Tumor-associated immune cells hinder frontline chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer

A frontline chemotherapy drug given to patients with pancreatic cancer is made less effective because similar…

Early valve replacement versus watchful waiting in patients with severe aortic stenosis

Patients with severe aortic stenosis who have no symptoms may benefit more from an aggressive strategy…

Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain

Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found.…

Technique uses well-known dye to watch amyloid plaques in the brain

New work repurposing one of the oldest known reagents for amyloid looks to help provide a…

Cold water currently slowing fastest Greenland glacier

NASA research shows that Jakobshavn Glacier, which has been Greenland's fastest-flowing and fastest-thinning glacier for the…

‘Aneurysm Number’ may help surgeons make treatment decisions

Aneurysms form as abnormal bulges over an artery, and, if ruptured, can lead to serious health…

BridgIT, a new tool for orphan and novel enzyme reactions

Chemical engineers have developed an online tool that can accurately assign genes and proteins to unknown…

Control of mosquito-borne diseases

Researchers have developed an innovative method for analyzing the genome of the Wolbachia bacterium. This endosymbiotic…

Scientists shine new light on how cells coordinate eye growth in fish

New insight on how cells work together to control growth in the eyes of fish has…

Scientists uncover novel strategy to target common type of cancer

Researchers have identified a protein critical for the survival of a particular type of tumor cell,…