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Graphene shows potential as novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategy
University of Manchester scientists have used graphene to target and neutralise cancer stem cells while not harming other cells This new development opens up the possibility of preventing or treating a broad range of cancers ... - Read MoreCherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer
The characteristic blue glow from a nuclear reactor is present in radiation therapy too Investigators from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center led by Brian W Pogue PhD and PhD candidates Adam K Glaser and Rongxiao ... - Read MoreNew technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
Oil and gas operations in the United States produce about 21 billion barrels of wastewater per year The saltiness of the water and the organic contaminants it contains have traditionally made treatment difficult and expensive ... - Read MoreStorks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
Not all storks migrate to Africa Many stay for the winter in the Iberian Peninsula where landfills have become a permanent source of food Scientists from Extremadura have analysed the presence of pollutants and pesticides ... - Read MoreRenewable energy obtained from wastewater
Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have devised an efficient way to obtain electrical energy and hydrogen by using a wastewater treatment process The proposed system published in Water Research uses bacteria which consumes ... - Read MoreTogether, nanotechnology, genetic interference may tackle 'untreatable/ brain tumors
There are no effective available treatments for sufferers of Glioblastoma multiforme GBM the most aggressive and devastating form of brain tumor The disease always fatal has a survival rate of only 6 18 months Now ... - Read MoreRecycling of nutrients may be the key to saving Earth
Leakages of nutrients necessary for food production especially nitrogen and phosphorus cause severe eutrophication to the Earth's aquatic ecosystems and promote climate change However this threat also hides an opportunity An enhancement of the nutrient ... - Read MoreDraft report analyzes policy options for hydraulic fracturing in Michigan
University of Michigan researchers today released a detailed draft analysis of policy options for hydraulic fracturing the natural gas and oil extraction process commonly known as fracking The draft final report of the U M ... - Read MoreSystem to turn wastewater into fresh water developed
A Missouri University of Science and Technology professor has shown that improving wastewater treatment and saving energy are not only essential but they're also compatible Dr Jianmin Wang professor of civil architectural and environmental engineering ... - Read MoreExpert Available Re GFP Research, Genetically Modified Mosquitoes. @ConnCollege Chem Prof Marc Zimmer, Author Of "Illuminating Disease"
Expert Pitch Released 20 Feb 2015 12 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom Connecticut College more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Marc Zimmer the Tempel Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut ... - Read MoreKeeping atherosclerosis in-check with novel targeted inflammation-resolving nanomedicines
Nanometer sized drones that deliver a special type of healing molecule to fat deposits in arteries could become a new way to prevent heart attacks caused by atherosclerosis according to a study in pre clinical ... - Read MoreCombating Bacterial Infections Through Immunoengineering
Released 17 Feb 2015 3 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom Clarkson University more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations Chemical Communications Issue 7 2015Feb 18 2015 The first publication ... - Read MoreSeeing through sparklers: What happens to heat-treated diamonds
Diamonds come in all colours with price tags to match ice white blue and pink attract high prices and stones with brown hues the least But now that brown diamonds can be heat treated to ... - Read MoreThames study: Rivers can be a major source antibiotic resistance
Rivers and streams could be a major source of antibiotic resistance in the environment The discovery comes following a study on the Thames river by scientists at the University of Warwick's School of Life Sciences ... - Read MoreStructure-Based Design Used as Tool for Engineering Deimmunized Biotherapeutics
Released 13 Feb 2015 1 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom Norris Cotton Cancer Center Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Feb 14 2015 In the ... - Read MoreResearch Team Finds How CBD, a Component in Marijuana, Works Within Cells
Released 11 Feb 2015 1 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom Stony Brook University more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations Journal of Biological ChemistryFeb 12 2015 STONY BROOK N ... - Read MorePromising drug candidate protects against radiation exposure from nuclear fallout
The 2011 Fukushima disaster was a stark reminder of the continuing dangers posed by nuclear fallout highlighting the need for an approved drug that can be taken after radiation exposure to protect against organ injury ... - Read MoreSoils could keep contaminants in wastewater from reaching groundwater, streams
With endocrine disrupting compounds affecting fish populations in rivers as close as Pennsylvania's Susquehanna and as far away as Israel's Jordan a new research study shows that soils can filter out and break down at ... - Read MoreNew Research Unlocks How Melanoma Can Resist Newly Approved Drug Combo Therapy
Released 15 Jan 2015 12 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom University of California Los Angeles UCLA Health Sciences more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations Cancer CellJan 22 2015 ... - Read MoreNew decontamination tool expected to help Fukushima cleanup
An inexpensive and highly durable new material it is hoped that Catenaccio PA will prove effective for treating contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi plant The Research Institute for Sustainable and Environmental Technology of Waseda ... - Read MoreGlobal Partners
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