Nonsurgical treatment for enlarged prostate remains effective for years
WASHINGTON (March 8, 2017) -- A minimally invasive treatment that reduces urinary tract symptoms for men with enlarged prostates maintains ...
Testing for hepatitis C virus remains low among baby boomers
A Brief Report appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at testing rates for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) ...
Research uncovers potential health risks of travel to Mars
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - March 8, 2017 - Sending a manned mission to Mars requires more than a powerful launch rocket. ...
Researchers identify how inflammation spreads through the brain after injury
Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which inflammation can spread throughout the brain after injury. This mechanism may explain ...
Iota Orionis: Pulsating beacon of a constellation
MONTREAL, March 8, 2017 - Astronomers from the BRITE (BRight Target Explorer) Constellation project and Ritter Observatory have discovered a ...
Lung cancer may go undetected in kidney cancer patients
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 7, 2017 - Could lung cancer be hiding in kidney cancer patients? Researchers with ...
Principles of 3-D genome folding and gene expression studied across species
Credit: Razin lab It seems like a feat of magic. Human DNA, if stretched out into one, long spaghetti-like strand, ...
Penn researchers push the limits of organic synthesis
A dendritic molecule is one that grows by branching in several directions from its center core. At each branching point, ...
RIT professor becomes first US scientist to serve as visiting scholar for EACH program
Rochester Institute of Technology continues to broaden its reach across the globe, formalizing an agreement to become an associate partner ...
Detailed chemical structure of P22 virus resolved
Credit: C.Hryc and the Chiu Lab Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of ...
RIT helps advance space camera being tested on ISS
Imaging technology advanced by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and Florida Institute of Technology is being tested on the ...
UCLA scientists show how to amplify or stifle signals for immune responses
T cells, the managers of our immune systems, spend their days shaking hands with another type of cell that presents ...
Researchers develop equation that helps to explain plant growth
Credit: Grace John/UCLA It is rare in biology that a single trait can answer questions spanning several fields of research. ...
Snake bit? UCI chemists figure out how to easily and cheaply halt venom’s spread
Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Irvine, Calif., March 7, 2017 - Chemists at the University of California, Irvine have developed ...
NASA sees powerful Tropical Cyclone Enawo make landfall in Madagascar
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Tropical Cyclone Enawo was battering the northeastern region of Madagascar when NASA-NOAA's Suomi ...
UCI team identifies key mutation that suppresses the immune system in melanoma
Orange, Calif., March 7, 2017 -- University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a specific mutation that allows melanoma tumor ...
New protein discovered in aging and cancer
A protein has been found to have a previously unknown role in the ageing of cells, according to an early ...
Ovarian cancer researchers find biomarker linked to prognosis in aggressive disease type
Loading video... Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada - March 7, 2017) - Ovarian cancer researchers have identified a protein biomarker expressed ...
Photos show promise as dietary assessment tool, but more training needed
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research at Oregon State University suggests that photographs of your food are good for a lot more ...
MRI-powered mini-robots could offer targeted treatment
Credit: University of Houston Invasive surgical techniques - cutting through the breastbone for open heart surgery or making a large ...
