Super-computer modelling of Earth’s crust and upper-mantle suggests that ancient geologic events may have left…
Month: June 2016
Laser ablation becomes increasingly viable treatment for prostate cancer
Up until now, capturing an image of a prostate cancer has been difficult because prostate…
Atrial fibrillation associated with higher death risk in motor vehicle accident victims
A study in nearly three million motor vehicle accident victims has found that atrial fibrillation…
Disjointed: Cell differences may explain why rheumatoid arthritis varies by location
Not only are there distinct differences in key cellular processes and molecular signatures between rheumatoid…
Research team first to identify AF1q protein associated with multiple myeloma, extramedullary disease
A group of researchers is the first to identify a protein, AF1q, associated with multiple…
MS breakthrough: Replacing diseased immune system halts progression, allows repair
An intensive procedure that completely wipes out the immune system and then regenerates a new…
For the first time, air pollution emerges as a leading risk factor for stroke worldwide
Air pollution — including environmental and household air pollution — has emerged as a leading…
New drug clears psoriasis in clinical trials
About 80 percent of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis saw their disease completely or…
Oregon chemists build a new, stable open-shell molecule
Chemists have synthesized a stable and long-lasting carbon-based molecule that, they say, potentially could be…
Researchers watch skin cells ‘walk’ to wounds
Skin cells typically spend their entire existence in one place on your body. But researchers…