NSF-supported researchers to present new results on hurricanes and other extreme events
Credit: NASA The availability of water from underground aquifers is vital to the basic needs of more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. In recent decades,...
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Lake bed reveals details about ancient Earth
Credit: Rice University Sleuthing by a Rice University postdoctoral fellow is part of a new Nature paper that gives credence to theories about Earth's atmosphere...
In the ocean’s twilight zone, tiny organisms may have giant effect on Earth’s carbon cycle
Credit: Mike Stukel TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Deep in the ocean's twilight zone, swarms of ravenous single-celled organisms may be altering Earth's carbon cycle in ways...
Study finds melanoma biomarkers predicting checkpoint blocker response
Scientists at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (DF/BWCC) have identified biomarkers in melanoma that could help tailor immunotherapy treatments to maximize the benefits for patients...
Identified RNA molecules that regulate action of male hormone in prostate cancer
In most cases of prostate cancer, tumor cell growth is stimulated by the action of male hormones, or androgens, such as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT)....
Scientists uncover DNA ‘shield’ w/crucial roles in normal cell division
In immune cells, this is crucial to make antibodies In cancer, mutations in complex could lead to resistance to BRCA-targeting PARP inhibitor drugs or platinum...
Glowing bacteria on deep-sea fish shed light on evolution, ‘third type’ of symbiosis
ITHACA, N.Y. - You may recognize the anglerfish from its dramatic appearance in the hit animated film Finding Nemo, as it was very nearly the...
Researchers solve mystery of how ALL enters the central nervous system
Credit: Alisa Weigandt for Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - A deadly feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is its invasion of the central nervous system....
Scientists discover a mechanism of drug resistance in breast and ovarian cancer
Credit: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics at The Rockefeller University There is a highly sophisticated way to treat some breast and ovarian cancers--a class...
A carcinogen at the gym
Gyms are places people go to get healthier. But nearly half the gyms in the U.S. contain a potentially addictive carcinogen - tanning beds, report...
Cancer patients may experience delayed skin effects of anti-PD-1 therapy
PHILADELPHIA - Cancer patients receiving anti-PD-1 therapies who develop lesions, eczema, psoriasis, or other forms of auto-immune diseases affecting the skin may experience those adverse...
Do stress balls or hand holding reduce anxiety during skin cancer surgery?
Bottom Line: Exploring whether hand-holding or squeezing a stress ball would reduce patient anxiety during skin cancer surgery under local anesthesia was the main focus...
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine impact factor increases by 12 percent
RESTON, VA - The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)--the flagship publication of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)--has again been ranked among...
‘Nowcasting’ beach water quality
Arriving at your favorite beach only to discover it's closed because of bacterial contamination can be a bummer. But even worse would be unknowingly swimming...
Innate stress
A team of researchers from the Higher School of Economics and the RAS Vavilov Institute of General Genetics has been able to statistically monitor the...