The first population-based study that characterizes the association and temporal relationship between gastrointestinal stromal tumors…
Month: May 2015
US clinics avoiding government oversight of ‘stem cell’ treatments
Clinics across the United States are advertising stem cell treatments that attempt to take advantage…
Identifying speech, hearing problems early may prevent future losses
Experts share tips and tools that identify and prevent speech, voice, and hearing impairments. Such…
Coal-tar-sealant runoff causes toxicity and DNA damage
Runoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is toxic to aquatic life, damages DNA, and impairs…
Majority of older adults willing to be screened by telephone for dementia
Nearly two-thirds of older adults were willing to undergo telephone screening for dementia, according to…
Species’ evolutionary choice: Disperse or adapt?
Dispersal and adaptation are two evolutionary strategies available to species given an environment. Generalists, like…
The language of invention: Most innovations are rephrasings of past inventions
Most new patents are combinations of existing ideas and pretty much always have been, even…
How to reset a diseased cell
In proof-of-concept experiments, researchers demonstrate the ability to tune medically relevant cell behaviors by manipulating…
Nasa’s New Horizons detects surface features, possible polar cap on Pluto
For the first time, images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft are revealing bright and dark…
NASA Completes MESSENGER Mission with Expected Impact on Mercury’s Surface
A NASA planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end April 30…