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Microbubbles make breast cancer more susceptible to radiation therapy
(Thomas Jefferson University) Bursting oxygen-filled microbubbles in breast cancer makes tumors three times more sensitive to radiation therapy in preliminary tests with animal models of the disease
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/tju-mmb012918.php
Morris Animal Foundation-funded study points way to improved stem cell therapies
(Morris Animal Foundation) In a study using equine mesenchymal stem cells, Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from Cornell University and North Carolina State University found that stem cell function can be enhanced through manipulation of their culture environment, and that 'priming' prior to patient administration could optimize their therapeutic potential. The research team published their results in Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/maf-maf012918.php
Boosting Sirt4 gene activity extends healthy lifespan in fruit flies
(Brown University) Results from study led by Brown University researchers illustrate that Sirt4, also found in humans, may be an important factor in age-related metabolic decline and healthy lifespan.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/bu-bsg012918.php
The University City Science Center is backing development of NJIT's novel bone graft tech
(New Jersey Institute of Technology) Treena Arinzeh, director of NJIT's Tissue Engineering and Applied Biomaterials Laboratory, has been awarded a grant from the University City Science Center in Philadelphia to help commercialize technology she is developing to reduce the recovery time and cost associated with bone grafts.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/njio-tuc012918.php
Networking, data experts design a better portal for scientific discovery
(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) A team of networking experts from the Department of Energy's Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), with the Globus team from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, have designed a new approach that makes data sharing faster, more reliable and more secure.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/dbnl-nde012918.php
Americans say President Trump should prioritize science to strengthen US infrastructure
(Research!America) A strong majority of Americans (81 percent) say it is important for President Trump to assign a high priority to putting science, technology and engineering to work to strengthen our nation's infrastructure. The percentages are high across the political spectrum -- 86 percent of Republicans, 85 percent of Democrats, 72 percent of Independents, according to a new national public opinion survey commissioned by Research!America.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/r-asp012918.php
Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/