Bone scan software accurately calculates prognosis of advanced prostate cancer
DURHAM, N.C. - A software tool to automatically calculate how extensively bones have been infiltrated by prostate cancer is both accurate and speedy, capturing key...
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How accurate is breath test for diagnosis esophagogastric cancer?
Bottom Line: A breath analysis test to diagnose esophagogastric (esophagus or stomach) cancer showed good diagnostic accuracy in a study of 335 patients, including 172...
How milk becomes cheese (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 17, 2018 -- Making cheese is an ancient exercise in preserving the nutritional value of milk. And it's...
A classifier of frog calls for fighting against climate change
Credit: Jaime Bosch (MNCN-CSIC) The sounds of amphibians are altered by the increase in ambient temperature, a phenomenon that, in addition to interfering with reproductive...
International consortium wants to sequence the DNA of 1.5 million species
Earth is estimated to be home to between 10 million and 15 million eukaryotes - species of plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms with cells...
Above us only sky — The open air as an underappreciated habitat
Credit: CC Voigt/Leibniz-IZW Numerous bat species hunt and migrate at great altitudes. Yet the open sky had, until recently, not been on the radar of...
Climate change broadens threat of emerald ash borer
More Canadian cities will experience damage from the emerald ash borer than previously thought. As a result of climate change and fewer days of extreme...
How immune cells kill bacteria with acid
Credit: CeMM/Ruth Eichner The first line of immune defense against invading pathogens like bacteria are macrophages, immune cells that engulf every foreign object that crosses...
Climate change in Quebec equals a much greater diversity of species?
Credit: Jacques Larivée A team of researchers believe that, paradoxically, climate change may result in Quebec's national and provincial parks becoming biodiversity refuges of continental...
Petry finds missing ingredient to spark the fireworks of life
Credit: Courtesy of the researchers Most people can name at least a few bones of the human body, but not many know about the cytoskeleton...
Photosynthesis involves a protein ‘piston’
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Plants convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen by photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is thus integral to life as we...
After 60 years, Isle Royale continues world’s longest predator-prey study
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech Researchers from Michigan Technological University have released the annual Winter Study report detailing updates on the ecology of Isle Royale National...
UBC Okanagan researchers develop faster test for cannabis quality
With the coming legalization of cannabis in Canada, producers are increasingly looking for quick and accurate means of determining the potency and quality of their...
A new system is designed that improves the quality of frozen horse sperm
Cryopreservation is a freezing method that stores spermatozoa to be used for reproduction. Although it is a widespread process, its main issue is the ice...
Ancient human remains and a mystery unearthed by ANU archaeologist
Credit: (c)SEKAS An archaeologist from The Australian National University (ANU) has hailed her excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in south west England a...
