Month: December 2015

(PLOS) Researchers say that the actions of individual farmers should be considered when studying and modeling strategies of pest control.

New method for better treatment of breast cancer

(Uppsala University) A new study shows that a novel imaging-based method for defining appropriateness of breast cancer treatment is as ...

Sylvester researchers describe role of STING protein in development of colorectal cancer

(University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) A new study published today by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at ...

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Ula’s eye and rainfall

(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Cyclone Ula formed on Dec. 30 and continued tracking south of Pago Pago as NASA ...

Late-season Central Pacific tropical depression forms

January 4, 2016

(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Tropical Depression 9C formed in the Central Pacific, 30 days after the official end to the ...

Mysterious radio signals from space are much better test of Einstein’s General Relativity

(Penn State) A new way to test one of the basic principles underlying Einstein's theory of General Relativity using brief ...

Satellite captures birth of South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Ula

(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) As Tropical Cyclone Ula was coming together, NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured an image of the consolidating ...

NASA analyzes Paraguay’s heavy rainfall

(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Widespread flooding has recently affected South America and Paraguay has been especially hard hit. A NASA ...

Virtual colonoscopy an alternative to FOB test & colonoscopy for colorectal cancer?

(Oxford University Press USA) Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the world, with population screening being recommended ...

T cells that recognize HER2 teceptor may prevent HER2+ breast cancer recurrence

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Recurrence of HER2-positive breast cancer after treatment may be due to a specific and ...

Travel distance is still a barrier to breast reconstruction after mastectomy

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Long travel distances continue to be a significant obstacle to breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer, ...

Let hunger be your guide

(Cornell Food & Brand Lab) New research published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, found that the ...

Extinguishing thirdhand smoke

(San Diego State University) Tobacco smoking leaves a dangerous legacy deposited into our clothes, homes, automobiles and hotel rooms that ...

Research finds parents can play a role in preventing teen fighting

(Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed)) With nearly one-fourth of teens reporting fighting in the ...

Face time: ONR-sponsored tech reads facial expressions for autism symptoms

(Office of Naval Research) There's an app for everything these days -- from weight loss to working out. Now, thanks ...

With Botox ‘chemodenervation,’ dermal fillers last longer

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Hyaluronic acid fillers are a popular treatment for facial lines and wrinkles, but early degradation of fillers ...

Scientists ‘re-engineer’ behavior in ants by turning on genes in the brain

(New York University) Starvation or an attack by enemies turn on genes in carpenter ants that change their behavior in ...

New technique offers strong, flawless 3-D printed ceramics

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) Researchers have developed a way to create ceramics using 3-D printing that results ...

Creating safer polio vaccine strains for the post-eradication era

(PLOS) While the goal of polio virus eradication is in sight, there are concerns about post-eradication manufacturing and stockpiling vaccine ...

Areas of increased poverty associated with higher rates of Ebola transmission