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Life & Chemistry

Nanomedicine Boosts Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Unfortunately, the administration dose of anthracyclines is limited by their cardiotoxicity and the development of drug-resistance of tumors. In addition, the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Stretchable Electronics: The Future of Lightweight Devices

Electronic devices become smaller, lighter, faster and more powerful with each passing year. Currently, however, electronics such as cell phones, tablets,…

Earth Sciences

NASA Tracks Tropical Cyclone Evan’s Impact on Samoan Islands

On Dec. 14, American Samoa, Tonga and Fiji are all under warnings or alerts as Evan continues to move west. A gale warning is in effect for Tutuila and Aunuu….

Physics & Astronomy

UCLA engineers develop new energy-efficient computer memory using magnetic materials

By using electric voltage instead of a flowing electric current, researchers from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have made…

Power and Electrical Engineering

CU-Boulder Unveils Swarm of Mini Robots for Innovative Research

Correll and his computer science research team, including research associate Dustin Reishus and professional research assistant Nick Farrow, have developed a…

Physics & Astronomy

UCSB Physicists Advance Understanding of Quantum Entanglement

Recently, theoretical physicists at KITP have made important strides in studying a concept in quantum physics called quantum entanglement, in which electron…

Health & Medicine

Aerobic Exercise Outperforms Resistance Training for Fat Loss

The study, which appears Dec. 15, 2012, in the Journal of Applied Physiology, is the largest randomized trial to analyze changes in body composition from the…

Health & Medicine

COPD Linked to Lung Cancer Risk: New Study Insights

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are two of the most important smoking-related diseases worldwide, with a huge combined mortality…

Machine Engineering

Engineer Looks to Dragonflies, Bats for Flight Lessons

There has always been a need to efficiently carry more people and more cargo. And so the science and engineering of getting large aircraft off the ground is…

Studies and Analyses

Immunohistochemistry: A Reliable Tool for ALK Rearrangement Screening

Favorable results have led to crizotinib gaining approval for the treatment of advanced stage ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Japan, the…

Physics & Astronomy

Stony Brook University Geosciences Researchers Re-Establish the Structure of Magnesium Borohydride

“Experimental crystal structure determination is often viewed as a routine task with a guaranteed correct result, but we successfully challenged the…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Lure Enhances Diatom Reproduction Techniques

Diatoms (unicellular photosynthetic organisms) reproduce through asexual cell division alternating with short periods of sexual reproduction. A German and…

Earth Sciences

First Climate Model Analyzes Arctic Hurricanes’ Impact

Though it seems like an oxymoron, Arctic hurricanes happen, complete with a central “eye,” extreme low barometric pressure and towering 30-foot waves that can…

Health & Medicine

Kidney failure under the microscope

In a study published today in Nature Medicine, researchers from Monash University tracked the movements of white blood cells, or leukocytes, leading to a new…

Earth Sciences

Action by 2020 Crucial for Limiting Climate Change Impact

This is a joint press release from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, ETH Zurich in Switzerland, and the…

Health & Medicine

New Drug May Slow Dementia Linked to Minor Brain Strokes

But these consequences can be mitigated by a drug already in use, suggesting treatment that could slow the progress of dementia associated with cumulative…

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