UH receives $66 million in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software
The University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design today announced it has received an in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software,...
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Martian mountains, manmade earthquake detection and more from the U at AGU
University of Utah researchers will be among the approximately 24,000 scientists convening in San Francisco for the annual Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union...
Hydrogen from sunlight — but as a dark reaction
The storage of photogenerated electric energy and its release on demand are still among the main obstacles in artificial photosynthesis. One of the most promising,...
Lyncean Technologies receives $650,000 in Series A funding
Lyncean Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of the Lyncean Compact Light Source, today announced the successful raising of $650,000 in a Series A funding round. The funding...
Older women with breast cancer report better cosmetic satisfaction with less radiation, less surgery
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center In the first study evaluating patient-reported cosmetic outcomes in a population-based cohort of older women with breast cancer, The University...
Federal funds help Virginia increase wetland benefits
Credit: © D. Malmquist/VIMS. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced two major grants designed to help Virginia protect and restore its wetlands. These watery...
Cow gene study shows why most clones fail
Credit: Alison Van Eenennaam, UC Davis Department of Animal Science It has been 20 years since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland, but...
Ancient enzyme morphed shape to carry out new functions in humans
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL - Dec. 9, 2016 - New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research...
Do cannabis dispensary staff receive sufficient training?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Dec. 9, 2016--As legalization of cannabis for medical use increases across the U.S., the training of...
Scientists reveal how fish adapt to toxic levels of pollution
A new report identifies the genetic mechanism responsible for evolutionary adaptation to toxic pollution observed in wild Atlantic killifish populations. The Atlantic killifish is renowned...
Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe
Credit: Image credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 9, 2016--Neutron scattering studies of a rare earth metal oxide have identified fundamental pieces to the...
Study reveals drug interactions that may reduce mortality in breast cancer patients
Patient health records revealed two drug combinations that may reduce mortality rates in breast cancer patients, according to a study led by researchers at the...
Image-guided biopsy identifies patients who achieve pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant therapy
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center n a pilot study conducted at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, image-guided biopsies identified select breast cancer...
Study provides new focus for developing drugs to fight cancer
Credit: Pellecchia lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Cancer researchers and drug companies may have been too quick to ignore a promising line of inquiry...
Magnetic stimulation may provide more precise, reliable activation of neural circuitry
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed what appears to be a significant improvement in the technology behind brain implants used to activate neural circuits...
