Explaining the accelerating expansion of the universe without dark energy
(Royal Astronomical Society) Enigmatic dark energy, thought to make up 68% of the universe, may not exist at all, according to a Hungarian-American team. The...
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Method identified to boost detection of highly cancerous stem cells
Credit: Department of Stem Cell Regulation,TMDU Japanese researchers identify process to improve fluorescence detection of cancer stem cells, which are primarily responsible for brain tumor...
An epigenetic lesion could be responsible for acute T-cell leukemia
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers from the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program (PEBC) led by Dr. Manel Esteller at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have discovered...
ELCC 2017: Latest news in lung cancer
Geneva, Switzerland -5 May-8 May 2017 Around 2,000 delegates from across Europe and worldwide will learn about the latest practice-changing science in the field of...
Cancer cells disguise themselves by switching off genes, new research reveals
Amsterdam, March 30, 2017 - Scientists have uncovered how tumor cells in aggressive uterine cancer can switch disguises and spread so quickly to other parts...
Anti-cancer drug gets a boost when combined with antirheumatic
Credit: Paul Dyson/EPFL Scientists at EPFL and NTU have discovered that combining an anticancer drug with an antirheumatic produces improved effects against tumors. The discovery...
Testing effects of ‘noise’ on the decision-making abilities of slime mold
Credit: Jerry Kirkhart, Flickr Foraging abilities of the amoeboid slime mold Physarum polycephalum may be improved by "noise" in the form of intermittent light exposure,...
A faster single-pixel camera
Compressed sensing is an exciting new computational technique for extracting large amounts of information from a signal. In one high-profile demonstration, for instance, researchers at...
Researchers track perfluorinated chemicals in the body
Credit: University of Notre Dame They are the chemicals that made consumers think twice about using nonstick cookware. New research in the journal Environmental Science...
Study finds 1 in 8 Calgary homes exceed Health Canada’s acceptable radon level
Credit: Riley Brandt Radon gas is a colourless, odourless radioactive gas that has been linked to lung cancer. Now, University of Calgary, Cumming School of...
Brain scans show dopamine levels fall during migraine attacks
ANN ARBOR--Using PET scans of the brain, University of Michigan researchers showed that dopamine falls and fluctuates at different times during a migraine headache. This...
Officials dedicate OSC’s newest, most powerful supercomputer
Credit: OSC J.C. "Jesse" Owens possessed both elite speed and raw power, which he honed and blended on his way to winning four Olympic gold...
Team highlights work on tuning block polymers for nanostructured systems
High-performance materials are enabling major advances in a wide range of applications from energy generation and digital information storage to disease screening and medical devices....
Fred Hutch scientists to cover advances in immunotherapy, proteomics at AACR
Scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle are scheduled to present and discuss the latest developments in immunotherapy and proteomics at the...
Case comprehensive cancer center analyzes brain tumor data, doubles known risk factors for glioma
A massive new study involving blood samples from over 30,000 individuals has identified 13 new genetic risk factors for glioma, the most common type of...
