Transatlantic partnership to connect world researchers to solve cancer’s toughest problems
Cancer Research UK and the US National Cancer Institute , are uniting to define a new era in cancer research and discoveryCredit: Wyss Institute at...
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Researchers discover gene controlling nectar spur development
POPOVICH gene controlling development of nectar spur in AquilegiaCredit: Courtesy of Elena Kramer The evolution of novel features - traits such as wings or eyes...
NASA examines powerful Major Hurricane Laura headed for landfall
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview During the afternoon of Aug. 26, as major Hurricane Laura nears landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border, NASA satellites have been providing...
University of Sydney commits to climate action, sustainability
Ambitious targets to help change our worldCredit: University of Sydney The University of Sydney has announced it is committing to a pathway of net zero...
Lung cancer trial of RET inhibitor selpercatinib achieves durable responses in majority of patients with RET gene fusions
Phase I/II trial finds targeted therapy effective in heavily pretreated patients and those with brain metastasesCredit: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON...
New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ovarian cancer
Credit: PHSA A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may offer a new treatment...
Thermodynamics of computation: A quest to find the cost of running a Turing machine
Credit: Kolchinksy and Wolpert, Turing machines were first proposed by British mathematician Alan Turing in 1936, and are a theoretical mathematical model of what it...
Carnegie Mellon named NSF planning institute for artificial intelligence in physics
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University has received a $500,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to work toward creating a National...
Placenta can indicate how body responds to opioids during pregnancy
University of Missouri scientists discover possible biological markers for identifying opioid use disorder.Credit: University of Missouri Scientists at the University of Missouri have discovered possible...
Additional data on blood thinner efficacy for COVID-19 and insight on best possible regimens
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Sinai researchers were among the first to show that anticoagulation therapy was associated with...
Native desert bighorn sheep in ecologically intact areas are less vulnerable to climate change
Credit: Tyler Creech CORVALLIS, Ore. - In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal human disturbance, including several national...
Researcher gets $100,000 COVID-19 grant to study enzymes critical for SARS-CoV-2 replication
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Christopher Basler, professor and director of the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State...
Learning how one element–zinc–helps millions of nerve cells communicate
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University Zinc isn't just an ingredient in the lozenges you might take when you feel a cold coming on. It's also...
Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19
Published studies provide evidence for predicting how severe a patient's illness will become and why patients develop life-threatening blood clotsCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON,...
Racial segregation drives disparities in COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 26, 2020--Across the U.S., COVID-19 and HIV diagnoses are lowest in primarily white counties. They...