Measuring life's tugs and nudges Tiny oil droplets help measure mechanical forces produced by living cells that shape tissues and organs; new method could improve diagnosis of cancer, hypertension, and many other diseases BOSTON – As embryonic tissue ...

Penicillin equally effective as 'big gun' antibiotics for treating less severe childhood pneumonia Children hospitalized for pneumonia have similar outcomes, including length of stay and costs, regardless of whether they are treated with "big ...

New long-lived greenhouse gas discovered by University of Toronto chemistry team Chemical appears to have highest global-warming impact of any compound to date Scientists from U of T's Department of Chemistry have discovered a novel chemical lurking in the atmosphere ...

Network theory to strengthen the banking system This news release is available in Spanish. Since the beginning of the financial crises that erupted in 2008, numerous governments have injected public funds into the banking system in order to prevent the failure of some ...

Morphing material has mighty potential Composite invented at Rice may find use in bioscaffolds, optics, drugs HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2013) – Heating a sheet of plastic may not bring it to life – but it sure looks like it does in new experiments at Rice University. The materials ...

Scientists scale terahertz peaks in nanotubes Rice U. researchers find plasmonic root of terahertz signals in some carbon nanotubes HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2013) – Carbon nanotubes carry plasmonic signals in the terahertz range of the electromagnetic spectrum, but only if they're ...

Research team finds way to make solar cells thin, efficient and flexible Converting sunshine into electricity is not difficult, but doing so efficiently and on a large scale is one of the reasons why people still rely on the electric grid and not a ...

Researchers develop world's highest quantum efficiency UV photodetectors Advance in ultraviolet detection technology could aid early missile detection, chemical and biological threat detection Researchers from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering ...

Surviving ovarian cancer: Rutgers scientists attack drug resistant cancer cells New drug delivery system successfully treats advanced-stage ovarian cancer in mice Scientists at Rutgers University have developed a targeted drug delivery system that they believe could ...

A stopwatch for electron flashes Physicists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich and the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics measure the duration of energetic electron pulses using laser fields. A stopwatch made of light can determine ...

Study finds rivers and streams release more greenhouse gas than all lakes Rivers and streams release carbon dioxide at a rate five times greater than the world's lakes and reservoirs combined, contrary to common belief. Research from the University of Waterloo ...

Hard rock life Scientists are digging deep into the Earth's surface collecting census data on the microbial denizens of the hardened rocks. What they're finding is that, even miles deep and halfway across the globe, many of these communities are somehow ...

NASA's IRIS provides unprecedented images of sun The region located between the surface of the sun and its atmosphere has been revealed as a more violent place than previously understood, according to images and data from NASA's newest solar observatory, ...

Math models enhance current therapies for coronary heart disease Equations help explain key parameters of stents that combat artherosclerosis Coronary heart disease accounts for 18% of deaths in the United States every year. The ...

Survey of supposed deep-sea chemical munitions dump off Southern California Preliminary survey reveals trash and 55-gallon drums, but no chemical weapons SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Since World War II, US nautical charts have shown seven "chemical munitions ...

System 90L no longer suspect for development The low pressure area known as "System 90L" in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean is no longer suspect for tropical or subtropical development. On Sunday, December 8, System 90L's showers had diminished. The low was non-tropical ...

Mapping the demise of the dinosaurs SAN FRANCISCO, CA — About 65 million years ago, an asteroid or comet crashed into a shallow sea near what is now the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. The resulting firestorm and global dust cloud caused the ...

Genetic flaw in males triggers onset of liver cancer, diabetes Michigan State University researchers have uncovered a genetic deficiency in males that can trigger the development of one of the most common types of liver cancer and forms of diabetes. The ...

Biomarker linked to aggressive breast cancers, poor outcomes in African-Americans ATLANTA — Among African-American women with breast cancer, increased levels of the protein HSET were associated with worse breast cancer outcomes, according to ...

Diabetes identified as risk factor for liver cancer across ethnic groups ATLANTA — Diabetes was associated with an increased risk for developing a type of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma, and this association was highest for Latinos, ...

Potential biological factor contributing to racial disparities in prostate cancer ATLANTA — Researchers have uncovered a potential biological factor that may contribute to disparities in prostate cancer incidence and mortality between African-American ...

Economic factors may affect getting guideline-recommended breast cancer treatment ATLANTA — Women with interruptions in health insurance coverage or with low income levels had a significantly increased likelihood of failing to receive breast ...

3D printing used as a tool to explain theoretical physics Students may soon be able to reach out and touch some of the theoretical concepts they are taught in their physics classes thanks to a novel idea devised by a group of researchers from Imperial College ...

Gene promotes 1 in 100 of tumors Gene discovered to play a part in one per cent of all cancers Researchers have identified a gene that drives the development of tumours in over one per cent of all cancer patients. This is the first time that the ...

Novel method could help bring cancer biomarkers to clinic SEATTLE – An international team of scientists led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center cancer proteomics expert Amanda Paulovich, M.D., has demonstrated the feasibility of large-scale, ...