Smokers who undergo a CT scan of their lungs more likely to quit
New research published in the scientific journal Thorax has found that smokers who undergo a CT scan of their lungs are more likely to quit...
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Study uncovers potential ‘silver bullet’ for preventing and treating colon cancer
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center In preclinical experiments, researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have uncovered a new way in which colon cancer develops, as...
Compound shows promise in treating melanoma
While past attempts to treat melanoma failed to meet expectations, an international team of researchers are hopeful that a compound they tested on both mice...
Four young pediatric cancer research fellows earn $1 million in awards
New York, NY (July 26, 2017) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named four outstanding young scientists as recipients of the prestigious Damon...
Shedding light deeper into the human brain
Credit: Texas A&M University The inner workings of the human brain have always been a subject of great interest. Unfortunately, it is fairly difficult to...
Novel thermal ablation system for transdermal drug delivery
Credit: Professor Takuro Niidome Many diseases are treated with protein-based drugs. However, due to the size of the molecules, the only effective delivery method is...
NUS scientists identify optimal areas for conservation and agriculture in the tropics
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has recently completed a global study on the trade-offs between the benefits provided by...
University of Rochester awarded $19 million to coordinate national science program
The University of Rochester has been awarded $19 million from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health to...
New grant supports comprehensive research on traumatic brain injury
Credit: Nick Dentamaro / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a new $4.75 million grant from the Office of Naval Research, a team of scientists...
Company innovates by using magnetic resonance to evaluate food quality
The applications and benefits of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in medicine are well known, but the technology is also used in other areas, such as...
This week from AGU: Researchers uncover 200-year-old sunspot drawings in Maine
American Geophysical Union 26 July 2017 This week from AGU: Researchers uncover 200-year-old sunspot drawings in Maine ** Access a live feed of new research...
Investigation tests new methods of water recycling in space
Credit: NASA Sometimes the best solution to a complex problem is the simplest one. That's the approach that the Capillary Structures for Exploration Life Support...
UAlberta and McGill scientists uncover a hidden calcium cholesterol connection
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton) It's well known that calcium is essential for strong bones and teeth, but new research shows it also plays a key...
Studies help understand why some people are so sure they’re right
Dogmatic individuals hold confidently to their beliefs, even when experts disagree and evidence contradicts them. New research from Case Western Reserve University may help explain...
Research at Lake Baikal — for the protection of a unique ecosystem
Credit: V. Pavlichenko, ISU Lake Baikal formed between 25 and 30 million years ago and contains around 20 per cent of all unfrozen fresh water...
