Scientists have demonstrated hyperthermal ion implantation (HyTII) as an effective means of substitutionally doping graphene,…
Month: June 2016
MPs want academic ‘match-making’ service to help inform policy
MPs have expressed an overwhelming willingness to use a proposed new service to swiftly link…
Shorter patient consent forms, video formats improve comprehension
To improve patient consent form comprehension, researchers have developed approaches to simplify the process by…
A protective shield against the heavy metal uranium
Microorganisms can better withstand the heavy metal uranium when glutathione is present, a molecule composed…
Roads ‘a serious threat’ to rare bats
Roads present a serious threat to bat populations, indicating that protection policies are failing, say…
Progression-free survival triples in select metastatic lung cancer patients with surgery or radiation after standard chemotherapy
Lung cancer patients with oliogometastases, defined as three or fewer sites of metastasis, may benefit…
Aspects of the regulation of the anti-tumor protein p53
Researchers reveal essential aspects of the regulation of the anti-tumor protein p53.
Best way to improve muscle strength
Engaging in short, explosive leg contractions is the most effective way of strengthening muscles, new…
Immunotherapy effective against some types of sarcoma
An existing cancer immunotherapy drug reduces tumor size in some types of rare connective tissue…
Dual stem-cell transplant improves outlook for children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Children with high-risk neuroblastoma whose treatment included two autologous stem-cell transplants were more likely to…