Our tendency to match specific sounds with specific shapes, even abstract shapes, is so fundamental…
Month: February 2017
Computer trained to predict which AML patients will go into remission, which will relapse
Researchers have developed the first computer machine-learning model to accurately predict which patients diagnosed with…
Direct radiolabeling of nanomaterials
Positron emission tomography plays a pivotal role for monitoring the distribution and accumulation of radiolabeled…
Infection defense: Call for support by the killer cells
A few days after a viral infection, countless killer cells swarm out to track down…
Two investigational antitumor agents work better together against MPNST and neuroblastoma
A new study demonstrates that the combined usage of Aurora A kinase inhibitor (alisertib) and…
An ‘ignition key’ revs up DNA shuffling to make antibodies
Rearranging the genome is a risky endeavor, and human cells reserve it for special occasions,…
NASA spacecraft prepares to fly to new heights
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission begins a three-month long journey into a new orbit, taking it…
Massive comet-like object pollutes atmosphere of a white dwarf
For the first time, scientists have witnessed a massive object with the makeup of a…
Device emulates human kidney function
Instead of running tests on live kidneys, researchers have developed a model kidney for working…
Deeper look at unconventional oil and gas
Chemical engineers build simulations based on samples from unconventional, organic shale formations that can help…