Researchers uncover a survival mechanism in cancer cells
Credit: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem An international study led by scientists from the Crick Institute in London and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed...
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Drug-caused deaths among health care professionals: New insights revealed
An Australian-first study conducted by Monash University has found that from 2003-2013 nearly five deaths per 1000 employed Australian health care professionals were caused by...
Clemson scientists unveil software that revolutionizes habitat connectivity modeling
Credit: Paul Leonard / Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina - A trio of Clemson University scientists has unveiled a groundbreaking computational software called "GFlow" that...
Computer modeling could lead to new method for detecting, managing prostate cancer
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. New research coauthored by Brigham Young University researchers may lead to a more accurate system for early...
Living color: Rainbow-hued blood stem cells shed new light on cancer, blood disorders
Credit: Nature Cell Biology 2016, Henninger et al A new color-coding tool is enabling scientists to better track live blood stem cells over time, a...
Study finds cause of pulmonary fibrosis in failure of stem cells that repair lungs
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 22, 2016) - Cedars-Sinai investigators have pinpointed a major cause of pulmonary fibrosis, a mysterious and deadly disease that scars the lungs...
Scientists shrink electron gun to matchbox size
Credit: Credit: W. Ronny Huang, CFEL/DESY/MIT In a multi-national effort, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from DESY and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has...
Rapid synthesis towards optically active α-aminocarbonyl therapeutics
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University A team of organic chemists at ITbM, Nagoya University, has developed a new reaction to directly install amines into carbonyl compounds...
New study shows ocean acidification accelerates erosion of coral reefs
Credit: Enochs, Manzello, Kolodziej, Noonan, Valentino & Fabricius MIAMI -- Scientists studying naturally high carbon dioxide coral reefs in Papua New Guinea found that erosion...
NTU develops thin foam that keeps vehicles and buildings cooler and quieter
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new material that will make vehicles and buildings cooler and quieter compared to...
Mount Sinai researchers use computer algorithms to diagnose HCM from echos
Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological changes in athletes' hearts, acco..
Social sciences & health innovations: Making health public
The international conference "Social Sciences & Health Innovations: Making Health Public" is the third event organized as a collaborative endeavor between Maastricht University, the Netherlands,...
Fly larvae clean bee-eater’s nest
Credit: Herbert Hoi/Vetmeduni Vienna Birds share their nests with a rich community of other inhabitants like parasites and mainly invertebrates, such as insects, that are...
Right timing is crucial in life
Credit: Copyright: Tobias Kaiser The non-biting marine midge Clunio marinus lives along Europe's tide-shapen coasts, where precise timing is of existential importance: Reproduction and oviposi..
Pregnant women at risk of getting the flu are not getting vaccinated
Credit: UBC Health-care professionals are hesitant to administer the flu vaccine to pregnant women, despite the potential life-saving benefits, according to a UBC study. The...
