Light as medicine? UWM researchers help reveal how specific wavelengths of light can heal Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes progressive paralysis by destroying nerve cells and the spinal cord. It interrupts vision, balance and even thinking. On a suggestion ...

Study of decline of malaria in the US could affect approach to malaria epidemic abroad, UT Arlington researcher says Rethinking the 1930s attack on malaria A new University of Texas at Arlington study about the elimination of malaria in the 1930s American South ...

Time is ripe for fire detection satellite, say UC Berkeley scientists Improved and cheaper sensors, faster analysis software make satellite feasible As firefighters emerge from another record wildfire season in the Western United States, University ...

Study: Death by moonlight? Not always Is moonlight dangerous? It depends on what you are, according to a study published online recently in the Journal of Animal Ecology. "Ecologists have long viewed the darkness of a moonless night as a protective blanket ...

High school student discovers skeleton of baby dinosaur VIDEO: This video contains an artist's rendition of the baby Parasaurolophus nicknamed "Joe. ...

New biomarker may help guide treatment of melanoma patients BOSTON — A functional biomarker that can predict whether BRAF-mutant melanomas respond to drugs targeting BRAF could help guide the treatment of patients with these cancers, according ...

Rapid method to detect BRAF mutations in cancer tissue samples BOSTON — A new diagnostic platform to detect BRAF mutations in melanoma and other cancer types is faster and more accurate compared with the standard method currently used in clinics, ...

Investigational PARP inhibitor promising in BRCA-related cancers BOSTON — An investigational new PARP inhibitor, BMN 673, is showing early responses in patients with heavily pretreated, advanced, BRCA-related cancers of the breast and ovary, ...

Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR technology highlighted at ASHG Annual Meeting Researchers use Droplet Digital PCR assays to obtain promising results in new copy number variation studies Hercules, CA – October 22, 2013 – More accurate and precise assessment of copy number variation ...

Numerical validation of quantum magnetic ordering Numerical simulations designed to confirm the magnetic characteristics of 3D quantum materials largely match the theoretical predictions A new study set out to use numerical simulations to validate previous theoretical ...

A fresh solution for the lindane problem The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and Tecnalia are seeking fresh solutions by means of iron nanoparticles to eliminate the consequences of lindane manufacture and use. For many years two companies located in Bizkaia, ...

New program makes prostate cancer treatment decisions easier When the pros and cons of prostate cancer treatment are spelled out using an online interactive program developed by Thomas Jefferson University researchers, more patients choose active ...

Coffee consumption reduces risk of liver cancer Bethesda, MD (Oct. 22, 2013) -- Coffee consumption reduces risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, by about 40 percent, according to an up-to-date meta-analysis published ...

Sequential GO and chemotherapy no benefit for older AML patients according to EORTC/GIMEMA trial Results of the randomized, phase III, EORTC/GIMEMA 06012 intergroup trial (AML-17) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that sequential ...

Fat and fit How dormice make optimal use of their body fat reserves In the dog days of summer, female edible dormice (Glis glis) are busy caring for their young but immediately after this energy-intensive period they ...

How climate change affects microbial life below the seafloor Sediments from the deep sea give insight into the dynamics of the deep biosphere This news release is available in German. Traces of past microbial life in sediments off the coast of ...

Model plant misled scientists about multicellular growth Scientists have misunderstood one of the most fundamental processes in the life of plants because they have been looking at the wrong flower, according to University of Leeds researchers. Arabidopsis ...

The mysterious scarab beetles: 2 new species of the endangered ancient genus Gyronotus Famous as the sacred beetles of ancient Egypt the scarab beetle group in fact represents much greater diversity around the globe. Some of the most vulnerable representatives are contained ...

Climate change increased the number of deaths The increased temperatures caused by ongoing climate change in Stockholm, Sweden between 1980 and 2009 caused 300 more premature deaths than if the temperature increase did not take place. In Sweden as a whole, ...

Copper shock: An atomic-scale stress test Scientists used the powerful X-ray laser at the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to create movies detailing trillionths-of-a-second changes in the arrangement of ...

'A permanent talent underclass': UConn researcher's report charts 'excellence gap' among American students STORRS, Conn. – The circle of high-achieving American students is becoming a preserve for the white and well-off, with potentially severe consequences for the ...

NASA sees hint of Typhoon Lekima's rapidly intensification Tropical Storm Lekima intensified quickly early on Oct. 22 while traveling over the open waters of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The day before the rapid intensification, NASA's TRMM satellite passed overhead ...

Opioids for chronic pain: Study looks at how patients and their doctors talk about risks INDIANAPOLIS -- Although the popular press -- from entertainment news to the crime blotter -- has paid significant attention to the dangers of hydrocodone, oxycodone and other opioids, ...

Low-priced plastic photovoltaics Article in 'The Journal of Chemical Physics' describes new approach to making cheaper, more efficient solar panels WASHINGTON, D.C. Oct. 22, 2013 -- Photovoltaic devices, which tap the power of the sun and convert it to electricity, ...

Hydrogel implant enables light-based communication with cells inside the body As researchers develop novel therapies based on inducing specific cells to do specific things, getting the right message to the right group of cells at the right time remains ...