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(Huntsman Cancer Institute) New research, published today in the journal Cancer Research, outlines findings scientists hope will advance our understanding of endometrial cancer and lead to more effective treatments.

An audacious and very costly orbiting science experiment set out to verify a subtlety of General Relativity by pushing the boundaries of science and engineering but ended with inconclusive and frustrating results. This i...

An audacious and very costly orbiting science experiment set out to verify a subtlety of General Relativity by pushing the boundaries of science and engineering but ended with inconclusive and frustrating results. Gravit...

STMicroelectronics has introduced four new devices in the STSPIN32F0 motor-control system-in-package family, which simplify the design of mains-powered home appliances and industrial equipment including corded power tool...

Infineon Technologies AG is focusing on system innovation with enhancements on component level by addressing the challenges of modern power management designs. The Source Down is the new industry standard packaging conce...

STMicroelectronics' L6983 38V/3A synchronous DC/DC converters maintain high efficiency at all loads with a maximum value of 95% and are highly integrated with synchronous MOSFETs on-chip to save external components and s...

A healthy 59-year-old hops on a plane after a colonoscopy and falls ill. Did she pick up a nasty bug, or is it something else?

An IEEE 802.11ax test solution for WLAN access points in multi-user operation (OFDMA) employs an R&S CMW270 Wireless Connectivity Tester to test the RF characteristics of receivers and transmitters and to determine the d...

A new series of high power, Class AB broadband amplifier modules incorporate GaN, LDMOS or VDMOS semiconductor technology. The combination of high linearity and efficiency with low distortion over a wide dynamic range ma...

(University of British Columbia) Patients with lupus who take their medications as prescribed have much lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a common complication of the disease, finds a new study from the Universit...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered a novel potential antiviral drug target that could lead to treatments protecting against a host of infectious diseases.

(American College of Rheumatology) Providers are concerned the mandate adds an additional layer of red tape that will delay patient care, reduce the ability of providers to ensure therapies have been properly handled and...

(University of Nottingham) Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how the parasite that causes malaria is able to multiply at such an alarming rate, which could be a vital clue in discovering how it h...

(Case Western Reserve University) Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), Cleveland Clinic and Lifebanc (a Northeast Ohio organ-procurement...

(British Ecological Society) Being inconspicuous might seem the best strategy for spiders to catch potential prey in their webs, but many orb-web spiders, which hunt in this way, are brightly coloured. New research finds...

(European Association of Urology) In an important step forward the first datasets have been transferred into the PIONEER Big Data platform by PIONEER partner Erasmus University Medical Centre (MC). Through the applicatio...

(University of Arizona) Disease-prompting bundles of proteins found within cells are cleared by unexpected processes. That knowledge could lead to ALS therapeutic solutions.

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) In September 2018, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued its Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Research, which outlined research priori...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Stress response is the body's normal physiological reaction to a situation that it perceives as threatening. However, stress can also impact important aspects of thinking, including prob...

(FAIR Health) Private Insurance Claim Lines for STDs Rose 76% from 2007 to 2018 Gonorrhea Claim Lines Increased 326 Percent among Males, FAIR Health Study Shows. Hepatitis B Was the Leading STD on the Rise in People over...

(University of Massachusetts Lowell) UMass Lowell researchers have created germ-killing fabric that could help stop the spread of communicable diseases.

(University of Bonn) Macrophages are part of the innate immune system and essential for brain development and function. Using a novel method, scientists from Jena University Hospital, the University of Bonn and the Memor...