Female patients more likely to survive but experience worse side effects from cancer treatment
An analysis of over 3,000 patients with early cancer of the oesophagus and stomach suggests female patients are more likely to survive longer than male...
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The ‘Forbidden’ planet has been found in the ‘Neptunian Desert’
Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick A Neptunian planet has been found in what should be a 'Neptunian Desert' by telescopes run by the University of...
Computer-assisted diagnostic procedure enables earlier detection of brain tumor growth
Credit: geralt, Pixabay A computer-assisted diagnostic procedure helps physicians detect the growth of low-grade brain tumors earlier and at smaller volumes than visual comparison alone,...
Women in developing countries need radiotherapy and vaccines for cervical cancer
Credit: UHN (Toronto, May 28, 2019) - A first of its kind study is reporting that millions of women in low- and middle-income countries will...
Factors associated with elephant poaching
Credit: Photo: Colin Beale/Universität York Elephants are essential to savannah and forest ecosystems and play an important role in ecotourism in Africa - yet poaching...
Chloropicrin application increases production and profit potential for potato growers
Credit: Hutchinson C.M. St. Paul, MN (May, 2019)--The chemical compound chloropicrin was first synthesized in 1848 by Scottish chemist John Stenhouse and first applied to...
NYS winters could pose solar farm ‘ramping’ snag for power grid
ITHACA, N.Y. - By adding utility-scale solar farms throughout New York state, summer electricity demand from conventional sources could be reduced by up to 9.6...
Targeting inflammation to better understand dangerous blood clots
It's the third deadliest cardiovascular diagnosis, but doctors are still often stumped to explain why 40% of patients experience unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE). And after...
UTA researcher to study risks of Texas, Louisiana transportation projects
Transportation infrastructureCredit: UT Arlington Sharareh "Sherri" Kermanshachi, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received grants...
Medicare spending higher among older adults with disabilities who lack adequate support
Better support of older adults' care needs could offset Medicare spending A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...
Clinical trial assesses telephone-based care program for at-risk homebound elderly
Something as simple as a phone call could be a way to alert health care providers and caregivers that an elderly person suffering from dementia...
New compounds could be used to treat autoimmune disorders
Credit: Laboratory of RNA Molecular Biology at The Rockefeller University The immune system is programmed to rid the body of biological bad guys--like viruses and...
Climate undermined by lobbying
First-of-its-kind study quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment For all the evidence that the benefits of reducing greenhouse gases...
Paula S. Bontempi selected as Fellow of The Oceanography Society
For her vision of what satellite-based ocean ecology could be, and tireless efforts to bring that vision to fruition in partnership with the community and...
Severe air pollution can cause birth defects, deaths
In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities...
