Yale researchers have discovered how metastasis, the spread of cancer cells throughout the body, is triggered on the molecular level, and have developed a tool with the potential to detect those triggers in patients with certain cancers.
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Study Finds No Direct Link Between North Atlantic Ocean Currents, Sea Level Along New England Coast
A new study by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) clarifies what influence major currents in the North Atlantic have on sea level along the northeastern United States.
UCSC Scientists Study Rare Beaked Whale Stranded at Scott Creek Beach
Genetic testing has determined that the stranded whale is actually a different species, also very rare, called Hubbs' beaked whale.
A Better Way to Encapsulate Islet Cells for Diabetes Treatment
When medical devices are implanted in the body, the immune system often attacks them, producing scar tissue around the device.
Climate Warming Could Increase Malaria Risk in Cooler Regions
Malaria parasites develop faster in mosquitoes at lower temperatures than previously thought, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Exeter.
Extreme Exercise Can Strain the Heart Without Causing Permanent Damage
Researchers have found no evidence of elevated cardiac risk in runners who completed a 24-hour ultramarathon (24UM), despite the transient elevation of blood biomarkers that measure cardiac health.