PolyU engineering students win Gold at ASM Technology Award 2019
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The annual event has been organised since 2015 to recognise excellence in technology, showcasing outstanding final year projects of...
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San Francisco VA researcher to receive prestigious Barnwell Award
SAN FRANCISCO - Dr. Michael Shlipak will receive the Department of Veterans Affairs' Barnwell Award at an award ceremony at 12 p.m. on Friday, July...
Airborne particles can send our detox systems into overdrive
An international team of scientists have observed a previously unclear inflammatory mechanism caused by airborne particles that can worsen asthma symptoms, it has been reported...
Fracking likely to result in high emissions
Study outlines emission scenarios for shale gas production in Europe Natural gas releases fewer harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases than other fossil fuels. That's...
Sclerosing agent delivery improvements to protect against malignant pleural effusion
Kazan Federal University and Fox Chase Cancer Center have unveiled promising research results in BMC Cancer.Credit: Kazan Federal University Preclinical trials were held on mice....
Signals from skin cells control fat cell specialization
Credit: Kobe University When cells change to a more specialized type, we call this process cellular differentiation. Scientists have revealed that protein secretions by skin...
Exposure to common chemicals in plastics linked to childhood obesity
Study finds replacement chemicals for BPA aren't safe for consumers WASHINGTON--Exposure to common chemicals in plastics and canned foods may play a role in childhood...
3D slave ship model brings a harrowing story to life
A 3D model of an 18th century slave ship, which captures the cramped, dirty and stifling conditions experienced by enslaved Africans, has been launched as...
Antibiotics can inhibit skin lymphoma
New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen shows, surprisingly, that antibiotics inhibit cancer in the skin in...
Little helpers for the rainforest
Tropical rainforests store large quantities of carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and provide habitats for many animal and plant species. If these ecosystems, which are so...
Study in mice advances combination immune therapy for ovarian cancer
Two FDA-approved drugs significantly extend survival time in mouse model of deadly gynecologic disease Delivering two federally approved immunity-altering drugs together significantly extended the lives...
Russian-Chinese scientific cooperation: A new generation of sensors for the ‘smart’ city
Russian and Chinese scientists to create prototype sensors for electronics of the latest generation.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Russian and Chinese scientists to...
Revolutionary method could bring us much closer to the description of hyperdiverse faunas
At today's rate, it could take another two millennia for science to document all currently existing species of multicellular lifeCredit: Michael Sharkey Two hundred and...
Cancer drug data release set to power next wave of therapeutic discovery
The freely available data set includes unique data comparing almost 1,000 cancer cell lines' responses to 453 licensed and experimental drugs This week (25 July)...
Study: Reducing greenhouse gas in rocky mountain region has health, financial benefits
As Rocky Mountain region plans its energy future, study suggests reigning in greenhouse gas emissions will save hundreds of lives and billions of dollarsCredit: Drexel...
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