Astronomy Astronomers Investigate Dual Nuclei In The Galaxy Merger Remnant Mrk 212 (Astronomy) 5 Nov 2020 K. Rubinur and colleagues presented radio observations of the galaxy merger remnant Mrk 212 with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the upgraded Giant Meter Radio Telescope…
Medicine Precision Chemo-immunotherapy For Pancreatic Cancer? (Medicine) 5 Nov 20205 Nov 2020 Pancreatic cancer is highly lethal: according to the National Cancer Institute, only about 10 percent of patients remain alive five years after diagnosis. Now, a preclinical study from the lab…
Planetary Science Clay Subsoil At Earth’s Driest Place May Signal Life On Mars (Planetary Science) 5 Nov 2020 Earth's most arid desert may hold a key to finding life on Mars. Diverse microbes discovered in the clay-rich, shallow soil layers in Chile's dry Atacama Desert suggest that similar…
Medicine Blood Cell Mutations Confound Prostate Cancer Liquid Biopsy Results (Medicine) 5 Nov 2020 Unrelated mutations, when present in the blood, can lead to false positive results in men with advanced prostate cancer who are undergoing liquid biopsies. Such tests, which look for variants…
Medicine HKUST Scientists Make Breakthrough Discovery Of New Therapeutic Targets For Alzheimer’s (Medicine) 5 Nov 2020 Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have identified new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by studying the patients' brain with a newly-developed methodology. This…
Biology Graz Researchers Identify Biomarker For Cardiovascular Diseases (Biology) 5 Nov 2020 The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) becomes active at low blood pressure and forms angiotensin II, a hormone that causes blood vessels to constrict, causing blood pressure to rise again. The enzyme…
Paleontology New Genus Of Chimaerid Fish Classified With Help From Kazan University Expert (Paleontology) 5 Nov 2020 Evgeny Popov (Senior Research Associate, Laboratory of the Stratigraphy Oil and Gas Bearing Reservoirs) partook in researching Canadodus suntoki. A dental plate was found by Canadian national Stephen Suntok on…
