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Health & Medicine

Yttrium-90: A New Approach to Hepatocarcinoma Treatment

The treatment is complex and requires the close collaboration of the Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Conventional and Interventionist Radiology, Hepatology…

Materials Sciences

Nanotech Surfaces Combat Implant Infections Effectively

Orthopaedic implants help millions of Americans stay active. But these medical devices are prone to infection, forcing patients back to surgery for repair or…

Information Technology

Broadband Light Amplifier Developed on a Chip by Researchers

A team of researchers working with Alexander Gaeta, Cornell professor of applied and engineering physics, and Michal Lipson, assistant professor of electrical…

Earth Sciences

Alpine Glaciers at Risk: New Study Warns of Disappearance

These are the conclusions of numerical modeling experiments by scientists from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. The study will be published 15 July in…

Physics & Astronomy

X-Rays Uncover Defects in Strained Silicon for Transistors

Strained silicon is a new, rapidly developing material for building enhanced-performance silicon-based transistors. Introducing a slight tensile strain in the…

Physics & Astronomy

New Ion Trap Paves Way for Large Quantum Computers

Quantum computers would exploit the unusual behavior of the smallest particles of matter and light. Their theoretical ability to perform vast numbers of…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Mutation in Beach Mice Sheds Light on Mammoth Fur Color

Their discovery, detailed in the July 7 issue of the journal Science, is one of the first to demonstrate how a small change in a single nucleotide—the smallest…

Environmental Conservation

New Program Aims for 50% Increase in Tiger Populations

The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched an ambitious new program that calls for a 50 percent increase in tiger numbers in key areas over the next…

Studies and Analyses

Solitons: Fueling Molecular Electronics and Artificial Muscles

Since the 1980s, scientists have known that solitons can carry an electrical charge when traveling through certain organic polymers. A new study now suggests…

Studies and Analyses

Genetics of Brain Disorders: Insights into Congenital Diseases

Findings of a recent genetic study on developmental brain disorders may be the “tip of an iceberg” revealing factors involved with a number of congenital…

Studies and Analyses

UF Study Reveals Insights on Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes

Many of these patients are teens who take enzymes to help digest their food and undergo daily physical therapy to loosen the thick, sticky mucus that clogs…

Studies and Analyses

Seniors Embrace Alternative Therapies for Anxiety and Depression

Joseph. G. Grzywacz, Ph.D., and colleagues from Wake Forest University School of Medicine reported in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine…

Life & Chemistry

U of I Scientist Develops BHMT Inhibitor to Slow Cancer Growth

“These chemicals are potent inhibitors of an enzyme called betaine-homocysteine-S-methyltransferase (BHMT),” said Garrow.”BHMT catalyzes a reaction that…

Life & Chemistry

U of I Scientist Develops BHMT Inhibitor to Slow Cancer Growth

“These chemicals are potent inhibitors of an enzyme called betaine-homocysteine-S-methyltransferase (BHMT),” said Garrow.”BHMT catalyzes a reaction that…

Health & Medicine

Researchers Develop Solutions to Reduce Liver Transplant Needs

A functioning liver is essential for human survival with liver failure ultimately resulting in death, and liver transplantation is presently the only treatment…

Life & Chemistry

Cell Survival Linked to Chromosome Integrity Insights

“Maintaining genome integrity is crucial for cell survival,” says Jef Boeke, Ph.D., Sc.D., the report's senior author, a professor of molecular biology and…

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