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Credit: European Association of Urology The survey, which assessed knowledge of the prostate in 3,010 men over 50 years in the UK, Germany and France,...

Hook-on drugs: New delivery strategy for K-Ras disruption

Credit: Junko Ohkanda Ph.D., Professor of Academic Assembly, Institute of Agriculture, Shinshu University "The strategy was to design the drug to be able to hook...

Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level

Credit: Mark Lopez/Argonne National Laboratory When exposed to stress and strain, materials can display a wide range of different properties. By using sound waves, scientists...

Crystal growth kinetics and its link to evolution

New findings about biomineralization in molluscan shellsCredit: © Igor Zlotnikov (B CUBE - Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Tamás Pusztai and László...

Engineered killer T cells could provide long-lasting immunity against cancer

UCLA researchers use stem cells to engineer cells that attack human tumors in miceCredit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center They've been called the "special...

New technique to improve ductility of ceramic materials for missiles, engines

Credit: Purdue University/Chris Adam WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Something as simple as an electric field could soon make wartime missiles or drinking mugs easier to...

Earth, wind, flora sway Trinidad sulfur levels

UC geologists get a glimpse into the power of wind, rain, coastal proximity and climate on coastal environmentsCredit: Brooke Crowley As scientists observe the force...

NASA finds heavy rain potential in Tropical Storm Hikaa

Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson The Northern Indian Ocean has generated a new tropical cyclone. NASA provided an infrared look a recently formed Tropical Storm...

Penn State researchers receive grant to explore novel method of anticoagulation

Credit: Penn State Two Penn State biomedical engineering faculty members have received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to explore potential...

Uncovering hidden intelligence of collectives

Credit: Colin Twomey In a group of animals, who deals with new information coming from the environment? Researchers have discovered that the answer lies not...

NASA-NOAA satellite sees a tight circulation in Tropical Storm Kiko

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Kiko had a tight...

Heavy rainfall found in Tropical Storm Lorenzo by NASA

Credit: Credit: NASA/JAXA/NRL NASA calculated the rainfall rates in the Atlantic Ocean's newest tropical cyclone, Lorenzo. NASA has the unique capability of peering under the...

NASA satellite identified a less-organized Caribbean Tropical Storm Karen

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Satellite imagery can be used to peer inside a storm as well as...

NASA satellite imagery shows wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Jerry

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Forecasters use a variety of satellite imagery to understand what's happening in a...

NASA satellite data shows Tapah becoming extra-tropical