Nickel: A greener route to fatty acids
(Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)) Chemists designed a nickel catalyst that easily transforms petroleum feedstocks into valuable compounds like fatty acids. The process...
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Research supports new criteria for evaluating urologic cancer in women
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--Experts in women's health are recommending physicians follow new guidelines to determine when women warrant further evaluation and testing for urol..
Scientists suggest the world should brace itself for a new wave of biological invasions
We are all becoming increasingly familiar with the impacts of invasive species. Knotweed from Japan can destroy building foundations, zebra mussels from eastern Europe can...
Winner of 2017 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement to be honored at Washington DC ceremony
In a time where facts and logic are disregarded, and the natural world is being destroyed - scientists can no longer just be scientists -...
Doctoring the soil
Credit: David Croft When you are tired or hungry, you're not as productive. You may need to rest or eat. If you push yourself too...
Hand that sees offers new hope to amputees
A new generation of prosthetic limbs which will allow the wearer to reach for objects automatically, without thinking -- just like a real hand --...
Study measures air pollution increase attributable to air conditioning
MADISON, Wis. -- When summer temperatures rise and people turn to their air conditioners to stay cool, something else also increases: air pollution. A new...
Study suggests genetic reason for impaired skilled movements
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists report in Neuron the lost function of two genes prevents infant laboratory mice from developing motor skills as they...
Tracking humanity: The new key to forecasting global change
Credit: Image courtesy of Sander van der Leeuw and Anthropocene Phoenix, AZ -- Humankind may still prove to be the planet's best friend or its...
Antibiotic doxycycline may offer hope for treatment of Parkinson’s disease
A study published in February in the journal Scientific Reports suggests that doxycycline, an antibiotic used for over half a century against bacterial infections, can...
Study: Half of patients make poor decisions about breast reconstruction
Loading video... Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center More than half of breast cancer patients (57 percent) undergoing mastectomy lack the necessary medical...
Half of breast cancer patients pursue reconstruction without understanding risks
COLUMBUS, Ohio - More than half of breast cancer patients (57 percent) undergoing mastectomy lack the necessary medical knowledge to make a high-quality decision about...
The IASLC Atlas of PD-L1 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Testing in Lung Cancer released
Media Contact: Becky Bunn, MSc Public Relations Manager [email protected] | 720-325-2946 The IASLC Atlas of PD-L1 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Testing in Lung Cancer Released Publication the...
Mayo Clinic-invented technologies show brain tumor firmness, adhesion before surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- It's not often that a fall saves someone's life. Helen Powell, 74, says that was the case for her. A computerized tomography...
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP spots formation of Tropical Cyclone Donna
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA The tropical low pressure area previously known as System 99P organized and developed into tropical cyclone Donna in the South Pacific and...
