Even with the best available treatments, the median survival of patients with metastatic, hormone-refractory prostate cancer is only two to three years.
May 11, 2015
When digital becomes dinosaur, most people simply get inconvenienced. But librarians and archivists get seriously concerned.
May 9, 2015
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have solved a long-standing mystery about the origin of one of the cell types that make up the ovary.
May 7, 2015
Some at-risk patients opted out of comprehensive cancer gene screening when presented with the opportunity to be tested for the presence of genes linked to…
May 6, 2015
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a centimeter-accurate GPS-based positioning system that…
May 5, 2015
With just a sniff, our noses can detect smells that trigger specific memories, tell us food has gone bad, or even connect us to a potential mate.
May 3, 2015
Who among us hasn't wanted to don a shimmering piece of fabric and instantly disappear from sight?
Apr 30, 2015
University of Florida researchers have discovered that ancient peoples in the Indus Valley apparently did not stay put, as was previously thought.
Apr 30, 2015
A new highly detailed ice core from West Antarctica has revealed a consistent pattern of climate changes that started in the Arctic and spread across the globe to the Antarctic during planet Earth’s last glacial period.
Apr 30, 2015
Imagine living a healthy, normal life without the ability to remember personal events from your past.
Apr 29, 2015
Quantum particles behave in strange ways and are often difficult to study experimentally.
Apr 28, 2015
Dandelions deliver a desirable product: rubber. This is why the robust and undemanding plant has become the focus of attention of the rubber-producing industry.
Apr 28, 2015
The discovery of a single anatomical difference between males and females of a species ofStegosaurus provides some of the most conclusive evidence that some dinosaurs looked different based on sex, according to new research.
Apr 27, 2015
Nearly half of American hospitals aren't taking key steps to prevent a kind of gut infection that kills nearly 30,000 people annually and sickens hundreds of thousands more - despite strong evidence that such steps work, according to a new study.
Apr 24, 2015
