Study finds colorectal cancer rates have risen dramatically in Gen X and millennials
ATLANTA - February 28, 2017 - A new study finds that compared to people born around 1950, when colorectal cancer risk was lowest, those born...
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Treatment of malignant brain tumor in children gets closer
DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) is a rare malignant cerebral tumour in children. It has only a 1% 5-year survival rate, amongst other things because...
Exploring the mysteries of supercooled water
Credit: Margherita De Marzio, Gaia Camisasca, Maria Martin Conde, Mauro Rovere and Paola Gallo WASHINGTON, D.C., February 28, 2017 -- There are few things more...
Breakthrough research for testing and arranging vertical axis wind turbines
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 28, 2017 -- The sight of propeller-like rotating blades positioned high up the pole of a tall horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) may...
Optical generation of ultrasound via photoacoustic effect
Credit: Brown et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 28, 2017 -- Limitations of the piezoelectric array technologies conventionally used for ultrasonics inspired a group of University...
More mosquito species than previously thought may transmit Zika
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Zika virus could be transmitted by more mosquito species than those currently known, according to a new predictive model created...
Do cells have exotic vibrational properties?
A little-understood biological property that appears to allow cell components to store energy on their outer edges is the possible key to developing a new...
Transforming the carbon economy
Credit: Princeton University Most strategies to combat climate change concentrate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by substituting non-carbon energy sources for fossil fuels, but a...
Recent investigations on human group II pyridoxal 5′-phosphate decarboxylases
The aim of the present article is to compare the structural features of a particular group of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent decarboxylases, namely the group II ?-decarboxylases....
Lithium-ion battery inventor introduces new technology for fast-charging, noncombustible batteries
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of...
The farm of the future? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2017 -- There's a new trend in agriculture called vertical farming. As humans learned to farm, we...
Did seaweed make us who we are today?
Millions of years ago something happened, allowing early Homo sapiens to branch out from the primitive hominoid family tree. Was this crucial turn in human...
First public data release by the HSC Subaru strategic program
Credit: Princeton University/HSC Project Figuring out the fate of the Universe is one step closer. The first massive dataset of a "cosmic census" is released...
New cancer drug targets cellular garbage disposal
Credit: Courtesy of the Deshaies laboratory The genomes of cancer cells--cells that do not obey signals to stop reproducing--are riddled with genetic mutations, causing them...
Using Google to map our ecosystem
Do you remember the last time you escaped the hot summer sun to enjoy a cool reprieve in the shade beneath a broad-leafed tree? While...
