Nanopores could map small changes in DNA that signal big shifts in cancer
Credit: Image by Aditya Sarathy CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Detecting cancer early, just as changes are beginning in DNA, could enhance diagnosis and treatment as well...
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Next 10 years critical for achieving climate change goals
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can be reduce in two ways--by cutting our emissions, or by removing it from the...
Shedding light on the absorption of light by titanium dioxide
Credit: Majed Chergui/EPFL Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most promising materials for photovoltaics and photocatalysis nowadays. This material appears in different crystalline forms,...
USDA announces $21.8 million in funding to combat citrus disease
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $21.8 million in available...
Physicians’ misunderstanding of genetic test results may hamper mastectomy decisions
A recent survey of over 2,000 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer found that half of those who undergo bilateral mastectomy after genetic testing don't...
Smartphone addiction leads to personal, social, workplace problems
Credit: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY -- Excessive smartphone use leads to problems, and females are especially susceptible to addiction, according to new research from Binghamton...
Naren Vyavahare receives $1.47 million from NIH for nanoparticle research
Credit: Clemson University One of the top ten killers for men older than 55 is the target of Clemson University research that could lead to...
Geography and culture may shape Latin American and Caribbean maize
Credit: Bedoya et al (2017) Variations in Latin American and Caribbean maize populations may be linked to anthropological events such as migration and agriculture, according...
Researchers track fish migration by testing DNA in seawater
A bucket of seawater contains more than meets the eye -- it's chock-full of fish DNA. Scientists are now putting that DNA to good use...
Melatonin may protect the small intestine from oral radiation treatment in rats
Credit: Fernández-Gil et al (2017) Oral melatonin can protect the small intestine in rats subjected to radiotherapy of the tongue, according to a study published...
Researchers release first chemical map of dyes from historic dye library
Credit: NC State University Researchers from North Carolina State University have released the first chemical "map" of dyes from the Max A. Weaver Dye Library,...
Don Lincoln Wins 2017 Gemant Award from AIP
Credit: Lincoln Washington, D.C., April 12, 2017 -- Particle physicist Don Lincoln is the winner of the 2017 Andrew Gemant Award, an annual prize recognizing...
Naked DNA in water tells if fish have arrived
Credit: Photo credits: (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: alewife (herring species), striped bass, American eel, mummichog; Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game: black...
Common factor links neurodegenerative disease in young and old
Credit: Gladstone Institutes, Chris Goodfellow Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), identified a common mechanism in two forms...
Study finds Pokemon Go players are happier, friendlier
MADISON, Wis. -- Pokemon Go people are happy people. That's the finding of media researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who leapt to study the...
