Early genome catastrophes can cause non-smoking lung cancer
Some teenagers harbor catastrophic changes to their genomes that can lead to lung cancer later on in life, even if they never smokeCredit: KAIST Catastrophic...
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14 new Collaborative Research Centres
Topics range from the gut-liver axis and cultures of vigilance to mechanical joinability in adaptable process chains / €164 million in funding for initial four-year...
New research paves the way for safer leukemia treatments
An international team of researchers has discovered a new and much safer way to treat a type of leukaemia that mainly affects children: T-cell acute...
Expert in dynamical systems elected a fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NYU Tandon's Maurizio Porfiri recognized for wide-ranging research spanning biomimetic robotics, collective behavior, multiphysics modeling, and complex systemsCredit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Friday, May...
Pre-surgical immunotherapy shows promise in trial for patients with early stage lung cancer
Interim results of a large, multicenter trial to be presented at ASCO Annual Meeting For patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pre-surgical "neoadjuvant"...
DNA origami to scale-up molecular motors
Credit: Matsuda K. et al., Nano Letters, April 30, 2019 Joint press release by Hokkaido University, Kansai University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. "We successfully...
A common skin bacterium put children with severe eczema at higher risk of food allergy
In a new study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, scientists from King's College London have found that young children with...
Classification system based on co-occurring conditions may provide insight into autism
Data analysis also probes relationship between autism, gastrointestinal problems, and antibiotic useCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often affected by...
Child deaths in Brazil fall following comprehensive smoking ban
Child deaths have fallen in Brazil following complete smoking bans in public places, according to a new study. Its authors, from Imperial College London, the...
Organic laser diodes move from dream to reality
Thorough characterization demonstrates lasing by direct electrical stimulation of an organic film is possible, KOALA Tech Inc. founded to further develop the technologyCredit: Center for...
Changes to immune genes link paternal smoking with childhood asthma
Children exposed to paternal tobacco smoking before birth are more likely to develop asthma -- and associated changes to immune genes predict the level of...
Clinical calculator could spare breast cancer patients five years of unnecessary hormone therapy
New research confirms that an algorithm, called CTS5, can accurately identify patients who are at a significantly low risk of their breast cancer returning at...
African mole-rats immune to ‘wasabi pain’
UIC research published in Science A new report in Science provides the first evidence of a mammal -- the highveld mole-rat -- being immune to...
USC ISI & Intel Custom Foundry collaborate to spur microelectronics innovation
The partnership through ISI MOSIS service will offer multi-project-wafer runs for the microelectronics community, integrating MOSIS manufacturing services w/ Intel's high-performance device fabrication technology USC...
Experiments and calculations allow examination of boron’s complicated dance
Credit: Ellen Weiss/Argonne National Laboratory Work opens a path to precise calculations of the structure of other nuclei. In a study that combines experimental work and...
