Great minds may think alike, but all minds look alike
The brain is a complex network containing many billions of neurons. Each neuron is connected to thousands of others via links (synapses) which can be...
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Model based on liquid biopsies may predict time to progression in colorectal cancer
Bottom Line: An evolutionary model utilizing serial blood samples from patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with anti-EGFR therapies in a phase II trial could...
Access to 3D printing is changing the work in research labs
Credit: McMaster University A small, black box developed in a McMaster University lab could change the way scientists search for new antibiotics. The Printed Fluorescence...
A climate ‘wake-up call’
If we proactively implement effective fisheries management and limit global temperature rise, the world's oceans still have the potential to be significantly more plentiful in...
DOE study targets safer storage of nuclear waste
Credit: University of Houston About 20 percent of the electricity produced in the United States is generated at nuclear power plants, according to the U.S....
UMass Amherst microbiologist will lead new soil warming studies
Credit: UMass Amherst/DeAngelis lab AMHERST, Mass. - Microbial ecologist Kristen DeAngelis at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been recognized by the National Science Foundation...
Speeding progress in migraine requires unraveling sex differences
To decrease the substantial health and economic burden of migraine on individuals and society, researchers need to examine and address how the disease differs between...
Stem cells show promise as drug delivery tool for childhood brain cancer
CHAPEL HILL -- The latest in a series of laboratory breakthroughs could lead to a more effective way to treat the most common brain cancer...
What’s that smell? Scientists find a new way to understand odors
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 29, 2018) Every smell, from a rose to a smoky fire to a pungent fish, is composed of a mixture...
Access to 3-D printing is changing the work in research labs
Credit: McMaster University A small, black box developed in a McMaster University lab could change the way scientists search for new antibiotics. The Printed Fluorescence...
Department of Energy invests $1.1 million in sorghum disease resistance research
Credit: Amber Ruedi, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Sorghum, a more drought-tolerant cousin to corn, is grown throughout the dry western Corn Belt region...
NSF funds projects to ‘connect dots’ (and data), address multi-scaled environmental issues
Credit: Meryl Mims, Virginia Tech The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $9 million in nine new projects to research biosphere processes and their complex...
A new take on fighting multi-drug resistant bacteria
Credit: University of Houston Two UH researchers have won a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop...
Not so fast: From shrews to elephants, animal reflexes surprisingly slow
Credit: SFU While speediness is a priority for any animal trying to escape a predator or avoid a fall, a new study by Simon Fraser...
Clearing a xenotransplantation hurdle: detecting infectious agents in pigs
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A shortage of organs for transplantation -- including kidneys and hearts -- means that many patients die while still on...
