Breakthrough into the cause of male infertility
Scientists at Newcastle University have identified a new genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility. Credit: Newcastle University, UK Scientists at Newcastle University...
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignant tumour type in the oral cavity. It differs greatly from patient to patient, for example, in...
New resource from NCCN shares evidence-based approaches to recognize and manage graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplantation
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN®) today announced the publication of new NCCN Guidelines for Patients®: Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD). GVHD is...
A crowning achievement in understanding head development
Cranial neural crest cells, or CNCCs, contribute to many more body parts than their humble name suggests. These remarkable stem cells not only form most...
Study shows climate change will lead to increase in kidney stones
Philadelphia, January 10, 2022—Rising temperatures due to climate change will lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones over the next seven decades, even...
Pheasants lose their cool after fighting
Pheasants lose their cool after fightingCredit: Credit Tim Fawcett Pheasants lose their cool after fighting Pheasants' heads cool rapidly as they prepare to fight –...
Life in the “dead” heart of Australia
8 January 2022, Sydney. A team of Australian and international scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) palaeontologist Dr...
Budget of dissolved organic carbon in the South China Sea assessed by an eddy-resolving ocean model
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is the majority of marine organic carbon. Understanding its source and sink processes is of great significance to global carbon cycle...
Study sets framework for precision surveillance of colorectal cancer
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has revealed some of the mechanisms by which polyps develop into colorectal cancer, setting the framework for improved surveillance for...
Biotechnology could provide an environmentally more sustainable alternative to egg white protein production
The research by the Future Sustainable Food Systems research group at the University of Helsinki together with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland shows that...
Scientists uncover the distribution and physiological role of planteose
Osaka, Japan—Witchweed (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) are root parasitic weeds that inflict major losses in agriculture globally. Being obligate parasitic flowering...
Which animals exist right here? Now researchers are able to find the answer out of thin air
Identifying the animal species that live in a particular area can be a lot of work. Usually it means spotting the animals with the naked...
Anxiety and PTSD linked to increased myelin in brain’s gray matter
A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans, to increased myelin — a substance...
Researchers develop optical biopsy system that detects liver cancer
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed an optical biopsy system that can distinguish between cancerous and healthy liver tissue. The new technology could make it easier...
Resisting the pressure
Knowing, when exactly immune cells will try to invade a tumor is difficult. In order to be able to study this cell invasion process in...
