E-cigarettes do not promote cancer growth in lab tests
Credit: BAT/johnnyjgallagher.com A new study found no evidence that a commercially available e-cigarette vapor promotes the development of cancer in laboratory cells. In contrast, smoke...
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‘Outstanding’ results announced from new blood cancer study
"We are proud to be part of this study. Our long term follow up of previously treated patients shows maintained efficacy without toxicity. This study...
NETRF makes $4 Million in grants to advance research of a poorly understood cancer
Loading video... Credit: NET Research Foundation (April 26, 2017, Boston, MA)--The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) today announced its largest research commitment ever -- $4...
Yale announces the Renewable Thermal Alliance
The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA), a new project spearheaded by Yale University, is coordinating activities to harmonize and share best practices in the regional development...
Engineers investigate a simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks from Martian soil
Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet's red soil into bricks without...
UBC instructor uses math to investigate possibility of time travel
Credit: UBC Okanagan After some serious number crunching, a UBC researcher has come up with a mathematical model for a viable time machine. Ben Tippett,...
Cleveland Clinic discovers opportunities to overcome cancer treatment resistance
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017, CLEVELAND, OH: A collaborative Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and Moffitt Cancer Center team of researchers has proven the theory that,...
Latest advances in artificial intelligence for drug discovery to be presented at the NVIDIA GTC
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, April 27, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, Inc, a big data analytics company specializing in applying the latest advances in deep...
Discovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth
A team of researchers has discovered that many Canadian lakes can provide new insights into ancient oceans, and their findings could advance research about greenhouse...
Ocean warming to cancel increased CO2-driven productivity
University of Adelaide researchers have constructed a marine food web to show how climate change could affect our future fish supplies and marine biodiversity. Published...
Amazentis announces successful phase 1A/1B study results for urolithin A in healthy elderly subjects
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 27, 2017 -- Amazentis SA, an innovative life sciences company pioneering scientific breakthroughs in nutrition to manage health conditions linked to aging,...
Control of molecular motion by metal-plated 3-D printed plastic pieces
Credit: A.Osterwalder/EPFL Many measurement techniques, such as spectroscopy, benefit from the ability to split a single beam of light into two in order to measure...
System can 3-D print an entire building
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The list of materials that can be produced by 3-D printing has grown to include not just plastics but also metal, glass,...
Researchers identify genes that help trout find their way home
DURHAM, N.C. -- In the spring when water temperatures start to rise, rainbow trout that have spent several years at sea traveling hundreds of miles...
Want to better comply with dietary guidelines, and save money? Cook dinner at home
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The best culinary paths to better health are not always paved with cash, new research shows, and cooking at home can provide...