NASA examines Tropical Cyclone Kenneth in infrared light
Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder or AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical...
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Moffitt Researchers find BRAF protein modification could slow tumor growth
New study suggest blocking ITCH activity or BRAF ubiquitination may be an effective treatment approach in melanoma TAMPA, Fla. - The protein BRAF is a...
Hopkins researchers ID neurotransmitter that helps cancers progress
Credit: Anne Le Using human cancer cells, tumor and blood samples from cancer patients, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have uncovered the role of a...
Brain scans on movie watchers reveal how we judge people
Researchers used brain scans to reveal the biases people feel towards people who are like them, even if they can't see that they are like...
Otago’s atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
Credit: University of Otago By breaking with conventionality, University of Otago physicists have opened up new research and technology opportunities involving the basic building block...
Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
More effective surgery could boost survival rates for ovarian cancer CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced...
Study finds differences in storefront tobacco advertising by product type
April 24, 2019 -- In response to U.S. restrictions on where tobacco companies are allowed to advertise their products, the industry now dedicates nearly all...
Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes
Credit: Maeva Bardy/Tara Expeditions Foundation Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called protists, according to a new...
Photoacoustic endoscopy could improve Crohn’s disease treatment
Better view of intestinal changes could lead to targeted treatments and fewer adverse effects WASHINGTON -- A newly developed endoscope could give doctors a better...
Perfume makers seek natural, sustainable scents
In 1921, perfumer Ernest Beaux discovered that adding synthetic aldehydes to natural rose and jasmine scents produced just the right fragrance combination for the iconic...
Liquid crystals in nanopores produce a surprisingly large negative pressure
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Negative pressure governs not only the Universe or the quantum vacuum. This phenomenon, although of a different nature, appears also in...
Treatment, spending on outpatient care for depression in US
Bottom Line: Researchers analyzed national survey data on the use of health services and spending to examine trends in the outpatient treatment of depression in...
Scientists are world’s firsts to reproduce complete copy of ‘anti-tumour antibiotic’
The breakthrough reveals new ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria and fight cancerCredit: Dr Martin Lear, University of Lincoln After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists...
Rapid destruction of Earth-like atmospheres by young stars
Researchers show young stars rapidly destroy Earth-like nitrogen dominated atmospheres The discoveries of thousands of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system has made questions...
Astronomers find quasars are not nailed to the sky
Credit: Robin Dienel/Carnegie Institution for Science Until recently, quasars were thought to have essentially fixed positions in the sky. While near-Earth objects move along complex...
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