A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that treating soft tissue sarcoma with radiation over a significantly shorter period of time is safe, and likely just as effective, as a much longer conventional course of treatment.
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Harnessing the Sun to Bring Fresh Water to Remote or Disaster-Struck Communities
Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a revolutionary desalination process that has the potential to be operated in mobile, solar-powered units.
Identified a Brain Circuit That Could Indicate the Risk of Developing Alzheimer's in Healthy People
Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), the one that appears after age 65, is the most common form of this neurodegenerative disease and accounts for more than 90% of cases.
Reconnecting With Nature Key for the Health of People and the Planet
Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and mental wellbeing, new research has shown.
Polar Bears Are Thinner and Having Fewer Cubs as Sea Ice Melts on Baffin Island
Polar bears in Baffin Bay, between Canada’s Baffin Island and Greenland’s west coast, are skinnier and having fewer cubs as the sea ice they depend on melts, according to a new study.
Computer-Based Weather Forecast: New Algorithm Outperforms Mainframe Computer Systems
The exponential growth in computer processing power seen over the past 60 years may soon come to a halt.