Bigger brains associated with greater cancer risk
It may simply be that having a big brain is itself the cause. That's what doctor and PhD candidate Even Hovig Fyllingen at the Norwegian...
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Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Hunter College awarded $13.5 million NCI/NIH Grant
(Philadelphia, PA) - The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and Hunter College of the City University of New York (Hunter) have...
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announces 10 new Allen Distinguished Investigators
Credit: Allen Institute Nanoparticles that could reprogram a cancer patient's immune system inside their own body. Understanding a mysterious type of brain cell in the...
Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence by nearly 3/4 for patients with ‘good risk’
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation surgery...
Aggressive treatment for some stage IV lung cancer pts can dramatically improve OS
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- Adding radiation therapy or surgery to systemic therapy for stage IV lung cancer patients whose cancer has spread to...
Long-term side effects similarly low for weekly, conventional breast radiation, trial finds
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, those receiving fewer, larger...
Alterations to seabed raise fears for future
Credit: McGill University The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity. Normally the deep sea bottom is...
Animal species becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation nearly complete
Species of reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrates are becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation has claimed more than 99 percent of the country's original wooded...
Mycoplasma genitalium’s cell adhesion mechanism revealed
(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Researchers from the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC) and the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB-UAB) have discovered the mechanism..
U-M Biosciences Initiative invests $45 million in ‘groundbreaking’ research
ANN ARBOR--A new center for the study of concussions, an institute for global change biology, and a facility to advance the new field of cryo-electron...
Chimpanzees react faster to cooperate than make selfish choices
Credit: © the Jane Goodall Institute / By Fernando Turmo ANN ARBOR--When it comes to cooperation, there's no monkey business in how some chimpanzees respond....
Mainz University is involved in the European Flagship on Quantum Technologies program
Credit: photo/©: QUANTUM, JGU The European Union has launched a Flagship on Quantum Technologies to promote research into and development of quantum technology throughout Europe....
NSU researcher part of team that conducted genome-wide study of tigers
Credit: Dr. Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern Univesity FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - They are one of the most majestic and, at the same time, threatened...
A new method to quickly identify outliers in air quality monitoring data
Credit: Image by TANG Xiao Ambient air quality monitoring data are the most important source for public awareness regarding air quality and are widely used...
Free movement can protect humans from environmental threats
Credit: J Barnett) Greater freedom of movement and investments in human rights and social opportunities can help protect humans from environmental threats like rising sea...
