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Shifts in mating strategies help herbicide-resistant ‘superweeds’ persist
ANN ARBOR -- Herbicide-resistant "superweeds" change their mating strategies over time, an evolutionary shift that helps them hold onto valuable...
World AIDS Day — Liverpool leads research project to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(University of Liverpool) Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Translational Medicine have been awarded a grant of up...
£226 million UK investment in cancer research announced
(Cancer Research UK) Cancer Research UK has announced the largest investment to date into its network of Centres across the...
How highs and lows in testosterone levels ‘shock’ prostate cancer cells to death
Munich, Germany: A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results in patients who...
Results from 3 ground-breaking studies show early benefit to patients
Munich, Germany: The "revolution in the understanding of cancer at the molecular level" has led to dramatic responses in cancer...
Promising results from new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumors
Munich, Germany: An experimental drug called TAS-114, which has the potential to increase the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapy without increasing...
Loss of soil carbon due to climate change will be ‘huge’
Credit: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) & iTZiT Visual Technology 55 trillion kilograms: that's how much carbon could be released...
Risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes affected by PCSK9 and HMGCR genetic variations
In a new study published in the December 1, 2016 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers...
Mount Sinai surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), led by William B. Inabnet...
GPM sees deadly tornadic storms moving through US Southeast
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite gathered rainfall data on...
Standing up may unmask cognitive deficits in patients with Parkinson’s
BOSTON - In a new study published online today in the journal Neurology, a research team led by neurologists at...
Human ancestor ‘Lucy’ was a tree climber, new evidence suggests
AUSTIN, Texas -- Evidence preserved in the internal skeletal structure of the world-famous fossil, Lucy, suggests the ancient human species...
JNeurosci: Highlights from the Nov. 30 issue
Damage to Brain's Memory Center May Alter Moral Decision-Making It's a classic moral dilemma: You see a train speeding toward...
GW researcher develops mouse model for studying development of visual cortex
WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2016) -- A day by day log of cortical electric activity in the mouse visual cortex was...
Geographers provide new insight into commuter megaregions of the US
Credit: Visual by Garrett Dash Nelson and Alasdair Rae. Geographers from Dartmouth College and the University of Sheffield provide new...
Does metabolic syndrome affect cognitive abilities?
is the only peer-reviewed journal to focus solely on the pathophysiology, recognition, and treatment of metabolic syndrome. The Journal covers...
New imaging method can detect, monitor and guide treatment for, prostate cancer
Credit: Credit: Daniel Thorek An international group of researchers report success in mice of a method of using positron emission...
NASA sees Tropical Storm Nada affected by wind shear
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA/Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite revealed that wind shear was affecting Tropical Cyclone Nada in...
Physics, photosynthesis and solar cells
Credit: Nathaniel Gabor and Tamar Melen RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- A University of California, Riverside assistant professor has combined photosynthesis...
International kudos
Credit: Elena Zhukova for UCOP In the 12 years since David Gross won his Nobel Prize, the UC Santa Barbara...