Oncology & Cancer

Study sheds a new light on cancer metastasis

The ability of cancer cells to metastasize, or spread from one part of the body to another, is one of the reasons why cancer can be extremely challenging to treat. However, the process that drives metastasis is complex and ...

Neuroscience

Language acquisition may work differently in people with autism

You're looking at a truck. You're with a young child and he follows your gaze. He's interested in the object you're looking at without you pointing at it. This is called joint attention and it is one of the primary ways children ...

Medical research

New test helps drug discoverers identify future cancer treatments

Researchers have developed an investigative procedure that makes the early stages of drug discovery more efficient. This test can help scientists identify new biologically active compounds that can be used to develop effective ...

Medical research

Blocking proteins could pull the plug on power for colon tumors

Through study findings published in Cell Reports, a team of scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center has discovered a previously unknown interaction between proteins that is responsible for supplying energy to tumor cells and ...

Biomedical technology

Wearable, 3D printed tech could become physiotherapy tool

Stretchy and with built-in sensing capability, interactive surfaces that act like fabric are being developed by Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Computer Science and Software Engineering Lecturer ...

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