Targeted drug found effective in thwarting pancreatic tumors
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease in which malignant cells form in the tissues of the pancreas, a long and...
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NASA Snow Campaign Wraps for 2021
Credit: Courtesy of Alex Olsen Mikitowicz. As the last snow melts, NASA's SnowEx teams are packing up the snowshoes, skis, and scientific instruments they've used...
Study finds dosing strategy may affect immunotherapy outcomes
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 14, 2021 - Overweight cancer patients receiving immunotherapy treatments live more than twice as long as lighter...
Nursing shortage affects rural Missourians more, MU study finds
Rural Missouri counties also have highest percentage of nurses over age 54, nearing retirementCredit: Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While the United States...
Dark matter is slowing the spin of the Milky Way’s galactic bar
The spin of the Milky Way's galactic bar, which is made up of billions of clustered stars, has slowed by about a quarter since its...
New research finds 1M deaths in 2017 attributable to fossil fuel combustion
Contemporary and comprehensive evaluation of source sector and fuel contributions to the PM2.5 disease burden across over 200 countriesCredit: Lab of Randall Martin An interdisciplinary...
Researchers create switchable mirrors from liquid metal
Approach could be used to create electrically controlled mirrors for art or advanced devicesCredit: Keisuke Nakakubo, Kyushu University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a way...
Microbes in ocean play important role in moderating Earth’s temperature
Methane-eating microbes help regulate Earth's temperatures with remarkably high metabolic rates within seafloor carbonate rocksCredit: Courtesy of Courtesy of the Schmidt Ocean Institute (Permission to...
University of Surrey’s extraordinary social impact provides vital support in a year of crisis
Credit: University of Surrey The Measuring Up 2019-20 report has a natural focus on health, exploring how the University has leveraged its research and innovation,...
Pollutant concentration increases in the franciscana dolphin
One of the smallest and most threatened dolphin species worldwideCredit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio The concentration of potentially toxic metals is increasing in the population of...
UTSA cyber researcher awarded $500K grant to develop defense against ransomware attacks
UTSA gets a boost in its efforts to lead the charge in protecting the nation's cyber infrastructureCredit: The University of Texas at San Antonio JUNE...
Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both
First study to validate conflicting theoriesCredit: University of Houston A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc impacts kidney stones - two...
Steven M. Larson, M.D., receives SNMMI 2021 Paul C. Aebersold Award
Larson recognized for for outstanding achievement in basic nuclear medicine scienceCredit: Courtesy of SNMMI Reston, VA (Embargoed until 11 a.m. EDT, June 14, 2021) -...
Thomas J. Ruth, Ph.D., FRSC, FSRS, Receives SNMMI de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
Credit: Courtesy of SNMMI Reston, VA (Sunday, June 13, 2021)--Thomas J. Ruth, PhD, FRSC, FSRS, a scientist known for his contributions to nuclear medicine and...
Harmful protein waste in the muscle
Study clarifies cause of a rare genetic muscle diseaseCredit: © Kenichi Kimura/UKB An international team of researchers led by the University of Bonn (Germany) has...
