New study reveals late spread of breast cancer and backs key role of early diagnosis
Breast cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body break off and leave the primary tumour at late stages of disease development, scientists...
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Injectable tissue patch could help repair damaged organs
Credit: Credit: Miles Montgomery. A team of U of T Engineering researchers is mending broken hearts with an expanding tissue bandage a little smaller than...
Researchers discover new class of chemical reaction
Credit: Michael P. Burke/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--August 14, 2017--A new study led by Michael P. Burke, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering,...
Now showing: Researchers create first 3-D movie of virus in action
A research collaboration led by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has for the first time created a three-dimensional movie showing a virus preparing to infect a...
Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse
Researchers at Ohio State University have surveyed previous studies to investigate the relationship between traumatic brain injuries and alcohol abuse. They found evidence that traumatic...
Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth's protective ozone layer in 1989, has significantly reduced emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals...
Varroa mites — bees’ archenemies — have genetic holes in their armor
Credit: Photo by Zachary Huang EAST LANSING, Mich. - Seemingly indestructible Varroa mites have decimated honeybee populations and are a primary cause of colony collapse...
Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic ‘lab on a chipl devices
Credit: BYU Photo Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less...
Genetic mechanism prevents kidney injury after severe dehydration
DURHAM, N.H. - Millions of people die every year from dehydration as a result of exposure and illness. In humans, even the most minor dehydration...
Seafood for thought
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the potential...
Long-term diabetes complication: Liver inflammation raises cholesterol levels
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Inflammatory processes in the liver lead to elevated cholesterol levels in people with diabetes, thus...
High sugar consumption gives rise to dental treatment costs in the billions
Worldwide, people are eating far too much sugar. This has negative consequences for their teeth and for their purses: seen at the global level, the...
‘Inefficient’ sailing fleet keeps oyster fishery alive
Credit: Adam Spargo Oyster stocks in a Cornish fishery are sustained thanks to "inefficient" traditional fishing methods, new research suggests. The Fal oyster fishery is...
FDA approves emergency use for multiplex Zika test
The Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an...
Researchers from TU Dresden and CiQUS obtain decacene, the largest acene synthesised ever
Credit: TU Dresden Acenes are molecules formed by the linear fusion of special carbon-based hexagons, widely known as 'benzene rings'. In spite of its structural...
