Earthquakes can make thrust faults open violently and snap shut
Credit: Harsha Bhat/ENS It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars...
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International Communication Association to hold annual conference in San Diego, CA
Washington, DC (May 1, 2017) The International Communication Association will hold its annual conference May 25-29 in San Diego, CA at the Hilton San Diego...
Serial analysis of CTCs may provide biomarker predictive of NSCLC response to crizotinib
Bottom Line: Among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) fueled by ALK gene alterations who were being treated with crizotinib (Xalkori), a decrease in...
New imaging method may predict immunotherapy response early
Bottom Line: A noninvasive PET imaging method that measures granzyme B, a protein released by immune cells to kill cancer cells, was able to distinguish...
Dr. Neville Sanjana receives 2017 melanoma research alliance young investigator award
NEW YORK, NY (May 1, 2017) - Dr. Neville Sanjana, Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center and Assistant Professor in the Departments...
Common antibiotics linked to increased risk of miscarriage
Many classes of common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole, were associated with an increased risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, according...
Physicists breeding Schroedinger cat states
Credit: Alexander Lvovsky (Toronto - May 1, 2017) Physicists have learned how they could breed Schrödinger cats in optics. CIFAR Quantum Information Science Fellow Alexander...
Rock samples indicate water is key ingredient for crust formation
Credit: Nick Dygert By examining the cooling rate of rocks that formed more than 10 miles beneath the Earth's surface, scientists led by The University...
Get ready: Your future surgery may use an automated, robotic drill
Loading video... Credit: University of Utah A computer-driven automated drill, similar to those used to machine auto parts, could play a pivotal role in future...
Penn scientists illuminate genetics underlying the mysterious powers of spider silks
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Spider silks, ounce for ounce, can be stronger than steel, and much more tough and flexible. They tend not...
Preschoolers’ story comprehension similar for print and digital books
The content of a children's book -- not its form as a print book or a digital book -- predicts how well children understand a...
New chip under development at UTSA extends battery life of electronics
Credit: UTSA Ruyan Guo, Robert E. Clark Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received...
SNMMI publishes appropriate use criteria for V/Q imaging in pulmonary embolism
Reston, Va. -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria for ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging in pulmonary embolism (PE)....
A glow stick that detects cancer?
Credit: Prof. Doron Shabat/American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) Chemiluminescence, or chemical light, is the principle behind the glow sticks (also known as light...
PETA science consortium, experts provide training to government regulators
Washington -- The PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. is co-organizing and funding a training seminar on the OECD QSAR Toolbox, a set of computational tools...
