Two genetic mutations in liver cells may drive tumor formation in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), the…
Month: July 2014
Sun sends more ‘tsunami waves’ to Voyager 1
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a new “tsunami wave” from the sun as it…
Link shown between inflammation in maternal blood, schizophrenia in offspring
Maternal inflammation as indicated by the presence in maternal blood of early gestational C-reactive protein…
Logging and burning cause the loss of 54 million tons of carbon a year in Amazonia
A study has quantified the impact that selective logging, partial destruction by burning, and fragmentation…
Something is amiss in the Universe: Cosmic accounting reveals missing light crisis
Something is amiss in the Universe. There appears to be an enormous deficit of ultraviolet…
Variations in key gene predict cancer patients’ risk for radiation-induced toxicity
Key genetic variants may affect how cancer patients respond to radiation treatments, according to a…
No rest for the bleary: Interrupted sleep can be as physically detrimental as no sleep at all
Interrupted sleep can be as physically detrimental as no sleep at all, researchers explain in…
Nurse-family partnership reduces preventable mortality
Low-income mothers and their first-born children who received home visits from nurses were less likely…
Same genes drive mathematics and reading ability
About half of the genes that influence how well a child can read also play…
Highly reactive gold carbene complex shines in emerald green
With a chemical “trick,” scientists have succeeded in isolating a stable gold carbene complex. Chemists…