good thing for java enthusiasts when it refers to plants beset by the...
£3 million awarded to Oxford-led consortium for national machine learning computing facility
(University of Oxford) A consortium of eight UK universities, led by the University of Oxford, has been awarded £3 million...
Newly characterized protein has potential to save US farmers millions annually
Credit: Claire Benjamin/University of Illinois Instead of turning carbon into food, many plants accidentally make a plant-toxic compound during photosynthesis...
High doses of vitamin C to improve cancer treatment passes human safety trial
Credit: Schoenfeld, et al. Clinical trials found that it is safe to regularly infuse brain and lung cancer patients with...
Speeding star gives new clues to breakup of multi-star system
This view of the center of the Orion Nebula reveals the home of three speedy, wayward stars that were members...
Mysterious cosmic explosion surprises astronomers studying the distant x-ray universe
Credit: NASA/CXC/F. Bauer et al. A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the...
Built from the bottom up, nanoribbons pave the way to ‘on-off’ states for graphene
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; scanning tunneling microscopy by Chuanxu Ma and An-Ping Li OAK RIDGE,...
Search for stellar survivor of a supernova explosion
Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to observe the remnant of a supernova explosion in...
Annals publishes annual updates in Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP), has published summaries of the most...
Rearranging nest boxes keeps more blue orchard bees around
Credit: Natalie K. Boyle, Ph.D. Annapolis, MD; March 23, 2017 -- Orchard growers looking for alternatives to honey bees for...
Sleep-inducing herb: The key component identified
Credit: University of Tsukuba Can't sleep? Your sleep problems may be improved if you try an Indian herb, Ashwagandha. Researchers...
Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea
Credit: Heidi Louise Sørensen/SDU When spring arrives in the Arctic, both snow and sea ice melt, forming melt ponds on...
Lung probe that spots infections aims to cut antibiotic overuse
A new imaging tool that rapidly diagnoses bacterial lung infections could help prevent unnecessary use of antibiotics in intensive care...
Follow-up study suggests group meditation reduced murder rates in large US cities
Credit: Maharishi University of Management Following up on a 2016 study on group meditation that found a 21.2% reduction in...
CARB-X injects up to $48 million to accelerate first Powered by CARB-X projects
(WASHINGTON, D.C./ LONDON, U.K.) - The Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, or CARB-X, announced today it is investing US$24...
Link between common prostate cancer treatment, dementia detailed in new Penn study
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - A new analysis of patients who have undergone treatment for prostate cancer shows a connection...
Engineer patents waterlike polymer to create high-temperature ceramics
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Ceramic textiles, improved jet engine blades, 3-D printed ceramics and better batteries may...
