Laser R&D focuses on next-gen particle collider
Credit: Paul Mueller A set of new laser systems and proposed upgrades at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will...
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Director of KAUST Catalysis Center Jean-Marie Basset named 2016 NAI Fellow
Credit: KAUST Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Dec. 13, 2016: Jean-Marie Basset, a distinguished professor of chemical science and director of the Catalysis Center...
Engineers develop a new noninvasive method to detect infections in prostheses
Credit: UC San Diego Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new non-invasive method to detect infections in prostheses used for...
New evidence shows how technology is actively supporting patients in managing their own health
A new Cochrane Review, summarizing data from 132 trials of automated telephone systems in preventing and managing long-term health conditions, concludes that they probably have...
Optical tractor beam traps bacteria
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University Up to now, if scientists wanted to study blood cells, algae, or bacteria under the microscope, they had to mount these...
ERC grant: Getting nanoparticle catalysts into shape
Prof Dr Beatriz Roldán Cuenya from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) will receive one of the renowned Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The...
DFG to fund 7 new Research Units
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing seven new Research Units, following a decision by the DFG Senate during its winter session in...
Investment in medicine regulatory authorities key to fighting the 21st century ‘Third Man’
From Vienna to the Democratic Republic of Congo, fake medicines have threatened citizens across the board -- and borders -- in wartime as well as...
New hopes in cancer battle — a review of new molecules and treatment strategies
Cancer treatment is still one of the most intractable challenge for medicine. There are several approaches to fight cancer, which include: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy,...
Invisible symptoms impact rheumatoid arthritis patients’ lives, hinder diagnosis
Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 2016 - Rheumatoid Arthritis In America 2016, a national survey by Health Union of more than 3,100 individuals who identified as having...
International alliance receives grant to improve cassava harvest and nutrition for farmers in Africa
Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, December 14, 2016-The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa...
Forsyth study provides new insight in the fight against Sjögren’s syndrome
(Forsyth Institute) Sjögren's syndrome is the second most common autoimmune disease affecting four million Americans -- yet treatments are limited due to a lack of...
UT Dallas scientist discovers new cancer connection
A biologist at The University of Texas at Dallas and his colleagues have discovered that two enzymes previously linked independently with keeping cancer cells alive...
Almost 20 percent of breast cancer patients fail to complete prescribed endocrine therapy
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, 14 December, 2016 - Around 20% of breast cancer patients do not complete prescribed endocrine therapy, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress...
Smartphones and tablets and adolescents: Small size, big problems?
Cincinnati, OH, December 14, 2016 -- Research has shown that when children watch too much television, their risk of obesity increases. However, more and more...
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