Using a computer algorithm that can sift through mounds of genetic data, researchers have identified…
Month: December 2014
Potential new tool for cervical cancer detection, diagnosis
Cervical cancer is, in many ways, a shining example of how successful the war on…
Detection of enterovirus infection in insulin producing cells in patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
Evidence for the presence of Enterovirus in pancreatic islets of type 1 diabetic patients has…
Scientists observe the Earth grow a new layer under an Icelandic volcano
New research into an Icelandic eruption has shed light on how the Earth’s crust forms,…
Migrating ‘supraglacial’ lakes could trigger future Greenland ice loss
Predictions of Greenland ice loss and its impact on rising sea levels may have been…
Climate change could leave cities more in the dark
Cities like Miami are all too familiar with hurricane-related power outages. But a new analysis…
War metaphors for cancer hurt certain prevention behaviors
It’s not unusual for people to use war metaphors such as “fight” and “battle” when…
Discovery may hold clues to treatments that slow aging, prevent age-related chronic disease
A microscopic worm (C. elegans) has been used to identify a new path that could…
Molecular ‘hats’ allow in vivo activation of disguised signaling peptides
When someone you know is wearing an unfamiliar hat, you might not recognize them. Researchers…
Past global warming similar to today’s: Size, duration were like modern climate shift, but in two pulses
The rate at which carbon emissions warmed Earth’s climate almost 56 million years ago resembles…