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A small clinical trial using gold nanoparticles that act as tumor-seeking missiles on a mission to remove prostate cancer has begun at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Laser-based ‘optical tweezers’ could give nuclear forensics a helping hand in conducting radioactive particle analysis.

A new monitoring project is using DNA barcoding of fish to take “fake sushi” off diners’ plates.

Sensory neurons appear to be directly affected by two ALS-inducing factors, suggesting important roles for this neuronal subpopulation in ALS-related pathogenesis.

X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy has shown that the metal-insulator transition in the correlated material magnetite is a two-step process.

Salk scientists find how the enzyme AMPK, largely thought to suppress cancer, actually helps some tumors survive.

Embryonic cells retain a memory of the chemical signals to which they are exposed. Without these memories, cells fail to organize into distinct tissue types.

When cancer cells become invasive, they follow a movement pattern similar to marine predators in search for prey; their migration was tracked and was reverted back to a noninvasive type of movement.

A innovative material can rapidly extract trace amounts of gold from waste water, fresh water, ocean water, and even sewage sludge.

A longitudinal study of 251 adolescents and young adults revealed alterations in brain network reorganization, which was correlated with the development of psychosis.