WASHINGTON - Although residential and commercial industries are widely adopting energy-efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs), the drop in LED prices is driving away manufacturers because...
A study of three genes associated with the development of prostate cancer found that men with inherited mutations in these genes are more likely to...
Considerable evidence has indicated that the drug metformin, used for more than 50 years to treat type 2 diabetes, also can prevent or slow the...
NEW YORK NY (December 15, 2016)--Gastric tumors are started by specialized cells in the stomach that signal nerves to make more acetylcholine, according to a...
The same signal that drives aggressive growth in a deadly cancer cell type also triggers coping mechanisms that make it "notoriously" hard to kill, according...
Credit: University of Huddersfield "...the device allows early assessment of the effects of drugs, speeding up the adoption of those that are shown to be...
In recent years, researchers have identified specific gene mutations linked to gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), which primarily occur in the stomach or small intestine, with...
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce NASA gathered rainfall data on Tropical Cyclone Vardah from its birth in the Bay of Bengal through its...
WASHINGTON - To ensure the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is responsive to changing environmental conditions like climate change and sea-level rise, as well as...
Credit: The University of Gothenburg Neural stem cells have been found in epileptic brain tissue--outside the regions of the brain where they normally reside. In...
Credit: Karen Hardy Bits of wood recovered from a 1.2-million-year-old tooth found at an excavation site in northern Spain indicate that the ancient relatives of...
What combinations of mutations help cancer cells survive? Which cells in the brain are involved in the onset of Alzheimer's? How do immune cells conduct...
The Sobek Foundation honors Professor Ari Waisman for his groundbreaking achievements in research into multiple sclerosis (MS). His research results are regarded as crucial for...
E-cigarette vapour does not damage DNA, even at doses 28 times that of equivalent smoke exposure. Scientists at British American Tobacco used lab-based cellular tests...
Credit: EBD-CSIC Spanish scientists have sequenced the genome of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), currently one of the world's most endangered felines. They have confirmed...
