'Weeding the garden' lets ALK+ lung cancer patients continue crizotinib
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics shows that patients taking crizotinib for ALK+ non-small cell ...
Research shows arsenic, mercury and selenium in Asian carp not a health concern to most
Researchers at the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Natural History Survey have found that overall, concentrations of arsenic, selenium, and mercury in bighead ...
New NASA Laser Technology Reveals How Ice Measures Up
New results from NASA's MABEL campaign demonstrated that a photon-counting technique will allow researchers to track the melt or growth of Earth's frozen regions.
When a high-altitude aircraft ...
Parents unclear about process for specialist care for kids
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Parents vary widely in views about their ...
Cooperative SO2 and NOx aerosol formation in haze pollution
Air pollution in China has exhibited noticeable changes over the past 30 years, shifting from point-source pollution (around factories and industrial plants) in the 1980s to urban pollution in the 1990s. Since ...
Autism Speaks study finds advances towards universal early screening
NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 29, 2014) – A new study from researchers at Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science ...
Ocean acidification research should increase focus on species' ability to adapt
Not enough current research on marine ecosystems focuses on species' long-term adaptation to ocean acidification creating a murky picture of our ocean's future, according ...
Research uncovers historical rise, fall and re-emergence of plague strains
One branch of a deadly pathogen's family tree may have ended centuries ago, but from its ancient traces researchers can read a lineage with links to the modern world.
An international ...
New studies needed to predict how marine organisms may adapt to the future's acidic oceans
SAN FRANCISCO, January 27, 2014 -- The world's oceans are becoming more acidic, changing in a way that hasn't happened for millions of years. But will marine organisms ...
Brain regions thought to be uniquely human share many similarities with monkeys
New research suggests a surprising degree of similarity in the organization of regions of the brain that control language and complex thought processes in humans and monkeys. The study, publishing ...
H.M.'s brain yields new evidence
During his lifetime, Henry G. Molaison (H.M.) was the best-known and possibly the most-studied patient of modern neuroscience. Now, thanks to the postmortem ...
What makes us human?: Unique brain area linked to higher cognitive powers
Oxford University researchers have identified an area of the human brain that appears unlike anything in the brains of some of our closest relatives.
The brain ...
UH researchers create new flexible, transparent conductor
University of Houston researchers have developed a new stretchable and transparent electrical conductor, bringing the potential for ...
Converting adult human cells to hair-follicle-generating stem cells
PHILADELPHIA - If the content of many a situation comedy, not to mention late-night TV advertisements, is to be believed, there's ...
Fertilizer nutrient imbalance to limit food production in Africa
Underuse of phosphorus-based fertilizers in Africa currently contributes to a growing yield gap—the difference between how much crops could produce in ideal circumstances ...
New operating principle of potassium channels discovered
Neurons transmit information with the help of special channels that allow the passage of potassium ions. Defective potassium channels play a role in epilepsy and depression. The scientists working with Prof. Henning ...
'Natural' engineering offers solution against future flooding
Back-to-nature flood schemes which use the land's natural defences to slow river flow and reduce flooding could be a cost-effective way of tackling one of the biggest problems facing the ...
23andMe helps identify 11 new genetic associations for asthma-with-hay fever
Mountain View, Calif. –January 28, 2014 ...
Labeling obesity as a disease may have psychological costs
Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese individuals, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a ...
Microwires as mobile phone sensors
Microwires were created in the former Soviet Union for military purposes. They formed the basis of the camouflage of a model of spy plane used by the Soviet army, but for a long time the scientific community has been studying ...
Price highlighting helps consumers stick to longer-term product preferences
Toronto – Just when that new gym membership is looking like a mistake, recent marketing research shows that reminding consumers of the price strengthens ...
Certain probiotics could help women lose weight
Quebec City, January 28, 2014—Certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition by a team of researchers ...
Effective control of invasive weeds can help attempts at reforestation in Panama
Saccharum spontaneum is an invasive grass that has spread extensively in disturbed areas throughout the Panama Canal watershed, where it has created a fire hazard and inhibited reforestation ...
Melatonin shows potential to slow tumor growth in certain breast cancers
DETROIT – An early stage study shows melatonin – a hormone that regulates the body's sleep and awake cycles – may have the potential to help slow the growth of certain breast cancer tumors, ...