What does compassion sound like? "Good to see you. I'm sorry. It sounds like you've had a tough, tough, week." Spoken by a doctor to a cancer patient, that statement is an example of compassionate behavior observed by a University of Rochester ...

Rock And Rho: Proteins that help cancer cells groove Cells' adaptations to low oxygen conditions inside tumors promote breast cancer's spread Biologists at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered that low oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumors, ...

UTSW study identifies potential therapeutic target for incurable, rare type of soft-tissue cancer DALLAS – Dec. 26, 2013 – A deadly, rare type of soft-tissue cancer may be completely eradicated simply by inhibiting a key protein involved ...

Toys, books, cribs harbor bacteria for long periods, study finds Streptococcus biofilms persisted on objects and surfaces in a daycare center, in some cases after a cleaning BUFFALO, N. Y. – Numerous scientific studies have concluded that two common bacteria that ...

Antioxidant drug knocks down multiple sclerosis-like disease in mice PORTLAND, Ore. — Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that an antioxidant designed more than a dozen years ago to fight damage within human cells significantly ...

Batteries as they are meant to be seen In the search for long-lasting, inexpensive rechargeable batteries, researchers develop more realistic methods to study the materials in action Richland, Wash. -- Researchers have developed a way to microscopically ...

Discovering a 'THRIL' that correlates with severity of Kawasaki disease LA JOLLA, Calif., December 26, 2013 – Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute scientists have discovered a new molecule that forms when certain white blood cells—macrophages—are stimulated ...

Who is using MyPlate? Food preferences, cooking ability, involvement of children in food preparation, nutritional knowledge, and prior familiarity with MyPyramid were predictors of MyPlate awareness and use Most Americans know about MyPyramid – the triangle ...

BU researchers explore possible link between cognitive depressive symptoms and antiretroviral therapy uptake Researchers from Boston University's School of Medicine (BUSM) and College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) found that among HIV-infected Russian drinkers, ...

Wayne State University physicists publish observation of the 'Charming Socialites' DETROIT — Protons and neutrons, the particles in an atomic nucleus, are made of smaller pieces called "quarks." Some types of quarks ...

Starless cloud cores reveal why some stars are bigger than others Massive stars – those at least 8 times the mass of our Sun – present an intriguing mystery: how do they grow so large when the vast majority of stars in the Milky Way are considerably smaller? To ...

Researchers find potential new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer Scientists from The University of Manchester -- part of Manchester Cancer Research Centre believe they have discovered a new way to make chemotherapy treatment more effective ...

Wayne State cholesterol study shows algal extracts may counter effects of high fat diets Health Enhancement Products, Inc. (OTC.BB:HEPI.OB – News), in conjunction with Wayne State University's Department of Nutrition ...

Staph stoppers New vaccine from University of Iowa protects against lethal pneumonia caused by staph bacteria University of Iowa researchers have developed a new vaccine that protects against lethal pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, including ...

A wrong molecular turn leads down the path to Type 2 diabetes Computing resources at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have helped researchers better grasp how proteins misfold to create the tissue-damaging structures that ...

UNL research raises concerns about global crop projections 30 percent of world's corn, rice and wheat crop land may be 'maxed out' LINCOLN, Neb. — About 30 percent of the major global cereal crops – rice, wheat and corn – may have reached their maximum possible ...

Penn researchers grow liquid crystal 'flowers' that can be used as lenses A team of material scientists, chemical engineers and physicists from the University of Pennsylvania has made another advance in their effort to use liquid crystals as a medium for assembling ...

NASA sees powerful Tropical Cyclone Bruce staying away from land Tropical Cyclone Bruce continued to strengthen over wide open waters of the Southern Indian Ocean and NASA satellite data showed its eye had cleared of clouds. Bruce is forecast to stay away from ...

Religion is good for business shows Rotman study Toronto – Those looking for honest companies to invest in might want to check out businesses based in more religious communities, suggests a new paper from the University of ...

Not just the Koch brothers: New Drexel study reveals funders behind the climate change denial effort A new study conducted by Drexel University's environmental sociologist Robert J. Brulle, PhD, exposes the organizational underpinnings and funding behind the powerful ...

NASA satellites see Tropical Cyclone Amara affecting Rodrigues Island When NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Amara on December 20, its western quadrant was already moving over Rodrigues Island, Mauritius. Warnings are already in effect for the island, ...

Even or odd: No easy feat for the mind MADISON — Even scientists are fond of thinking of the human brain as a computer, following sets of rules to communicate, make decisions and find a meal. But if the brain is like a computer, why do brains make mistakes ...

Van Allen Probes shed light on decades-old mystery New research using data from NASA's Van Allen Probes mission helps resolve decades of scientific uncertainty over the origin of ultra-relativistic electrons in Earth's near space environment, and is likely to ...

Virginia Tech research overturns assumption about mercury in the Arctic Mercury concentrations in fish much lower than expected For years, scientists have assumed that if mercury is high and increasing in fish in the North American and European Arctic, the same is true of fish ...

Ohio State study shows 2 drugs help adolescents with ADHD, aggression COLUMBUS, Ohio – Prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ...