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Thyroid cancer patients opting for non-intervention report lack of support
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Patients who choose not to intervene after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer face a challenging path--one...
UAB to launch statewide genetics initiative for better health for all Alabama residents
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham -- Alabama's leading provider of genomic and personalized...
MIPT physicists predict the existence of unusual optical composites
Credit: MIPT Press Office Physicists from MIPT have predicted the existence of transparent composite media with unusual optical properties. Using...
MSU tackles concussions by bringing new sensor to market
Credit: G.L. Kohuth EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Two Michigan State University chemists are bringing their impact sensors to market. The...
Researchers flip a magnetic memory cell with a light pulse at record speed
University of Minnesota electrical and computer engineering researchers have created a magnetic tunnel junction that can be switched by a...
Why guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly
Credit: Knud Falk Before they have the wing span to actually permit them to fly, young guillemots (also known as...
Hubble dates black hole’s last big meal
Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levy (STScI) For the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy,...
Chemical that detects plaques in Alzheimer’s brains extends lifespan of roundworms
While many anti-aging drugs don't live up to their claim, a tightly replicated study by Rutgers and a group of...
Keeping liquids off the wall
Credit: NASA On Earth, liquid flows downhill thanks to gravity. Creating an effective liquid fuel tank involves little more than...
First global maps of volcanic emissions use NASA satellite data
Credit: Simon Carn / Michigan Technological University Volcanoes erupt, they spew ash, their scarred flanks sometimes run with both lava...
Cancer immunotherapy: Revived T cells still need fuel
Anti-cancer drugs blocking the PD-1 pathway - known as checkpoint inhibitors - are now FDA-approved for melanoma, lung cancer and...
Mayo Clinic researchers clarify chemo resistance, and perhaps a new therapy
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic scientists have identified a specific protein implicated in drug resistance, as well as a possible...
Researchers assemble five new synthetic chromosomes
Loading video... Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center A global research team has built five new synthetic yeast chromosomes, meaning that...
Conquering metal fatigue
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Metal fatigue can lead to abrupt and sometimes catastrophic failures in parts that undergo repeated loading, or...