A new study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds that radiation therapy may increase the uptake of therapeutic nanoparticles by glioblastomas, raising the possibility of using both growth-factor-targeted and immune-system-based therapies against the deadly brain tumor.
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In the Tree of Life, Youth Has Its Advantages
It’s a question that has captivated naturalists for centuries: Why have some groups of organisms enjoyed incredibly diversity—like fish, birds, insects—while others have contained only a few species—like humans.
Urban Biodiversity to Lower Chronic Disease
Replanting urban environments with native flora could be a cost effective way to improve public health because it will help ‘rewild’ the environmental and human microbiota, University of Adelaide researchers say.
Research Beginning to Uncover the Mystery of Hagfish’s Zombie Hearts
Hagfish are slimy bottom-dwellers that live off the carcasses of dead sea creatures and thrive in deep waters where oxygen is hard to come by.
Your Apples May Soon Be Picked by Laser-Shooting Robots
A bowl of salad is a beautiful collection of human ingenuity.
Bringing Martian Rocks Back to Earth Crucial for Science
Samples need to be collected from Mars’ surface and returned to Earth for examination to answer our most pressing questions about the red planet, according to a group of international scientists.
