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Cancer immunotherapy: Potential new target found
Science Daily - 25 May 2014 21:47
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), are found abundantly in the microenvironment around tumors. They interfere with immune response, promoting cancer progression. Now scientists have found a way to target elusive c...
How signals trigger cancer cells to spread
Science Daily - 25 May 2014 21:47
A signaling pathway in cancer cells that controls their ability to invade nearby tissues in a finely orchestrated manner has been discovered by researchers. The findings offer insights into the early molecular events inv...
Mice with 'mohawks' help scientists link autism to two biological pathways in brain
Science Daily - 25 May 2014 21:47
"Aha" moments are rare in medical research, scientists say. As rare, they add, as finding mice with Mohawk-like hairstyles. But both events happened in a lab, months after an international team of neuroscientists bred hu...
Gene mutation found for aggressive form of pancreatic cancer
Science Daily - 25 May 2014 21:47
A mutated gene common to adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) tumors has been discovered by researchers -- the first known unique molecular signature for this rare, but particularly virulent, form of pancreatic cancer. Pancreat...
Comfort Food Myth: Ice Cream May Not Boost Your Mood
Live Science - 25 May 2014 21:42
The idea that eating certain foods make us feel better when we're down may be a myth, psychologists say.
Mice with Mohawks Yield Clues to Autism
Live Science - 25 May 2014 21:09
It's not everyday you see a mouse with a mohawk. But that's what researchers saw while studying mice that had a genetic mutation linked to autism.
Into the methane depths of Kraken, Titan's strange sea
New Scientist - 25 May 2014 21:00
A sea of liquid methane laps a shore of solid ice as the biggest rainstorm ever falls from an orange sky. Welcome to Saturn's largest moon (full text available to subscribers)
10 Health Woes Summer Can Bring
Live Science - 25 May 2014 20:34
Among the infections that tend to come when the temperatures rise, some are mild while others can be deadly. From poison plants to "brain-eating" amoebas, here are five health hazards you should be aware of this summer.
Wireless Charging of Phones From Across the Room? The Tech Inches Closer
Singularity Hub - 25 May 2014 19:00
Wireless energy transmission has been possible since Thomas Edison's time, and in the last several years, especially, with robots gaining mobility and electric vehicles building consumer demand, we've heard almost daily ...
Are Mermaids Real?
Live Science - 25 May 2014 15:09
In mythology, mermaids have existed for thousands of years. The first mermaid myths may have originated around 1000 B.C. And even explorers like Christopher Columbus are said to have spotted the half-woman, half-fish cre...
11 Tech Gadgets for Your Working Vacation
Live Science - 25 May 2014 12:27
If you're staying connected to the office during your vacation this summer, here are 11 gadgets to make remote work a breeze.
Advanced light
EurekAlert! - 25 May 2014 06:00
(Joint Quantum Institute) Whole beams, not just particles, can be entangled. This, plus anomalous dispersion in 'fast-light' materials, allows signals be to 'advanced' over signals travelling in vacuum, at least in a lim...
Creation Museum Sets Up Allosaurus Exhibit, Says 'Ebenezer' Is 4,300 Years Old, Proves Noah's Flood
IBTimes - 25 May 2014 02:34
The Creation Museum set up a new exhibit displaying an incredibly well-preserved Allosaurus skeleton. The specimen is valued at $1 million and the museum says the fossil, nicknamed Ebenezer, proves the existence of Noah'...
Breakthrough method for making Janus or patchy capsules
e! Science News - 25 May 2014 02:21
Hollow capsules that have a selectively permeable shell are promising candidates as tiny containers for molecules, particles or bubbles, and are becoming increasingly important in a wide variety of applications. But maki...
Argonne scientists discover new phase in iron-based superconductors
e! Science News - 25 May 2014 02:20
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a previously unknown phase in a class of superconductors called iron arsenides. This sheds light on a debate over the interactions...