New technology helps in hunt for new cancer drug combinations
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia A revolutionary new technology has been applied to reveal the inner workings of individual cancer cells - potentially...
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Radiation drugs with longer shelf life brings hope for cancer patients globally
Cost effective radiation technique targetedCredit: Image: IMCRC People with hard-to-reach cancers in the kidney, gut and prostate will have improved hope for early diagnosis and...
Putting artificial intelligence to work in the lab
Automated scanning probe microscopy controlled by artificial intelligence/machine learningCredit: FLEET Automated Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) controlled by artificial intelligence First demonstration of fully autonomous, long-term...
Investigation reveals £21 million NHS bill for avoidable deficiencies in heart failure
Inadequate management of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in heart failure (HF) costs the NHS an extra £21.5 million per year due...
‘Sushi parasites’ have increased 283-fold in past 40 years
Credit: Gonzalo Jara/Shutterstock The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick check for worms. A new...
New research shows promise to treat female group A streptococcus genital tract infections
Investigators have identified novel group A streptococcus surface proteins contributing to female reproductive tract infection that may help develop vaccines for preventing diseases such as...
Published consensus statement offers UTI treatment recommendations
TTUHSC assistant professor helps AMDA committee efforts to protect antibioticsCredit: TTUHSC They are among the most common ailments for those residing at post-acute and long-term...
An advance in molecular moviemaking shows how molecules respond to two photons of light
Hitting molecules with two photons at once set off unexpected processes that were captured in detail with SLAC's X-ray laser; the new approach should yield...
Scientists answer coronavirus questions on new website
The GovLab at NYU Tandon helps debunk misinformation and provide solid advice from the American Federation of ScientistsCredit: NYU Tandon School of Engineering BROOKLYN, New...
How people investigate — or don’t — fake news on Twitter and Facebook
Credit: Franziska Roesner/University of Washington Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, provide people with a lot of information, but it's getting harder and...
Late cretaceous dinosaur-dominated ecosystem
New study published in GeologyCredit: Image credit: Danielle Dufault, Royal Ontario Museum. Boulder, Colo., USA: A topic of considerable interest to paleontologists is how dinosaur-dominated...
Noises from human activity may threaten New England’s freshwater soundscape
On underwater recordings, over 90% of sounds were anthropogenic, with others made by fish and as-yet unidentified biological sourcesCredit: Rountree et al (2020) Sounds produced...
AFAR Webinar: COVID-19: Can the Science of Aging Move Us Forward?
Leading Experts to Discuss How Geroscience Insights and Promising Therapeutics Could Lessen the Severity of Pandemics, Age-Related DiseasesCredit: AFAR March 18, 2020 (New York, NY)...
Patient navigators cut ER visits, hospitalization for high risk health care users
TTUHSC investigators use DSRIP guidelines to improve outcomes, reduce costsCredit: TTUHSC Texas is one of a handful of states operating under a Medicaid 1115 Transformation...
NASA analyzes tropical cyclone Herold’s water vapor concentration
Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on Mar. 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed wind shear...
