Early, hormone-driven breast cancer is less likely to recur if treated with radiotherapy
Results from 10 years of follow-up Milan, Italy: Women with early, low risk, hormone-driven breast cancer are less likely to have a recurrence of their...
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Quality improvement in emergency surgery shows no difference in patient survival
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London studied the effectiveness of one of the largest ever national quality improvement programmes in the National Health Service...
Preventing collapse after catastrophe
As the impacts of climate change escalate, ecosystems will likely undergo events that will disrupt entire populations. In marine ecosystems, anthropogenic warming has subjected organisms...
Maximizing conservation benefits
Overexploitation and population collapse pose significant threats to marine fish stocks across the globe. While certain fish populations have already collapsed, research indicates that nearly...
NASA-NOAA satellite catches intense Tropical Cyclone Kenneth make landfall in northern Mozambique
Credit: NASA/NOAA/ University of Wisconsin - Madison, SSES-CIMSS, William Straka III Mozambique is still recovering from deadly Tropical Cyclone Idai, and a second powerful tropical...
Researchers discover surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Scientists find surprising way to affect information storage properties in metal alloy. Sometimes scientific discoveries can be found along well-trodden paths....
Filling in the gaps of connected car data helps transportation planners
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech If you have a new or late model car, most likely it's connected: GPS navigation, that infotainment panel, the wireless network...
SwRI leaders Hamilton, Stern to be inducted into UT-Austin Academy of Distinguished Alumni
Retiree Abramson also recognized for outstanding achievements SAN ANTONIO -- April 25, 2019 - Three of SwRI's finest will be inducted into the inaugural class...
Researchers reveal key to targeting dormant cancer cells
Credit: Dr Michelle McDonald An international team of scientists has uncovered the unique set of genes that keeps some cancer cells dormant. Led by Associate...
NASA finds a more circular Tropical Cyclone Lorna
Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image of what appeared to be a more organized...
Impeding white blood cells in antiphospholipid syndrome reduced blood clots
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For men and women affected with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), blood thinners are the main treatment option. "Unfortunately, treatment with blood thinners...
High school students publish paper with RIT scientists analyzing rare bacterium
Three Rochester Prep High School seniors make scientific contributionCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT Three high school students working in a science lab for the first time...
Rehabilitation psychologists: #SayTheWord disability
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Why are people afraid to use the term "disability"? "Attempts to avoid the use of the word 'disability' and couch discussions...
Researchers verify new method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention technique
'Cook your Wash' campaign reduces risk of HIV transmissionCredit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry LONDON, ON - New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western...
New method proposed for studying hydrodynamic behavior of electrons in graphene
Published work paves the way for further research into the potential of graphene TROY, N.Y. -- By studying how electrons in two-dimensional graphene can literally...
