Newly discovered DNA enhancers help switch on colorectal cancer
Genetic mutations can increase a person's cancer risk, but other gene "enhancer" elements may also be responsible for disease progression, according to new research out...
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Going glassy: Revealing structure and dynamics of glassy polymers during transition
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2017 -- Glasses are not, perhaps surprisingly, technically solid in a crystalized form, but are substances frozen in a liquidlike structure....
Synchrotron sheds (X-ray) light on carbon chemistry at ocean surfaces
WASHINGTON D.C., March 7, 2017 -- Nature's carbonate system, the dynamic chemistry involving carbon dioxide (CO2), carbonate (CO32-), bicarbonate (HCO3-), and carbonic acid (H2CO3), is...
Magnetic fields at the crossroads
WASHINGTON D.C., March 7, 2017 -- From compasses used in ancient overseas navigation to electrical motors, sensors, and actuators in cars, magnetic materials have been...
Reducing conducting thin film surface roughness for electronics
Credit: Du and Maroudas WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2017 -- Surface roughness reduction is a really big deal when it comes to fundamental surface physics...
Legacy of brilliant young scientist is a major leap in quantum computing
Credit: Photo courtesy of Emily Darley Researchers from the University of Bristol and Université Libre de Bruxelles have theoretically shown how to write programs for...
Computer simulations first step toward designing more efficient amine chemical scrubbers
Credit: Denis Fourches, NC State University A proof-of-concept molecular modeling study from North Carolina State University analyzes the efficiency of amine solutions in capturing carbon...
ORNL study examines tungsten in extreme environments to improve fusion materials
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 7, 2017--A fusion reactor is essentially a magnetic bottle containing the same...
Caffeine boosts enzyme that could protect against dementia, finds IU study
Credit: Image courtesy of the National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A study by Indiana University researchers has identified 24 compounds...
New drug combination targets aggressive blood cancer
Credit: Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 7, 2017)--A pair of drugs that may be a one-two punch needed to help combat acute...
A new way to reset gene expression in cancer cells shows promise for leukemia treatment
New findings from Rockefeller University researchers could guide the development of potent combination therapies that deliver more effective and durable treatment of leukemia. In recent...
Diabetes drug may be effective against deadly form of breast cancer, study suggests
Credit: Wu et al., 2017 Researchers in China have discovered that a metabolic enzyme called AKR1B1 drives an aggressive type of breast cancer. The study,...
Artificial intelligence in quantum systems, too
Unai Alvarez-Rodriguez is a researcher in the 'Quantum Technologies for Information Science (QUTIS)' research group, attached to the UPV/EHU's Department of Physical Chemistry, and an...
A backup copy in the central brain: How fruit flies form orientation memory
Credit: photo/©: AG Strauss, JGU Insects have a spatial orientation memory that helps them remember the location of their destination if they are briefly deflected...
One step at a time
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (March 7, 2017) ... The promise of exoskeleton technology that would allow individuals with motor impairment to walk has...
