Opportunistic cancer cells ‘slip through the gaps’ to spread through blood vessels
Cancer cells may rely on opportunism, as well as chemical signalling, to spread through the body, according to new findings by mathematicians at the University...
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Reservoir bugs: Stanford-led study shows why stomach pathogen is so tough to eradicate
The stomach-dwelling bacteria Helicobacter pylori survives in the stomach -- a hellish, churning vat of hydrochloric acid -- by holing up inside that organ's pitlike...
New tools could provide ironclad certainty that computer bugs are a thing of the past
Stevens research offers 100 percent guarantee that software is free from glitches It's bad enough losing an hour's work when your computer crashes - but...
Mutational intensity influences a tumor’s response to PD-1 immunotherapy
Following FDA approval last year of PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitors for tumors with mismatch repair deficiency, a new study reveals more about why responses of...
Putting vision models to the test
Study shows that artificial neural networks can be used to drive brain activity CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT neuroscientists have performed the most rigorous testing yet...
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air
Bioengineers clear major hurdle on path to 3D printing replacement organsCredit: Photo by Jordan Miller/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 2, 2019) -- Bioengineers have cleared...
Four proposals receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium supports projects addressing point-of-care blood testing, tracheal dislodgement, peripheral intravenous catheters and respiratory distress syndromeCredit: Innovations Unlimited, LLC The Pennsylvania...
When it comes to planetary habitability, it’s what’s inside that counts
Can the geologic and dynamic features that make our home planet habitable can be produced on planets with different compositions?Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Washington, DC--Which of...
Major grant fuels hunt for universal flu vaccine
$30 million award is 2nd largest ever for Cincinnati Children'sCredit: Cincinnati Children's Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will use a $30 million federal grant--the second-largest...
Study suggests earthquakes are triggered well beyond fluid injection zones
Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarmsCredit: USGS MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May 3, 2019) -- Using data...
Running may have made dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
New evidence suggests that passive wing flapping may have arisen earlier than gliding flightCredit: Talori et al. Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged...
ESA tipsheet for May 6, 2019
Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Thursday, 2 May 2019 For Immediate Release Contact: Zoe Gentes, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, [email protected] Â Get...
Controlling primate neural activity using artwork from artificial neural networks
By showing macaques images generated by an artificial neural network, researchers were able to control the activity of specific neurons within the visual systems of...
Forest fires accelerating snowmelt across western US, study finds
Credit: Christina Aragon | Portland State University Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S....
Localized efforts to save coral reefs won’t be enough, study suggests
Credit: Photo provided by Becca Maher, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A National Science Foundation study of factors that cause corals stress suggests that localized attempts...
