Polyploidal cancer cells—cells that have more than two copies of each chromosome—are much larger than most other cancer cells, are resistant to chemotherapy and radiation … Read more
HIV-positive women respond well to a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), even when their immune system is struggling, according to newly published results of an international … Read more
Researchers from Brown University and universities in China have found a simple technique that can strengthen steel without sacrificing ductility. The new technique, described in … Read more
Many if not most people during their lives have experienced a hangover. Some people believe that hangovers might delay subsequent drinking through pain and discomfort, … Read more
Football helmets can be designed to reduce the risk of concussions, according to a new study by some of the nation’s leading concussion researchers published … Read more
Researchers from Brown University have shown experimentally that a boron-based competitor to graphene is a very real possibility. Graphene has been heralded as a wonder … Read more
Mangrove forests have been expanding northward along the Atlantic coast of Florida for the last few decades not because of a general warming trend, but … Read more
Between 1965 and 2004, the distribution of states with the highest mortality changed dramatically. In 1965, the states with the highest mortality (Rhode Island, Alaska, … Read more
The genomes of organisms from humans to corn are replete with “parasitic” strands of DNA that, when not suppressed, copy themselves and spread throughout the … Read more
The idea of growing replacement tissue to repair an organ, or to swap it out for an entirely new one, is rapidly transitioning from science … Read more
Fertility technology in the United States has a huge influence on the frequency of twins, triplets, and other multiple births, according to new estimates published … Read more
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