Researchers map brain tumor cells’ adaptation to oxygen deprivation
Credit: Louise Cornmark The most aggressive variant of brain tumour - glioblastoma - has an average survival rate of 15 months. There is therefore an...
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Researchers identify oestrogen receptor stem cells in the in the mammary gland
One of the key questions in stem cell and cancer biology is to understand the cellular hierarchy governing tissue development and maintenance and the cancer...
For post-menopausal women, vaginal estrogens do not raise risk of cancer, other diseases
Credit: Women's Health Initiative FINDINGS Women who have gone through menopause and who have been using a vaginal form of estrogen therapy do not have...
Whales turn tail at ocean mining noise
Credit: Photo credit - BRAHSS project (photo taken under permit as part of the Behavioural Response of Humpback Whales to Seismic Survey project) A new...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and the need for expert treatment
PHOENIX, Ariz. Aug. 16, 2017 -- Research led by the head of the Barrow Neurological Institute and published in the July 20, 2017 issue of...
Fizzy soda water could be key to clean manufacture of flat wonder material: Graphene
Credit: University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Whether you call it effervescent, fizzy, or sparkling, carbonated water is making a comeback as...
In a nutshell: Walnuts activate brain region involved in appetite control
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Packed with nutrients linked to better health, walnuts are also thought to discourage overeating by promoting feelings...
Larvaceans provide a pathway for transporting microplastics into deep-sea food webs
Credit: © 2016 MBARI MOSS LANDING, Calif. -- Over the last decade, scientists have discovered tiny pieces of plastic in many ocean waters, and even...
Molecule increases pregnancy rate and number of offspring in cattle
Researchers at Inprenha Biotecnologia, a company based in Jaboticabal, São Paulo State, Brazil, working in partnership with colleagues at the University of São Paulo's Ribeirão...
Magnetic resonance is used to evaluate food quality
Credit: Fine Instrument Technology The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the technology is also used in...
USGS news: Changing tides: Lake Michigan could best support lake trout and steelhead
Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public domain. Invasive mussels and less nutrients from tributaries have altered the Lake Michigan ecosystem, making it...
Scientists discover powerful potential pain reliever
Credit: Stephen Martin A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered what...
Injecting manure instead of spreading on surface reduces estrogen loads
Credit: Michael Houtz With water quality in the Chesapeake Bay suffering from excess nutrients and fish populations in rivers such as the Susquehanna experiencing gender...
Comparing the jaws of porcupine fish reveals three new species
Credit: Aguilera et al. 2107 Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and colleagues compared fossil porcupine fish jaws and tooth plates collected on expeditions...
CU Anschutz and UC San Diego researchers find creosote bush could treat deadly infections
AURORA, Colo. (August 16, 2017) - Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and...
