A new study indicates that US doctors appear to have reached an unexpected consensus about…
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New way cells turn off genes
For some developmental genes one allele must stay silent, otherwise debilitating syndromes and cancers can…
Very low rate of early use of prescription smoking cessation medications among older patients after heart attack
Only about 7 percent of older adults who smoked used a prescription smoking cessation medication…
Some women may benefit from delaying breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Some patients with a combination of risk factors, such as being obese and having diabetes…
Definitive genomic study reveals alterations driving most medulloblastoma brain tumors
An international consortium completed a landmark study of most common pediatric brain tumor, revealing new…
Uranium-based compound improves manufacturing of nitrogen products
Scientists have developed a uranium-based complex that can allow nitrogen fixation reactions to take place…
Path to discovering new topological materials
Researchers have found a recipe for discovering new topological materials, which have exotic electronic properties…
Artifacts suggest humans arrived in Australia earlier than thought
Archeologists have found and dated artifacts in northern Australia that indicate humans arrived there about…
Secrets of our cellular ‘energy sensor’
Scientists have uncovered a new kind of ‘energy sensor’ in our cells, changing our understanding…
Social interaction affects cancer patients’ response to treatment
How well cancer patients fared after chemotherapy was affected by their social interaction with other…