Thin, flexible, light-absorbent material for energy and stealth applications
Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Transparent window coatings that keep buildings and cars cool on sunny days. Devices that could more than...
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Adding antiandrogen to radiation therapy improves survival in recurrent prostate cancer
A nearly two-decades-long clinical trial has demonstrated that adding antiandrogen therapy to radiation therapy can improve the survival of prostate cancer patients who have evidence...
New treatment regimen extends life for some men with recurrent prostate cancer, study finds
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES - Adding hormonal therapy to radiation treatment can significantly improve the average long-term survival of men with prostate cancer who have...
University of Montana research shows importance of remote cameras as biodiversity tools
Credit: Image courtesy of Robin Steenweg MISSOULA - University of Montana doctoral candidate Robin Steenweg shows how remote cameras can transform monitoring wildlife and habitat...
Plants smell differently when they are eaten by exotic herbivores
Credit: (photo: Nicole Van Dam) When they are attacked by herbivores, many plants call in reinforcements. To this end, they emit odours. These odours attract...
A lure at both ends — puff adders leave nothing to chance
Credit: Wits University The Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) is one of Africa's deadliest snake species, not only due to its deadly venom, but also because...
Revolutionary approach for treating glioblastoma works with human cells
Loading video... Credit: Carol Perry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy In a rapid-fire series of breakthroughs in just under a year, researchers at the University...
Neutrons identify critical details in bacterial enzyme implicated in gastric cancer
Credit: ORNL Neutron analysis at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is helping researchers better understand a key enzyme found in a bacterium...
Yale scientists identify key defect in brain tumor cells
New Haven, Conn.-- In a new study, Yale researchers identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells from repairing damaged DNA. They found...
Sperm changes documented years after chemotherapy
PULLMAN, Wash. - A Washington State University researcher has documented epigenetic changes in the sperm of men who underwent chemotherapy in their teens. The changes...
Mayo Clinic tests vaccine to provide immune response against early breast lesion
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Only about 35 percent of precancerous breast lesions morph into cancer if untreated, but physicians cannot identify which lesions are potentially dangerous....
TSRI scientists show deep brain stimulation blocks heroin relapse in rats
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA -- Feb. 1, 2017 -- Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that deep brain...
Advanced robotic bat’s flight characteristics simulates the real thing
Credit: Carla Schaffer / AAAS Bats have long captured the imaginations of scientists and engineers with their unrivaled agility and maneuvering characteristics, achieved by functionally...
A head joint found in deep-sea fishes may enable them to swallow large prey
Credit: Nalani Schnell, MNHN Some deep-sea fishes have a head joint that may enable them to open their mouths wide for consuming large prey, according...
Dolphins following shrimp trawlers cluster in social groups
Credit: Carolyn Kovacs Bottlenose dolphins near Savannah, Georgia are split into social groups according to whether or not they forage behind commercial shrimp trawlers, according...
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