Limiting lung cancer screening to high-risk former smokers may improve cost-effectiveness at a population level, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine. Regular computed...
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Breast cancer patients with dense breast tissue have almost a two-fold increased risk of developing disease in the...
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 -- Valentine's Day is nearly here. Whether you're spending it with your significant other or flying...
Credit: Photo by T. Johnson, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Chris Boyer, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University...
Credit: ESRF/C.Argoud Amélie Juhin is the winner of the ESRF "Young Scientist of the Year 2017". This award is presented every year by the ESRF...
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - More and more scientists are using the powerful new gene-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9, a technology isolated from bacteria,...
University of Toronto scientists have discovered a better way to extract proteins from the membranes that encase them, making it easier to study how cells...
A team of scientists from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) determined that surface recombination limits the performance of polycrystalline perovskite solar cell..
Physicians often fail to recommend genetic testing for breast cancer patients at high risk for mutations associated with ovarian and other cancers, according to a...
Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance -- long thought to be a health threat...
Credit: Credits: NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Carlos as its center moved just to the west of La...
Credit: Livshits and Shani-Zerbibet al. Few animals can match the humble hydra's resilience. The small, tentacled freshwater animals can be literally shredded into pieces and...
A recent study published in Cell Chemical Biology has revealed new insights into a molecular pathway that leads to Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Using a tool...
Credit: Marcus Klaus Nitrogen deposition caused by human activities can lead to an increased phytoplankton production in boreal lakes. The response of boreal lakes to...
Credit: Matthias Sieber / ETH Zurich / ACE Diatoms are a very common group of algae found not only in freshwater streams, rivers and lakes,...
