Credit: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Chicago, Aug. 22, 2017 - Female patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer that is treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy...
WASHINGTON -- A large proportion of the world's estimated 9.3 million breast cancer survivors experience menopausal symptoms or clinical manifestations of estrogen deficiency. A comprehensive...
PHILADELPHIA -- Determining which cancer patients are likely to be resistant to initial treatment is a major research effort of oncologists and laboratory scientists. Now,...
Credit: Brigitte Sommer The vulnerability and conservation value of sub-tropical reefs south of the Great Barrier Reef -- regarded as climate change refuges -- has...
Credit: Steve Clay Predator animals have long been known to avoid devouring brightly coloured and patterned prey, and now an international study has revealed more...
Credit: (Purdue University photo/Aniket Pal) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical...
Credit: Balint Nagy Through their pattern of firing, neurons influence the behavior of the cells that upon maturation will provide insulation of neuronal axons, according...
Credit: University of Colorado Boulder The microbiome seems ubiquitous: humans and many other species rely on billions of tiny organisms in their guts to aid...
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Amherst chemist Sankaran "Thai" Thayumanavan has received a three-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Science...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Under a microscope, a cell's cytoplasm can resemble a tiny underwater version of New York's Times Square: Thousands of proteins swarm through...
Credit: John Innes Centre A sophisticated mechanism that allows plant roots to quickly respond to changes in soil conditions has been identified by an international...
Credit: Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. Mechanical loading, or forces that stimulate cellular growth for development, is required for creating cartilage that is then turned...
Credit: Chanclud and Lacombe A bowl of salad contains more than vitamins and minerals. Plant matter also includes remnants of the hormones plants produce to...
Credit: Tapinos et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientists may have identified a new opening to intervene in the process of healing peripheral nerve damage with...
Many people report positive health effects from practicing yoga and meditation, and experience both mental and physical benefits from these practices. However, we still have...
