National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies. Findings on this...
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Magnetic reconnection, a universal process that triggers solar flares and northern lights and can disrupt cell phone service and...
It's not just what's inside breast cancer cells that matters. It's also the environment surrounding cancer cells that drives the disease, according to researchers at...
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Some astronomical objects have endearing or quirky nicknames, inspired by mythology or their own appearance. Take, for example, the constellation of...
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with...
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have partnered with five international universities to create a software tool that provides timely and...
Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report...
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University On April 19, Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), one of the leading technical universities in Russia...
The increasing capacity of each individual to monitor and manage their health without medical attention entails new challenges that cannot be ignored. This will be...
A patient's confidence in their ability to schedule, plan for and properly conduct their part in colorectal screening methods is a key factor that predicts...
Radiation therapy is part of the treatment regimen for about two thirds of cancer patients today. Radiotherapy is well tolerated in most cases, but it...
Credit: Jim Melvin / Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Clemson University scientists Alex Feltus and Melissa Smith have received a $2.95 million collaborative award...
Credit: University of Sydney Researchers from the ARC Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) in the University of Sydney's Australian Institute for...
Credit: NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre These devices are based on terahertz technology, a band in the electromagnetic spectrum located between the microwaves (which mobile phones...
Credit: Dr Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Mr Szymon Kubal, Swansea University Two steel research projects led by Swansea University -- a better way to tackle corrosion, and...
