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Credit: Courtesy of Dinesh K. Patel Due to its excellent material properties of elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, elastomers have been used in...

Genetic profiling can guide stem cell transplantation for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute A single blood test and basic information about a patient's medical status can indicate which patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are...

New study identifies organic matter composition as a critical factor controlling mercury methylation

The biological formation of neurotoxic methyl mercury is an enigmatic process underpinning mercury-related health and environmental hazards. Nevertheless, the exact mechanisms and the factors controll..

Research reveals novel quantum state in strange insulating materials

Credit: Mitrovi? lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, RI (Brown University) -- Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally how a unique form of magnetism arises...

In-cell molecular sieve from protein crystal

Credit: Tokyo Institute of Technology In nature, proteins are assembled into sophisticated and highly ordered structures, which enable them to execute numerous functions supporting different...

Women who have a false positive screening mammogram more likely to delay next screen

(American Association for Cancer Research) Women who had a false positive result from a screening mammogram were more likely to delay or forgo their subsequent...

Big data for the universe

Credit: Ivan Zolotukhin Astronomers at Lomonosov Moscow State University in cooperation with their French colleagues and with the help of citizen scientists have released &laquoThe...

UMass Amherst research may lead to non-surgical cataract treatment

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Amherst recently licensed a new technology to Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that holds promise of revolutionizing...

Researchers optimize the assembly of micro-/meso-/macroporous carbon for Li-S batteries

Li-S batteries are considered as promising alternatives for Li-ion batteries in the new generation of energy storages, due to high specific capacity (1675 mAh/g) and...

Wave of the future: Terahertz chips a new way of seeing through matter

Credit: (Photos by Frank Wojciechowski for the Office of Engineering Communications) Electromagnetic pulses lasting one millionth of a millionth of a second may hold the...

Silver ion-coated medical devices could fight MRSA while creating new bone

Credit: MU News Bureau Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are caused by a type of staph bacteria that has become resistant to the antibiotics used...

Pioneer of cell growth, Michael N. Hall, wins cancer research prize

BETHESDA, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) today announced that Michael N. Hall, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, Biozentrum of the University of...

Pervasive chemicals pose threats for pregnant women and their offspring

Loading video... Credit: Biodesign Institute Each day, we are exposed to an array of chemicals lurking in the foods we eat and the common products...

Splitfin flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to illuminate plankton

Credit: Hellinger et al (2017) The flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to detect and feed on its planktonic prey, according to a study published February...

Quinoa genome accelerates solutions for food security