Most cancers have a sweet tooth but—mysteriously—some tumors prefer fat over sugar. Now, a study…
Month: September 2016
Seven-year study pays off with ‘most detailed’ picture of head and neck cancer stem cells to date
Cancer stem cells resist therapy and are a major cause of relapse, long after the…
Computer program beats physicians at brain cancer diagnoses
A computer program has been developed that uses radiomic features found in routine MRI scans…
Modern-day alchemy: Researchers reveal that magnetic ‘rust’ performs as gold at the nanoscale
Researchers are giving new meaning to the phrase “turning rust into gold”—and making the use…
Plutonium keeps its electrons close to home
Extremely complex plutonium has ties to energy and security. Scientists found that plutonium’s behavior, in…
New way of testing drugs could speed up development of breast cancer treatments
Scientists have discovered a new way to test hundreds of cancer drugs very quickly, which could…
Stem cells grown into 3-D lung-in-a-dish
By coating tiny gel beads with lung-derived stem cells and then allowing them to self-assemble…
Pacific Ocean’s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries
Clues from prehistoric droughts and arid periods in California show that today’s increasing greenhouse gas…
Research reduces violence against pregnant women
Results of a study on intimate partner violence show that pregnant victims saw a significant…
Offspring to parents who were babies during the Holocaust had a worse course of schizophrenia
Results of a new study have found that no difference in the risk of developing…