Shaping the future of health innovation
Future advances in healthcare will be aided by a new £10 million facility - the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory. Based at Newcastle...
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Space station crew cultivates crystals for drug development
Credit: Lawrence DeLucas Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth....
Independent evolutionary origins of complex sociality in marine life
In the world of evolutionary research, scientists studying the evolution of eusocial societies have traditionally relied on information gathered from studying terrestrial insects. A group...
Tyrannosaurs show their sensitive side
Credit: David Varricchio A team of researchers, including UNM Honors College Professor Jason R. Moore, has found a new species of tyrannosaur dinosaur -- the...
NASA sees the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Debbie moving off Australia’s east coast
Credit: Credits: NASA The remnant clouds and showers associated with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie were slowly moving off the coasts of Queensland and New South Wales...
Researchers publish new manuscript on red snapper reproduction
Recent research conducted on the long-term issue of age distribution of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico indicates that older fish, age eight and...
Public funding research key to advancing biomedical innovation
March 31, 2017 -- A new paper co-authored by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Bhaven Sampat, PhD, shows that 30 percent of all...
Genes associated with Erdheim-Chester disease also linked to cancer
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies. Findings on this...
Discovery of a source of fast magnetic reconnection
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Magnetic reconnection, a universal process that triggers solar flares and northern lights and can disrupt cell phone service and...
New study: Aggressive breast cancer grows faster in obese environment
It's not just what's inside breast cancer cells that matters. It's also the environment surrounding cancer cells that drives the disease, according to researchers at...
Hubble’s double galaxy gaze: Leda and NGC 4424
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Some astronomical objects have endearing or quirky nicknames, inspired by mythology or their own appearance. Take, for example, the constellation of...
New global report on food crisis — benchmark for action needed to avoid future disasters
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food insecure in 2016, a dramatic increase compared with...
New software tool to provide students with personalized feedback to improve learning
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have partnered with five international universities to create a software tool that provides timely and...
Annual report to the nation: Cancer death rates continue to decline
Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report...
Russian Polytechnic University to open Information Center in Spain
Credit: Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University On April 19, Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU), one of the leading technical universities in Russia...
