Astrophotography as a gateway to science
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Non-science students enrolled in astrophotography classes created by scientists at the University of California, Riverside reported a ..
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Direct-to-brain chemo better than systemic drugs when immunotherapy is to follow
Credit: Credit: Reprinted with permission from AAAS. Image ©2016 JHU Neurosurgery-Ian Suk. In experiments on mice with a form of aggressive brain cancer, Johns Hopkins...
Some glioblastoma patients benefit from ‘ineffective’ treatment, Stanford researchers say
A subgroup of patients with a devastating brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme benefited from treatment with a class of chemotherapy drugs that two previous large...
Temperature drives biodiversity
Credit: (Photo: Anna Kühnel) The diversity of plants and animals in Earth's arctic regions is moderate. Tropical latitudes in contrast are teeming with different species...
Artificial intelligence to generate new cancer drugs on demand
Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Clinical trial failure rates for small molecules in oncology exceed 94% for molecules previously tested in animals and the costs to...
Firefly gift-giving: Composition of nuptial gifts revealed, shedding light on postmating sexual selection
Credit: Kevin Jiang/Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE (December 22, 2016) - Female fireflies have long known that the best romances are with a male firefly who offers...
Nanoscale ‘conversations’ create complex, multi-layered structures
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY -- Building nanomaterials with features spanning just billionths of a meter requires extraordinary precision. Scaling up that construction while...
Know thy enemy: Kill MRSA with tailored chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill MRSA, a common and often deadly bacteria that causes skin, lung, and heart infections. The success...
Could Rudolph and friends help to slow down our warming climate?
Reindeer may be best known for pulling Santa's sleigh, but a new study suggests they may have a part to play in slowing down climate...
Cancer cells’ transition can drive tumor growth, UF Health researchers find
Credit: Mindy C. Miller/UF Health GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- As cancerous tumors fester in the body, they need an ever-increasing blood supply to deliver the oxygen...
National Family Forests Education Award goes to UT Extension’s David Mercker
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. A multi-partner program coordinated by UT Extension forestry specialist David Mercker has been awarded the 2016 Family Forests Education Award by...
UT Extension’s Shirley Hastings celebrated as legend
Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. Shirley Hastings, director of UT Extension Strategic Planning and former associate dean of Family and Consumer Sciences, has been honored as...
Crop Science Society celebrates two UTIA turf specialists
Credit: Photo courtesy CSSA. Among the awards presented by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) at its November 6-9 annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona,...
Study shows discrimination interacts with genetics and impacts health
It's no secret that discrimination is stressful for those who experience it, but turns out the issue is more than skin deep -- these stressors...
Stressed snakes strike first
Loading video... Credit: Tracy Langkilde, Penn State Whether a wild cottonmouth snake will attempt to strike in an encounter depends on its baseline stress level,...
