Drug combo therapy in mice blocks drug resistance, halts tumor growth
An experimental combination of two drugs halts the progression of small cell lung cancer, the deadliest form of lung cancer, according to a study in...
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New technology offers pathways to finding treatments for kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease and eventual kidney failure are incurable diseases that affect 13% of the U.S. population, particularly those with high blood pressure and diabetes....
What you know changes how you see things
WASHINGTON (Aug. 31, 2022) — Researchers at the George Washington University have gained important insight into how the human brain processes an object in the...
Brookhaven awarded $11M in funding to support clean energy research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has been awarded funding from the DOE Office of Science for three proposals submitted in response...
First impressions formed during “small talk” may influence future strategic interactions
In a new study, participants who engaged in small talk with others formed impressions about their conversation partners’ personalities that subsequently appeared to influence their...
Going with the flow: study shows canals help boost your mood
The study, carried out by King’s College London, Nomad Projects and J & L Gibbons in partnership with the Canal & River Trust, shows that...
Risk of children orphaned from COVID-19 highest in poorest countries
The risk of children being orphaned per COVID-19 death is highest in the poorest countries and those where people of reproductive age have the highest...
“Micro-breaks” from tasks show promise in boosting wellbeing
A review of 22 previously published studies suggests that taking micro-breaks—discontinuing a task for periods of 10 minutes or less—is generally associated with reduced fatigue...
Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain
Pain is an important alarm system that alerts us to tissue damage and prompts us to withdraw from harmful situations. Pain is expected to subside...
Boot Camp helps produce record number of CAREER awards at Hajim School
Five Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty members at the University of Rochester have received National Science Foundation CAREER awards this year, a...
Push, pull or swirl: the many movements of cilia
Cilia are tiny, hair-like structures on cells throughout our bodies that beat rhythmically to serve a variety of functions when they are working properly, including...
Particles pick pair partners differently in small nuclei
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The protons and neutrons that build the nucleus of the atom frequently pair up. Now, a new high-precision experiment conducted at...
Peering into mirror nuclei, physicists see unexpected pairings
– Ben BrubakerCredit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab – Ben Brubaker The atomic nucleus is a busy place. Its constituent protons and neutrons occasionally collide, and briefly fly...
Discovery and naming of Africa’s oldest known dinosaur
An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton — incredibly, mostly intact — was...
Simple technique ushers in long-sought class of semiconductors
Osaka, Japan – Breakthroughs in modern microelectronics depend on understanding and manipulating the movement of electrons in metal. Reducing the thickness of metal sheets to...
