Breast cancer study predicts better response to chemotherapy
It is known from previous research that the ER-beta estrogen receptor often has a protective effect. A new study from Lund University in Sweden has...
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Immunotherapy for cancer: New method identifies target antigens by mass spectrometry
New cancer therapies harness the immune system to fight tumors. One of the main principles behind these therapies is to find out precisely which molecules...
Chemists identify genetic mutation that opens door in combatting age-related diseases
Chemistry researchers have found the key to a SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) - a natural mutation in humans - which offers protection against cardiovascular disease,...
Analyzing brain patterns may help scientists increase people’s confidence, reduce fear
Credit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA A new technique of analyzing brain patterns appears to help people overcome fear and build self-confidence. The approach, developed by a UCLA-led...
Finnish reÂsearchÂers corÂrect ParÂkinÂson’s moÂtor sympÂtoms in mice
(University of Helsinki) A research group led by University of Helsinki Docent Timo Myöhänen has succeeded in correcting the motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease...
Ultra-high-speed optical fiber sensor enables detection of structural damage in real time
Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology Aging degradation and seismic damage of civil infrastructure pose a serious problem for society. One promising technology for monitoring the...
MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector
Credit: MIT Energy Initiative / Opus Design CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Distributed energy resources -- relatively small-scale power technologies such as solar, wind, energy storage, and...
More exact, ethical method to tell the sex of baby chickens
Thanks to an imaging technique called optical spectroscopy, it is possible for hatcheries to accurately determine the sex of a chick within four days of...
Microseeding: A new way to overcome hemihedral twinning?
Credit: Harada et al. Twinning is a crystal-growth disorder in which the specimen is composed of distinct domains whose orientations differ but are related in...
UMass Amherst and Boston-based PCL Inc. offer new tool for biotech research
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - A group of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers who are stewards of the campus' plant cell culture library (PCCL)...
Researchers achieve meter-scale optical coherence tomography for first time
Credit: James G. Fujimoto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology WASHINGTON -- An industry-academic collaboration has achieved the first optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of cubic meter...
First experimental evidence of 3-D aromaticity in stacked antiaromatic compounds
Credit: Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan - Aromatic molecules consist of planar carbon-based rings with alternating single and double (Ï€) bonds. These molecules contain 4n+2 (n...
The pill won’t kill your sexual desire, researchers say
Amsterdam, December 15, 2016 - Taking the pill doesn't lower your sexual desire, contrary to popular belief, according to research published in The Journal of...
Inaugural Walter Kohn Prize awarded to Chinese physicist
The inaugural Walter Kohn Prize for quantum-mechanical materials and molecular modeling has been awarded to Professor Yanming Ma, a researcher from Jilin University in Changchun,...
Macromolecules: Light to design precision polymers
Credit: (Graphics: KIT) Chemists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have succeeded in specifically controlling the setup of precision polymers by light-induced chemical reactions. The...
