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Kichitaro Nakajima, a graduate student at the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Hirotsugu Ogi, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering Science, and Yuji...

BEIJING, CHINA/NOTTINGHAM, UK – Increasingly, vegetables are being efficiently grown using soilless techniques such as hydroponics. Hydroponic systems are favored for their ability to improve...

Under normal circumstances, the immune system recognizes and successfully fights cancer cells, eliminating them as they develop. However, sometimes the process breaks down and tumors...

Credit: University of Leicester Scientists from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes. They...

New findings regarding the pathology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are bringing Griffith University researchers closer to identifying the cause of this disabling illness. This...

Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2016 – Pathologic changes of the retina caused by diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working adults. Diabetic retinopathy...

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have used sophisticated pharmacologic modeling and simulation to translate preclinical findings into a successful phase I clinical trial of...

Identifying the sites where gamma-retroviruses commonly insert into the genome may help to identify genes associated with specific cancer types, according to a study published...

JUPITER, FL – May 9, 2016 – In a development that could lead to a new generation of drugs to precisely treat a range of...

The human placenta is an organ unlike any other. During the course of nine months it is formed by the embryo, sustains life and then...

Credit: Photo courtesy Michael T. Martin. ATHENS, GA – Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly becoming an important part of the global food system. For example,...

CINCINNATI – Researchers report in the journal Cancer Cell an experimental therapy that in laboratory tests on human cells and mouse models stops aggressive, treatment-resistant...

Choosing what shirt to buy, what to order for lunch or whether to go with the hearty red wine or the lighter white all involve...

Reston, Va. – A recent study reported in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates that Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT scans are superior...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have developed a new material that can temporarily protect and tighten...