Immune therapy after surgery lowers relapse risk in patients with high-risk melanoma
Results of SWOG S1404 trial to be reported at ASCO 2021 PORTLAND, OR - Patients with high-risk melanoma who had a course of pembrolizumab after...
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Study finds age doesn’t affect perception of ‘speech-to-song illusion’
LAWRENCE -- A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken phrase again and again: It begins to sound like a song. This...
Underwater ancient cypress forest offers clues to the past
When saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and giant sloths roamed North America during the last Ice Age about 18,000 to 80,000 years ago, the Gulf Coast's...
Polar vortex, winter heat may change bird populations
MADISON, Wis. -- For birds and other wildlife, winter is a time of resource scarcity. Extreme winter weather events such as a polar vortex can...
New tech predicts chemotherapy effectiveness after one treatment
Early prediction of treatment efficacy may help improve quality of life for people with breast cancer While early detection of breast cancer is critical, early...
University study highlights alarming rise in usage and costs of antidepressants
RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have warned there is an urgent need for the country's mental health interventions to create strategies optimising the use...
First in US: New device implanted to treat heart failure, improve kidney function
Thinner than a #2 pencil, the heart pump is being studied for boosting blood flow DETROIT (June 3, 2021) - Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital...
Elevating African cichlid fish as a scientific model of social disorders
University of Houston researcher wins prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award Beau Alward, University of Houston assistant professor of psychology, who holds a joint appointment in...
Enantiomorph distribution maps for metals and metallic alloys
Left- or right-handedness is a symmetry property that many macroscopic objects also exhibit and which is of immense importance, particularly for the bioactivity of organic...
Which way does the solar wind blow?
Using supercomputers, researchers develop new software for improved space weather prediction The surface of the sun churns with energy and frequently ejects masses of highly-magnetized...
Let’s talk about the elephant in the data
You would not be surprised to see an elephant in the savanna or a plate in your kitchen. Based on your prior experiences and knowledge,...
Role of women highlighted in study focused on the benefits of good farmer seed production
A new study looking at the benefits of good farmer seed production suggests women need more support to participate in contract farming -- to the...
Using advanced imaging to study sickle cell disease
Pitt's Tamer Ibrahim uses recently optimized 7-Tesla MRI imaging technology to study SCD's effect on the brain Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited...
Are wind farms slowing each other down?
If the offshore wind turbines are too numerous, they will produce less power; this should be considered when planning the farms The expansion of wind...
Researchers reveal the inner workings of a viral DNA-packaging motor
Trilogy of papers provide insight into a critical step in how some viruses reproduce DURHAM, N.C. - A group of researchers have discovered the detailed...
