Studies connect hormone to breast cancer and uncover potential for novel targeted drugs
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth and development and the production...
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New rapid COVID-19 test the result of university-industry partnership
Innovative platform pairs mass spectrometry with machine learningCredit: UC Davis Health A partnership between UC Davis and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of...
University of Pittsburgh’s Anna C. Balazs elected to National Academy of Sciences
Credit: Aimee Obidzinski PITTSBURGH (April 26, 2021) ... Anna C. Balazs, an award-winning University of Pittsburgh Distinguished Professor in the Swanson School of Engineering, has...
Energy-saving gas turbines from the 3D printer
Neutrons 'see' internal stress in components made by additive manufacturingCredit: Dr. Tobias Fritsch / BAM 3D printing has opened up a completely new range of...
Skin and bones repaired by bioprinting during surgery
Credit: Ozbolat laboratory, Penn State Fixing traumatic injuries to the skin and bones of the face and skull is difficult because of the many layers...
Researcher questions whether powered flight appeared on non-avialan dinosaurs
Francisco Serrano, from University of Malaga, refutes this conclusion published in 2020 in the absence of scientific evidenceCredit: F.J. Serrano. University of Malaga Powered flight...
MIT PRESS publishes new book on contact-tracing apps and public health
Susan Landau's 'People Count'Credit: The MIT PRESS, 2021. How do you stop a pandemic before a vaccine arrives? Contact tracing is key, the first step...
Better hearing with optical cochlear implants
Credit: Daniel Keppeler, UMG Understanding spoken words, developing normal speech - cochlear implants enable people with profound hearing impairment to gain a great deal in...
Surgical procedure may help restore hand and arm function after stroke
International, multi-center clinical trial results provide new hope for patients even years after a strokeCredit: Courtesy of MicroTransponder Inc. LOS ANGELES -- Every year, more...
Fooling fusion fuel: How to discipline unruly plasma
Credit: Control room photo courtesy of KSTAR; collage and right-hand photo by Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications. The process designed to harvest on Earth the...
Structure gives insight into how plants keep their “mouths” shut
Credit: IGDB Stomata, formed by a pair of kidney-shaped guard cells, are tiny pores in leaves. They act like mouths that plants use to "eat"...
Is night shift really helping you sleep better?
New study finds that mobile night shift functions don't actually improve sleepCredit: BYU Photo How often have you laid in bed scrolling through news stories,...
Normally harmless cell molecule triggers neuron death
Finding could lead to better understanding, new treatments for strokeCredit: Wanli Liu A vital intermediate in normal cell metabolism is also, in the right context,...
Cell study suggests pesticide exposure may increase COVID-19 susceptibility
Inflammation-induced mechanism might be linked with higher infection risk for veterans and people with metabolic disordersCredit: Saurabh Chatterjee, PhD, University of South Carolina A new...
12 open arms in NCI-MATCH treatment trial await patients with advanced or rare cancers
A new study arm opens, expanding patients' potential to qualify for the trial when they may not have other options; the available treatments target tumor...
