Scientists develop technology to capture tumor cells
Microfluidic device may help researchers better understand metastatic cancerCredit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Instead of searching for a needle in a haystack, what if you...
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Ernst Haeckel: Pioneer of modern science
Science historians at the University of Jena (Germany) explain Ernst Haeckel's definition of ecologyCredit: (Image: Anne Guenther/FSU) (Jena, Germany) "By ecology, we understand the whole...
PCR statement on evolving indications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Aortic stenosis, surgical aortic valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve implantation Paris, France, 21 May 2019. Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, a degenerative disease-causing calcification and immobility...
IU researchers develop electric field-based dressing to help heal wound infections
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found a way to charge up the fight against bacterial infections...
SIOP star shines brightly
SIOP fellow Michele Gelfand elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesCredit: SIOP Michele J. Gelfand, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Psychology at...
Improving health outcomes with a little help from our friends — and artificial intelligence
Medical University of South Carolina researchers identified socially isolated prostate cancer patients with 90 percent accuracy by parsing physicians' notes using natural language processing, a...
Could better tests help reverse the rise of drug-resistant infections?
Modeling study says yes in theory; now comes a reality check DURHAM, N.C. -- A growing number of infections -- such as pneumonia, gonorrhea and...
Opposite pathways in forest recovery
International research team including University of Göttingen analyses tree regrowth across Latin AmericaCredit: Dylan Craven Tropical forests are being deforested at an alarming rate to...
Earliest evidence of the cooking and eating of starch
Early human beings who lived around 120,000 years ago in South Africa were 'ecological geniuses' who were able to exploit their environment intelligently for suitable...
Wearable cooling and heating patch could serve as personal thermostat and save energy
Credit: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable patch that could provide...
Machine learning speeds modeling of experiments aimed at capturing fusion energy on Earth
Credit: NSTX-U experiment Machine learning (ML), a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes faces, understands language and navigates self-driving cars, can help bring to Earth...
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center awarded nearly $9 million to expand access to clinical trials
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected, once again, as a Lead Academic Participating Site by the National Cancer Institute. The renewal comes with a...
Scientists propose rethinking ‘endangered species’ definition to save slow-breeding giants
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a 'demographic safe space' for Asian elephants, to improve conservation of these and other large, slow-breeding animalsMother and...
Dangerous pathogens use this sophisticated machinery to infect hosts
A detailed new model of a bacterial secretion system provides directions for developing precisely targeted antibioticsCredit: Caltech Gastric cancer, Q fever, Legionnaires' disease, whooping cough--though...
USC researchers imagine a cheaper, fairer marketplace for digital goods
USC professor sees a blockchain-driven future where cars, homes and appliances can buy and sell digital information E-commerce is sizzling. Last year, consumers spent more...
