Confirmation of Wendelstein 7-X magnetic field
Credit: Nature Communications Physicist Sam Lazerson of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has teamed with German scientists to confirm...
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A handful of photos yields a mouthful of (digital) teeth
A Disney Research team has developed a model-based method of realistically reconstructing teeth for digital actors and for medical applications using just a few, non-invasive...
New neuron dynamics model better fitted to the biological reality
Neuroscientists are currently working diligently to understand the dynamics of thousands of coupled neurons. Understanding how they operate requires accurate models. The trouble is that...
Advocacy and community health care models complement research and clinical care
Credit: International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Vienna, Austria--December 4, 2016--Global lung cancer researchers and patient advocates today emphasized that new models of...
Melbourne scientists publish evidence for world-first therapeutic dental vaccine
Credit: Oral Health CRC University of Melbourne A world-first vaccine developed by Melbourne scientists, which could eliminate or at least reduce the need for surgery...
Highly efficient genome engineering in flowering plants
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University have developed a genome editing method to knockout target genes in a model plant with...
‘Baby boomers’ on dope: Recreational marijuana use is on the rise among adults over 50
The recent legalization of recreational marijuana (cannabis) use in California, Colorado, and Washington reflect the sweeping changes in the attitudes and perceptions towards marijuana use...
Children with Down syndrome and ALL fare as well as others treated on DFCI ALL protocols
SAN DIEGO, CA - Despite an elevated risk of toxicity from chemotherapy, children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) did not experience higher...
Interest, skills and belief in own abilities steer youngsters towards STEM jobs
The fact that many young women do not pursue a career in the 'STEM' fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics may have its roots...
Double whammy for triple negative breast cancer
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science A promising new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer has been identified by Weizmann Institute scientists,...
Researchers uncover protein-based ‘cancer signature’
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum A research team at the University of Basel's Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range...
CAR T cell immunotherapy continues to yield complete responses in leukemia
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A highly innovative, personalized cell-based treatment for a high-risk form of the most common childhood cancer continues to move through...
Triggerfish needed to grow reefs, new research finds
Credit: Courtesy of WCS NEW YORK (November 30, 2016) --A study of complex coral reef ecosystems in the western Indian Ocean found that one species...
Researchers may have found first polluted river from before Bronze Age
Credit: Barqa Landscape Project/University of Waterloo. Industrial pollution may seem like a modern phenomenon, but in fact, an international team of researchers may have discovered...
NYU researchers identify stress-hormone differences among gay men
Cortisol is a life sustaining adrenal hormone essential to maintaining the natural balance of the body. It is often referred to as "the stress hormone,"...
