GENEVA, March 24 – Scientists at CERN have achieved a world-first by transporting antimatter across the laboratory’s main site, marking a breakthrough in efforts to study the fundamental properties of the Universe. Researchers from the…
New hope for stopping an understudied heart disease…
[caption id="attachment_14016" align="alignnone" width="641"] Biomedical engineering professor Kristyn Masters handles samples in her lab, where she and colleagues identified the early stages of a process that may eventually cause aortic stenosis, a severe narrowing of…
A kiss of death for prostate cancer
Hokkaido University researchers have uncovered a cellular protein that stabilizes a tumor promoting signaling pathway, suggesting a new target to treat prostate cancer. The drug Gefitinib is used to treat breast, lung, and other cancers…
Habitat counts when predators lurk
Rice researcher's study shows prey's survival depends largely on location [caption id="attachment_14008" align="alignnone" width="635"] Nick Keiser. (Credit: Alex DeMarco)[/caption] HOUSTON – Take it from the lowly snail: If you're on a beach and threatened by…
ESA’s next satellite propelled by Butane
[caption id="attachment_14003" align="alignright" width="305"] GomX-4 pair[/caption] ESA’s next miniature satellite will be its first able to change orbit. Thanks to a compact thruster resembling a butane cigarette lighter, the cereal box-sized satellite will fly around…