Upending decades-old dogma, a team of scientists say enzymes long categorized as promoting cancer are,…
Month: January 2015
Research probes molecular basis of rare genetic disorder
The mutation and its functional effects that cause the genetic disorder Singleton-Merten Syndrome (SMS) has…
Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
Scientists have experimentally observed for the first time a phenomenon in ultracold, three-atom molecules predicted…
Black hole on a diet creates a ‘changing look’ quasar
Astronomers have identified the first ‘changing look’ quasar, a gleaming object in deep space that…
Head and neck cancers in young adults are more likely to be a result of inherited factors
A new study pools data from 25 case-control studies and conducts separate analyses to show…
Patient older age not an issue in revision cochlear implantation
Older age of a patient does not appear to be an issue when revision cochlear…
American liberals and conservatives think as if from different cultures
American conservatives think more like Asians, and liberals are the extreme Westerners in thought styles,…
Major breakthrough in reading ancient scrolls
Revolutionary software is making a breakthrough in reading 2,000-year old Herculaneum scrolls, computer scientists report….
New treatments haven’t lowered anesthesia risks for children with pulmonary hypertension
Despite effective new treatments for their disease, children with pulmonary hypertension (PHT) are still a…
Profitable phishing schemes slyly tinker with our heads, then rip us off
Researchers have found evidence that the incredible spread of email phishing scams may be due…