Jumbled chromosomes may dampen the immune response to tumors
How well a tumor responds to immunotherapy may depend in part on whether its chromosomes are intact or in a state of disarray, a new...
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HPV prevalence rates among US men, vaccination coverage
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, as well as a cause of various cancers, and a...
New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires
Credit: Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech A simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the cost of producing the...
New TSRI method could turbocharge drug discovery, protein research
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - January 19, 2017 - A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has...
Press registration now open for 2017 Experimental Biology meeting
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 19, 2017 - Looking for the latest news on nutrition, the human body, early-stage biomedical advances or the environment? We've got all...
SF State astronomer searches for signs of life on Wolf 1061 exoplanet
Credit: Illustration credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech Is there anybody out there? The question of whether Earthlings are alone in the universe has puzzled everyone from biologists and...
Brief interventions help online learners persist with coursework, Stanford research finds
(Stanford University) New research shows people in underdeveloped parts of the world are not as likely to complete massive open online courses, or MOOCs. But...
Ants use sun and memories to guide their backwards walk home
Credit: Ajay Narendra They are famed for their highly developed work ethic ... now a study shows ants' navigational skills are more sophisticated than was...
Geosciences-inspired engineering
Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (January 19, 2017) ... The Mackenzie Dike Swarm, an ancient geological feature covering an area more than 300 miles...
Study: Technological progress alone won’t stem resource use
Are humans taking more resources from the Earth than the planet can safely produce? The answer lies partly in whether we can "dematerialize," or reduce...
Creating atomic scale nanoribbons
Credit: Adrian Radocea, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Silicon crystals are the semiconductors most commonly used to make transistors, which are critical electronic...
As cells age, the fat content within them shifts
Credit: Credit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As cells age and stop dividing, their fat content changes, along with the way they produce and...
Mayo researchers identify mechanism of oncogene action in lung cancer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified a genetic promoter of cancer that drives a major form of lung cancer. In a new...
Digital assay of circulating tumor cells may improve diagnosis, monitoring of liver cancer
Use of an advanced form of the commonly used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to analyze circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may greatly increase the ability...
Pancreatic tumors rely on signals from surrounding cells
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--Just as an invasive weed might need nutrient-rich soil and water to grow, many cancers rely on the right surroundings in...
