Breast cancer surgery in frail elderly women linked to poor results
An analysis of more than a decade of U.S. nursing home data has shown that breast cancer surgery is associated with high rates of mortality...
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Study of rare cancer yields therapeutic clues to combat drug resistance
Stephen Elledge, PhD, and his team did not set out to find therapies that could render tumors less resistant to therapy or make existing drugs...
Beavers have an impact on the climate
Growing beaver populations have created a large number of new habitats along rivers and ponds. Beaver dams raise the water level, enabling the dissolution of...
Manmade mangroves could get to the ‘root’ of the problem for threats to coastal areas
Credit: Florida Atlantic University With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and...
How the forest copes with the summer heat
Credit: Photo: Dr. Urs Weber, University of Basel, Department of Environmental Sciences Between April and August this year, Switzerland and central Europe have experienced the...
Breakthrough could see bacteria used as cell factories to produce biofuels
A new technique for manipulating small cell structures for use in a range of biotechnical applications including the production of biofuels and vaccines has been...
Biomembranes 2018 conference: World’s leading molecular and cell biologists will meet at MIPT
From Oct. 1-5, MIPT will host the fourth Biomembranes conference. This international event is part of the conference series Virtual Human -- Imaging Across Scales....
Cold climates contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals
Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a new study published in the...
Mark Nieuwenhuijsen receives 2018 John Goldsmith Award
Credit: ISGlobal The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) has awarded its highest honour, the John Goldsmith Award, to researcher Mark Nieuwenhuijsen of the Barcelona...
The fate of plastic in the oceans
Credit: Jan Michels/Future Ocean The oceans contain large numbers of particles of biological origin, including, for example, living and dead plankton organisms and their faecal...
Color vision makes birds of prey successful hunters
In many cases it is the colour of the prey that helps predatory birds to detect, pursue and capture them. In a new study, biologists...
Male and female tennis players decline at same rate
The physical abilities of male and female tennis stars decline at the same rate as they age, new research shows. Men and women are known...
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine names Dr. Potter-Baker winner of Ernest Bors, MD Award
Credit: Dr. Potter-Baker August 29, 2018. The editors of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (JSCM) and the leadership of the Academy of Spinal Cord...
On the horizon: An acne vaccine
Berlin, August 29, 2018 - A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports important steps that have been taken towards the development...
Biodegradable plastic blends offer new options for disposal
Imagine throwing your empty plastic water bottle into a household composting bin that breaks down the plastic and produces biogas to help power your home....
