Why aren’t house sparrows as big as geese?
Credit: Photo: Thomas Kvalnes, NTNU Why are house sparrows the exact size they are? Why aren't they hummingbird size or as large as geese? It...
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New lung cell type discovered
(Boston)-- A recent study has identified a new lung cell type that is implicated in the body's innate immune defense against the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae--one...
UMass Amherst epidemiologist will seek hormone biomarkers of breast cancer risk
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Epidemiologist Susan Hankinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the National...
MicroRNA helps cancer evade immune system
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(September 18, 2017) The immune system automatically destroys dysfunctional cells such as cancer cells, but cancerous tumors often survive nonetheless. A...
NCI awards $12.4 million lymphoma research grant to University of Iowa and Mayo Clinic
University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $12.4 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to...
People with HIV who smoke are more likely to die from lung cancer than from HIV itself
People living with HIV who adhere to antiretroviral therapy but smoke cigarettes are around 10 times more likely to die from lung cancer than from...
Cholesterol-like molecules switch off the engine in cancer-targeting Natural Killer cells
Credit: Dr. David Finlay, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered how the engine that powers cancer-killing cells functions. Crucially, their research also highlights how...
ASTRO awards early-career research grants to physician-scientists
Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 18, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is awarding $275,000 in research...
Springer Healthcare’s Medicine Matters expands to include oncology and rheumatology resources
Springer Healthcare has launched two new websites specializing in oncology and rheumatology to complement their flagship medical education platform, Medicine Matters diabetes. The three therapy-specif..
NUS scientists combine antimalarial drug with light sensitive molecules for promising treatment of cancer
Credit: National University of Singapore Artemisinin, a potent anti-malarial drug, has been widely hailed as a promising alternative cancer treatment. Scientists from the National University...
Metabolism can be used to subtype hepatoblastoma
Credit: Etienne Meylan/EPFL Hepatoblastoma is a rare pediatric liver cancer, usually diagnosed in the first three years of life. Histological methods are used to distinguish...
American oaks share a common northern ancestor
Credit: The Morton Arboretum If you had been in northern Canada 45 million years ago, you might have encountered the distant ancestor of all of...
When caring for a sick pet becomes too much
Credit: Kent State University The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known...
Scientists identify new hosts for Chagas Disease vectors
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Solitary weasel-like animals called tayra might look pretty harmless, but some may actually be incubators for a parasite that...
DNA triggers shape-shifting in hydrogels, opening a new way to make ‘soft robots’
Credit: Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University Biochemical engineers at the Johns Hopkins University have used sequences of DNA molecules to induce shape-changing in water-based gels, demonstrating...