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Medical Engineering

PET Scans: Early Insights on Thyroid Cancer Therapy Response

Currently being tested in clinical trials, vandetanib inhibits the function of the RET (rearranged-during-transfection protein) proto-oncogene and other…

Life & Chemistry

Uncovering Social Genes: Insights from Insect Genome Sequencing

In order understand the evolution of complex societies, researchers are sequencing the genomes of social insects. The most recent data, published this week in…

Environmental Conservation

Invasive Plant Species: Impact on Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Invasive plant species are a serious environmental, economic and social problem worldwide. Their abundance can lead to lost native biodiversity and ecosystem…

Corporate News

Siemens Secures EUR272M Contract for New Metro Trains

Warsaw’s metro operator, Metro Warszawskie Sp. z o.o., has placed a EUR272 million order for 35 six-car metro trains with a consortium consisting of Siemens…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Track Major Winter Storm Impacting 30 States

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have been providing visible, infrared and microwave looks at the storm system's clouds, precipitation, temperatures and…

Studies and Analyses

Study Examines Incident Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-Infected Men

Hepatitis C symptoms often do not manifest themselves until the later stages of the illness, so people are not as likely to know that they have become infected…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Track Intensifying Cyclone Yasi in Australia

Tropical cyclone Yasi became much more powerful and was upgraded to a dangerous category fpur tropical cyclone on the Saffir Simpson scale on February 1, 2011.A Cyclone Warning is now in effect for Queensland, Australia for coastal areas from Cape Melville to Sarina, extending inland to east of Croydon to Hughenden. A Cyclone Watch is in effect for coastal areas from Lockhart River to Cape Melville, and in the tropical interior north of Winton to Sarina….

Health & Medicine

PanCareSurFup: Improving Childhood Cancer Treatment Outcomes

By learning more about these late effects of treatment, the health care services can, on the one hand, improve and reduce the intensity of the treatment, and,…

Life & Chemistry

Targeted particle fools brain's guardian to reach tumors

A targeted delivery combination selectively crosses the tight barrier that protects the brain from the bloodstream to home in on and bind to brain tumors, a…

Health & Medicine

Teens with HIV Face High Pregnancy Risks: Study Insights

A report on the multi-center study, based on an analysis of records from 181 patients with HIV, ages 13 to 24, treated at four hospitals over 12 years, will be…

Studies and Analyses

Safety Checklist Cuts Hospital Deaths by 10%: New Study Insights

Although prior research showed a major reduction in central-line related bloodstream infections at hospitals using the checklist, the new study is the first to…

Life & Chemistry

Safer Method for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Production

“These iPS cells are much safer than ones made with previous technologies because they don’t involve integrating foreign viruses that can potentially lead to…

Physics & Astronomy

Stunning Image of Pure-Disc Galaxy Captured by ESO Telescope

This picture was taken using the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The data were selected from the…

Health & Medicine

Hip Fractures in Breast Cancer Survivors: Key Study Insights

A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study….

Studies and Analyses

New Or Used? A Study on Consumer Purchasing Decisions and How They Fit Into a Company's Remanufacturing Strategy

Professor Anton Ovchinnikov, who teaches Decision Analysis courses at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, has designed a new model to help…

Life & Chemistry

New Quartet of Ant Genomes Advanced by International Collaborative

Perhaps drawing insights from their study organisms, the scientists’ distributed yet coordinated effort sped the advancement of these genome projects from…

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