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As consumers upgrade their gadgets at an increasing pace, the amount of electronic waste we generate continues to mount. To help combat this environmental problem,...

Credit: M. Battino et al. A study by European and Latin American researchers has shown that strawberry extract can inhibit the spread of laboratory-grown breast...

Credit: UVA Health System The University of Virginia Health System's pioneering use of focused sound waves to treat essential tremor, the most common movement disorder,...

A team of scientists from Singapore has discovered new ways in which cancers can escape the body's immune system. Focusing on gastric cancer (GC), the...

The latest in a series of studies led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that addition of a widely available, noninvasive imaging test called...

HOUSTON and SAN CARLOS, Calif. - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Lion Biotechnologies, Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel cancer immunotherapies...

Credit: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Gunshot wound injuries in Miami-Dade County are clustered in predominantly poor, black neighborhoods, according to a new...

The 2017 MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. It is intended to honor the...

Credit: Çetiner et al., 2017 Researchers at the University of Maryland have identified how the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses tension-activated membrane channels to stop...

Credit: Kobe University The mechanism behind oil synthesis within microalgae cells has been revealed by a Japanese research team. This discovery could contribute to the...

Desert lands cover about a quarter of the Earth's land mass and are home to some half a billion people and yet they are commonly...

Media registration is now open for the Starmus Science and Music Festival, a seven-day event from June 18-23 in Trondheim, Norway. Journalists who would like...

Credit: Thomas Kast The nanotech industry is booming. Every year, several thousands of tonnes of man-made nanoparticles are produced worldwide; sooner or later, a certain...

Credit: World Scientific The rapidly growing field of astrochemistry focuses on the chemistry occurring in stars, planets, and the interstellar medium, bringing together elements of...

Credit: Empa The moisture content of the human skin influences its characteristics. The addition of moisture softens the skin and changes its appearance. This can...