A new methodology has been developed for the selective formation of chiral molecules. The work…
Month: April 2016
Modified flu virus can ‘resensitize’ resistant pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy
A common flu virus could be used to overcome patients’ resistance to certain cancer drugs…
Plants force fungal partners to behave fairly
Plants react intelligently to their environment: if they can choose between more cooperative and less…
Using methane rather than flaring it
Chemists have found a new, direct way to convert gaseous methane into liquid methanol. This…
Supernova iron found on the moon
Approximately two million years ago a star exploded in a supernova close to our solar…
Thyroid tumor reclassified to curb overdiagnosis of cancer
An international panel of pathologists and clinicians has reclassified a type of thyroid cancer to…
Neratinib plus paclitaxel vs. trastuzumab plus paclitaxel in breast cancer
While neratinib plus paclitaxel was not superior to trastuzumab plus paclitaxel as first-line treatment for…
Incidence of diagnosed thyroid cancer may be leveling off
The incidence of thyroid cancer in the US from 1983 to 2012 have been analyzed…
Study estimates number of births, terminations with Down syndrome in Massachusetts
A multi-institutional research team has estimated for the first time the number of children born…
US and European companies Top Targets of CEO Fraud
The FBI has issued a warning on the dramatic increase of Business Email Compromise (BEC)…