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Physics & Astronomy

Laser Activates Electrical Activity in Thunderstorm Clouds

A team of European scientists has deliberately triggered electrical activity in thunderclouds for the first time, according to a new paper in the latest issue…

Life & Chemistry

New Living System Mimics Predator-Prey Interactions

Working with colleagues at Caltech, Stanford and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a Duke University bioengineer has developed a living system using…

Life & Chemistry

Georgetown Study Identifies Stem Cell Marker in Cancer Pathways

They say this finding, reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), provides new evidence that breast cancer can…

Health & Medicine

Celebrex-Lipitor Combo Shows Promise Against Prostate Cancer

Researchers at Rutgers’ Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy have shown that administering a combination of the widely used drugs Celebrex (celecoxib, a…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Discovery Links Tumor to Breast Cancer Prognosis

Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers have found that a tumor protein present in an aggressive form of breast cancer is related to a…

Life & Chemistry

Insects’ Unique Smell Strategy Reveals Evolutionary Insights

Darwin's tree of life represents the path and estimates the time evolution took to get to the current diversity of life. Now, new findings suggest that this…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Link Found in Rare Iron Deficiency Case

The discovery of a gene for a rare form of inherited iron deficiency may provide clues to iron deficiency in the general population – particularly iron…

Life & Chemistry

Inhibitors Target Necroptosis to Enhance Drug Discovery

Research published in Nature Chemical Biology reveals that three specific inhibitors of a cell death pathway, termed necroptosis, all target and inhibit RIP1…

Studies and Analyses

Older Australians Face Rising Skin Cancer Risks: New Findings

Researchers at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) found West Australians above the age of 69, especially men, accounted for 70…

Studies and Analyses

Exercise Linked to Faster Prostate Tumor Growth in Study

“Our study showed that exercise led to significantly greater tumor growth than a more sedentary lifestyle did, in this mouse model,” said Lee Jones, Ph.D., a…

Life & Chemistry

Vitamin D and Calcium’s Role in Colon Cancer Risk

Emory investigators will present their findings on biological markers that could influence colon cancer risk in three abstracts at the American Association for…

Studies and Analyses

In lab study, researchers find molecule that disrupts Ewing's sarcoma oncogene

The findings, presented today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in San Diego, suggest that the unique way in which…

Studies and Analyses

Ancient Dragon’s Space-Age Skull: Evolutionary Marvel Unveiled

A member of the goanna family with ancestors dating back more than 100 million years, the dragon (Varanus komodoensis) uses a combination of 60 razor-sharp…

Earth Sciences

New Method Estimates Meteorite Impact Size and Frequency

Scientists have developed a new way of determining the size and frequency of meteorites that have collided with Earth.Their work shows that the size of the…

Environmental Conservation

Underwater Microscope Aids in Preventing Shellfish Poisoning

Through the use of an automated, underwater cell analyzer developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), researchers and coastal managers were…

Studies and Analyses

With annual deaths from malaria on the rise: Scientists ask 'where is all the money going?'

A new study in the April issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, asks the question “With more than $220 million dollars dedicated to…

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