New Zealand’s colorectal cancer rates are on the rise in young adults
A recent analysis found a decrease in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in New Zealand, but an increased incidence of rectal cancer in those...
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3-D window into the human cell
Loading video... Credit: Allen Institute for Cell Science The Allen Institute for Cell Science today announces the launch of the Allen Cell Explorer: a one-of-a-kind...
£10m deal to boost impact of animal science innovations
(University of Edinburgh) Innovations that improve the health of farmed animals and raise agricultural productivity will be brought to market with the support of a...
Moderate changes in Indian diets could benefit both health and the environment
Moderate changes to typical Indian diets could help to 'future proof' the Indian food system against the predicted decline in availability of groundwater over the...
Long-term antibiotic use in early to mid-life linked to cancer-inducing polyps
Long term antibiotic use in early to mid life may be linked to a heightened risk of abnormal growths in the colon and rectum--known as...
So sheep may safely graze
Credit: Julie Demars In 1713, Johann Sebastian Bach once wrote a delightful cantata, "Sheep May Safely Graze," whose opening lyric boasts of shepherds protecting sheep...
Exotic species aren’t all bad
Credit: NIOO-KNAW When it comes to their role in aquatic ecosystems, exotic water plants are generally no different than indigenous species. In fact, they can...
Developing adoptive T cell therapy for ovarian cancer
Credit: Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center immunotherapy researchers Drs. Kristin Anderson and Philip Greenberg and their colleagues are...
Method identifies epileptic patients who can benefit from surgery
Researchers affiliated with the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, have shown that genetic information can be used to improve early prediction...
How to hack a cell
The human body is made up of trillions of cells, microscopic computers that carry out complex behaviors according to the signals they receive from each...
Gray tin exhibits novel topological electronic properties in 3-D
Credit: Physics Illinois In a surprising new discovery, alpha-tin, commonly called gray tin, exhibits a novel electronic phase when its crystal structure is strained, putting...
Study detects doubly accelerated electrons in collisions of galaxy clusters
A cosmic phenomenon on a colossal scale, resulting from the acceleration of a gas cloud by a black hole and its reacceleration by the shock...
Be more patient? Imagine that
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS--How often do you act impulsively without considering the consequences? What if you could learn how to be...
Jumping droplets extinguish unpredictable hotspots in electronics
Credit: Illustration by Craig Fennel, eGrafx, and Chuan-Hua Chen. Duke University. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 4, 2017 -- The performance of electronic devices is constrained by...
Be more patient? Imagine that.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS--How often do you act impulsively without considering the consequences? What if you could learn how to be...
