Cancer: Information theory to fight resistance to treatments
Researchers from the UNIGE and the HUG have used information theory for the first time to monitor in vivo the development of resistance mechanisms to...
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Novel method predicts if COVID-19 clinical trials will fail or succeed
Researchers first to model COVID-19 completion vs. cessation study using machine learningCredit: Florida Atlantic University/College of Engineering and Computer Science In order to win the...
Scientists link frailty and neurocognitive decline in childhood cancer survivors
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have shown that frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult survivors of childhood cancerCredit: St. Jude Children's Research...
Cool flames created during a first for International Space Station research
New research conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory in June 2021 has now achieved another first for microgravity flame researchCredit: NASA Cool flames, flames that burn...
Lehigh University team aims to reduce American Indian smokeless tobacco use
The research is supported by a nearly $1.8 million grant from the American Cancer SocietyCredit: Lehigh University The College of Health Institute for Indigenous Studies...
C is for Vitamin C — a key ingredient for immune cell function
Harnessing the combined power of Vitamin C and TET proteins may give scientists a leg up in treating autoimmune diseasesCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology...
Deep-sea research bolstered with $2 million grant
Credit: Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded $2 million by the National Science Foundation to lead...
Which students are at most risk of mental health problems during COVID-19 lockdowns?
Credit: JCPP Advances A new study published in JCPP Advances has compared the wellbeing of UK students who remained at home for schooling during the...
Crime scene tape set to revolutionize microplastics research
Forensic scientists have developed a new method to help monitor plastic pollution across the world.Credit: Staffordshire University An adhesive tape patented by Staffordshire University researchers...
Tiny organisms shed big light on ocean nutrients
Credit: Photo by Debra Lomas As the world warms, sweeping changes in marine nutrients seem like an expected consequence of increased ocean temperatures. However, the...
How do wind turbines impact Golden Eagles?
Credit: Dr. Whitfield Results from a study published in Ibis show that how close Golden Eagles will fly to wind turbines depends on habitat suitability...
Fully booked at the bottom of the sea: There seems no room for new bacteria on sand grains
Bacteria on the sand on the ocean floor do not change between the seasons. Presumably, there is simply no room for change.Credit: Katrin Knittel A...
Innovative program entertains and teaches children about fish migration
Credit: Written by Merryn Thomas and illustrated by Ethan Kocak. It's important to communicate about hard-to-see and complex environmental topics and issues with young people....
New 3D images of shark intestines show they function like Nikola Tesla’s valve
Credit: Samantha Leigh/California State University Dominguez Hills Contrary to what popular media portrays, we actually don't know much about what sharks eat. Even less is...
Microbially produced fibers: Stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar
Artificially designed, amyloid-silk hybrid protein developed in Zhang lab even outperforms some spider silksCredit: Washington University in St. Louis/Jingyao Li Spider silk is said to...