Big discoveries about tiny particles
Credit: Illustration courtesy of Hojin Kim From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are...
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Novel technology enables detection of early-stage lung cancer when surgical cure still is possible
Credit: Fang Wei, EZLife Bio Philadelphia, October 8, 2018 - Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is often fatal because most cases are not diagnosed until they...
Carbon emissions from Amazonian forest fires up to 4 times worse than feared
Carbon losses caused by El Niño forest fires of 2015 and 2016 could be up to four times greater than thought, according to a study...
Recovering from a heart attack? Hold the antibiotics
MADISON - The community of microorganisms that live in the human gut has been shown to confer all kinds of health benefits. Now, an international...
Time-traveling illusion tricks the brain
Credit: Caltech / Shimojo laboratory We experience the world through our senses, a constant torrent of sights, sounds, smells, and more. Our brains take these...
New study shows promise for targeting breast cancer metastasis
Credit: UK Research Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2018) - A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that targeting a...
Biosecurity Research Institute studies African swine fever to prevent US outbreak
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN -- African swine fever virus threatens to devastate the swine industry and is positioned to spread throughout Asia. The virus...
Shaking up how nursing homes and their clinicians are paid to care for sick residents
Credit: Tim Yates, Photographer, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS - Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research investigators are testing whether...
More exercise may not help all cancer patients to the same extent
A new article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds that some cancer patients appear to benefit more from exercise than others. Exercise...
Groundbreaking study finds community efforts to combat childhood obesity can be effective
Credit: Center for Community Health and Development at the Life Span Institute. LAWRENCE -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in...
Genetic risk factor for erectile dysfunction identified
In a new study that ultimately analyzed the genomes of nearly a quarter of a million men, a research team including UC San Francisco scientists...
Mayo clinic researchers question benefits of long term oxygen therapy in COPD
CHICAGO--October 8, 2018--Long-term oxygen therapy does not decrease the risk for hospitalizations or increase life expectancy for many patients with mild to moderate COPD, but...
Largest ever genetic study of blood pressure
Credit: Lancaster University The largest ever genetic analysis of over one million people has identified 535 new genes associated with high blood pressure. The international...
Scientists successfully implant a polymeric prosthesis imitating bone structure
Credit: © NUST MISIS For the first time ever, a research team from the small innovative enterprise Biomimetix, implementing several NUST MISIS developments, has successfully...
Racial discrimination linked to higher risk of chronic illness in African-American women
Credit: Public domain Berkeley -- Less-educated African American women who report experiencing high levels of racial discrimination may face greater risk of developing chronic diseases,...
