Estrogen is known to enhance the growth and migration of breast cancer cells. Now researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that estrogen also can shield breast cancer cells from immune cells.
New research has identified the first genetic evidence of Africans having lived amongst “indigenous” British people for centuries. Their descendants, living across the UK today, were unaware of their black ancestry.
Dr. Patricia Dorn, professor of biology at Loyola University New Orleans has discovered the first human case of insect-transmitted Chagas parasite in Louisiana and sixth ever in the United States.
In a breakthrough that could make fuel cells practical for such small machines as lawnmowers and chainsaws, researchers have developed a new mechanism to efficiently control hydrogen fuel cell power.
A University of Adelaide study has found that most pregnant women are failing to take adequate folic acid supplements, leaving their unborn child at risk of brain abnormalities and spinal cord defects such as spina bifida.
As part of a $3.5 million initiative by the Ohio Board of Regents to develop 10 regional academies, the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Miami University, Cincinnati Public Schools and the Princeton City Schools form a partnership to recruit high school students into becoming future math teachers.
Microwave ovens may be good for more than just zapping the leftovers; they may also help protect your family.
Researchers identify the gene control circuitry that enables the body to prevent a wide range of autoimmune diseases.
Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that activation of a particular brain region predicts whether people tend to be selfish or altruistic.
Scientists at Rice University and pediatric specialists at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a new way to use Rice’s famed buckyball nanoparticles as passkeys that allows drugs to enter cancer cells.