An urban collection of modern-day micrometeorites
Credit: M.J. Genge et al., Geology Boulder, Colo., USA - More than 100 billion micrometeorites (MMs) fall to Earth each year. Until now, scientists believed...
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UAB and VICIS announce partnership to deliver safer football helmets
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Tackling the concussion crisis in football is at the forefront of sports safety research and development. Through a new...
Nanoscience twist on centuries-old crop treatment is licensed
Credit: University of Central Florida An international agricultural company has licensed a formula for fighting crop disease that a University of Central Florida scientist spent...
Don’t smile too big to be effective in online marketing ads, study finds
Credit: Journal of Consumer Research LAWRENCE -- If you're seeking investments through online marketing or crowd-funding websites, be sure to smile in your profile photo...
Can mushrooms help delay or prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan. 24, 2017 -- Certain edible and medicinal mushrooms contain bioactive compounds that may enhance nerve...
IU study finds fly growth mimics cancer cells, creating new tool in fight against disease
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists who study a molecule known to play a role in certain types of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders have...
Study pinpoints opportunity for oncologists to improve prognosis communication
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center An accurate prognosis for a patient with incurable cancer can help a family make important end-of-life decisions. However, previous...
Researchers discover potential new target for treating glioblastoma
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - January 24, 2017 - Scientists have found a way to inhibit the growth of glioblastoma, a type of...
Researchers discover BRCA1 gene is key for blood forming stem cells
DALLAS - January 24, 2017 - Researchers at from the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that the BRCA1 gene is required for...
UTA awarded $6 million in 2016 to find new ways to identify and treat cancer
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington is becoming a major cancer research institute, receiving more than $6 million dollars in new grants in...
Predator or not? Invasive snails hide even when they don’t know
Credit: Emily Grason/University of Washington Recognizing the signs of a predator can mean the difference between living to see another day and becoming another critter's...
Cell of origin affects malignancy and drug sensitivity of brain tumors
Patients with glioblastoma have very poor prognosis since there are no effective therapies. In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers at Uppsala University have...
‘Listening’ to single cells may uncover cancer origins
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine At Baylor College of Medicine, scientists have developed a method that allows them to accurately determine the genes expressed in...
Study unveils new way to starve tumors to death
Credit: Jeff Kremer For decades, scientists have tried to halt cancer by blocking nutrients from reaching tumor cells, in essence starving tumor cells of the...
Lung cancer patients with anxiety, depression die sooner: Study
Patients who experience anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer are more likely to die sooner, according to new research from the...
