Telecommunications light amplifier could strengthen integrity of transmitted data
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Dawn Tan Imagine a dim light which is insufficiently bright enough to illuminate a room. An amplifier for such a light...
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New drugs, higher costs offer little survival benefit in advanced lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center According to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, a...
NYSCF and Personal Genome Project announce availability of fully sequenced stem cell lines
New York, NY (January 5, 2017) - The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and the Personal Genomes Project (PGP) today announced the...
NIH-sponsored expert panel issues clinical guidelines to prevent peanut allergy
An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued clinical guidelines today...
Genetics play a significant role in immunity, new research finds
Nearly three quarters of immune traits are influenced by genes, new research from King's College London reveals. The study published today in Nature Communications, adds...
New research predicts the future of coral reefs under climate change
Credit: Great barrier reef photo by Paul Marshall Map by van Hooidonk & Maynard High-resolution predictions of annual coral bleaching can help prioritize reefs for...
Climate change has mixed effects on migratory geese
Credit: Kendrew Colhoun Climate change improves the breeding chances of migratory geese in the Arctic - but puts mother geese at more risk of death,...
Pollutants in the Arctic environment are threatening polar bear health
Credit: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry A new analysis has found that although the risk of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Arctic environment is low...
Efforts are needed to enrich the lives of killer whales in captivity
Keeping Killer whales in zoos and aquariums has become highly controversial. In a new paper, experts outline several novel ideas for improving the lives of...
Long-distance survival: Effects of storage time and environmental exposure on soil bugs
Credit: Mark R. McNeill Contaminated soil frequently arrives at the borders through transported items, and is widely recognised as a vector for non-native species, potentially...
Innovative technique to examine blood vessels in 3-D help unlock secrets of the brain
Blood vessels examined in 3D allow scientists to examine circulation in the brain giving greater understanding of how dementia, brain cancer and stroke may affect...
Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia
Credit: Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences People who live close to high-traffic roadways face a higher risk of developing dementia...
Humpback habitats off Madagascar revealed as energy exploration ramps up
BOSTON, MA USA (January 4, 2017) - How humpback whales use marine habitats off the eastern coast of Africa is only partially understood, and that...
Eelgrass in Puget Sound is stable overall, but some local beaches suffering
Credit: David Ayers/USGS Eelgrass, a marine plant crucial to the success of migrating juvenile salmon and spawning Pacific herring, is stable and flourishing in Puget...
York U research identifies icy ridges on Pluto
Credit: York University News TORONTO, January 4, 2017 - Using a model similar to what meteorologists use to forecast weather on Earth and a computer...
