Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumors in the…
Month: April 2013
Middle-schoolers discover novel chemical bond
Middle-school students from rural Maine discovered a novel chemical bond found in animal tissues.
Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients’ responses to treatment
Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung…
Same protein that fires up cancer-promoting erk also blocks its activation
A protein which is intimately involved in cancer-promoting cell signaling also keeps a key component…
Freedom of assembly: Scientists see nanoparticles form larger structures in real time
Scientists have, for the first time, captured movies of nanoparticle self-assembly, giving researchers a new…
Genome study suggests new strategies for understanding and treating pulmonary fibrosis
A new genome-wide association study of more than 6,000 people has identified seven new genetic…
Muscle repair after injury helped by fat-forming cells
Scientists have discovered that muscle repair requires the action of two types of cells better…
Cybercriminals Quickly Take Advantage of Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast, MIT Shooting
No less than a day or so after we discovered the spam campaign taking advantage…
Cybercriminals Quickly Take Advantage of Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast, MIT Shooting
No less than a day or so after we discovered the spam campaign taking advantage…
Calculating tsunami risk for the US East Coast
The greatest threat of a tsunami for the US East Coast from a nearby offshore…