First comprehensive survey of virus DNA found within cancer cells
Credit: Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Researchers from the University of East Anglia have helped to carry out the first comprehensive survey of viruses found...
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Wilderness Medical Society issues important new clinical practice guidelines
Updated guidelines published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine provide most up-to-date and relevant clinical information to frontline providers in wilderness or austere environments incl new...
Research brief: Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought
New UNLV research provides context for climate history of Guatemalan rainforestsCredit: Amos Winter, Indiana State University Tourists today spend thousands of dollars to explore and...
Why males pack a powerful punch
Upper arm strength, different from females', may have specialized for forceful blowsCredit: Photo by Jeremy Morris Elk have antlers. Rams have horns. In the animal...
The shape of water: What water molecules look like on the surface of materials
Scientist combine data analysis techniques with molecular dynamics simulations to understand the structure of water on material surfaces.Credit: Tokyo University of Science Understanding the various...
High-precision imaging revealed what holds on the smallest light responsive gold chain
Manufacture of chemical sensors and catalysts based on gold nanoclusters gained new light from recent cutting-edge researchCredit: The University of Jyväskylä/Karolina Sokolowska Manufacture of chemical...
How manipulating ligand interactions in metal clusters can spur advances in nanotechnology
Researchers uncover how interactions among ligands dictate the final structure of metal clusters, which have various applications in modern electronic devicesCredit: Tokyo University of Science...
Autism screening rate soars with use of CHICA system developed by Regenstrief and IU
100% screened for autism when doctors prompted by novel clinical decision support systemCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Universal early screening for autism is recommended for...
Study: Higher opioid doses fail to lessen pain
Analysis based on more than 50,000 VA patientsCredit: Jeff Bowen Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses does not seem to improve pain, according to...
Tumor secreted ANGPTL2 facilitates recruitment of neutrophils to the lung to promote lung pre-metastatic niche formation and targeting ANGPTL2 signaling affects metastatic disease
Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 5: The authors determined that tumor-derived ANGPTL2 stimulates lung epithelial cells, which is essential for primary tumor-induced neutrophil recruitment in lung...
Cathode ‘defects’ improve battery performance
A counterintuitive finding revealed by high-precision powder diffraction analyses suggests a new strategy for building better batteriesCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Engineers strive to design...
The invisibility cloak of a fungus
Researchers find out that a fungal pathogen uses an enzyme to hide from the human immune system / Study in "PNAS"Credit: Martin Bonin While viruses...
Waterbug from european rivers found in the Iberian Peninsula
New family of Heteroptera in the fauna of CataloniaCredit: Ekkerhardt Wachmann Aphelocheirus aestivalis, a waterbug found in mid and high sections of well-oxygenated and preserved...
A 3D study of a tiny beetle that attacks the fruits of coffee reveals details of its anatomy and secret life that can help fight this pest
Scientists from the University of Granada, thanks to microtomography techniques, reveal secret, and until now unknown, aspects of tunnel construction strategies, and how to exploit...
Astronomers discover unusual monster galaxy in the very early universe
XMM-2599 lived fast and died young, says UC Riverside-led international teamCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An international team of astronomers led by...
