Science News
Optimism may reduce risk of dying prematurely among women
Boston, MA - Having an optimistic outlook on life--a general expectation that good things will happen--may help people live longer,...
New study shows targeted therapy needed for breast cancer with brain metastases
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2016 - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) have...
Mayo Clinic research helps refine role of gene variants in breast cancer risk
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Inherited pathogenic variants in protein coding genes BARD1 and RAD51D increase a woman's likelihood of developing breast...
JNeurosci: Highlights from the Dec. 7 issue
Impaired Sound Processing May Explain Persistent Hearing Deficits in People With Cochlear Implants Cochlear implants have restored hearing in hundreds...
Sleep apnea can contribute to recurring pulmonary embolism
GLENVIEW, IL, Dec. 7, 2016 - Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major risk for patients suffering from venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
Study proposes new protocol for treatment of thalassemia
Iron accumulation in myocardial cells, potentially resulting in heart failure or fatal arrhythmia, is one of the complications most feared...
Decoding cement’s shape promises greener concrete
Credit: Multiscale Materials Laboratory/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 7, 2016) - Bringing order to disorder is key to making stronger...
New book on Cilia from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Image provided by Jeffrey R. Martens, Thomas H. Maren Professor and Chairman of the University of Florida, College of...
ASHG supports Genetic Privacy Provisions in 21st Century Cures Act
BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) commends Congress for strengthening privacy protections for genetics research participants...
Research aims to improve In vitro fertilization success rates
Over the past three years, Canadian women desperate to conceive a child endured more than 82,000 attempts to become impregnated...
Two UTHealth researchers elected to prestigious scientific association
Credit: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) In recognition of their efforts to develop new treatments...
Common insecticides are riskier than thought to predatory insects
Credit: Ian Grettenberger, University of California, Davis Neonicotinoids -- the most widely used class of insecticides -- significantly reduce populations...
Personalized cancer vaccine is associated with promising outcomes for patients with AML
BOSTON - A personalized cancer vaccine markedly improved outcomes for patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a potentially lethal...
Pitt-developed molecule could be first antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7, 2016 - Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC have engineered a protein...
New approach may open up speech recognition to more languages
Speech recognition systems, such as those that convert speech to text on cellphones, are generally the result of machine learning....
NASA sees Tropical Cyclone 05B form
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA/Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of newly formed Tropical Cyclone 05B in...
Big data approach to water quality applied at shale drilling sites
A computer program is diving deep into water quality data from Pennsylvania, helping scientists detect potential environmental impacts of Marcellus...
Sandia Labs, Singapore join forces to develop energy storage
Credit: (Photo by Jacquelynne Hernandez) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)...
High-resolution brain scans could improve concussion detection
Simon Fraser University researchers have found that high-resolution brain scans, coupled with computational analysis, could play a critical role in...
PIoneering medical geneticist, John M. Opitz, M.D., honored by Republic of Germany
(SALT LAKE CITY) -- As a teenager just moved to Iowa from war-ravaged Germany in 1950, John M. Opitz, M.D.,...
