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‘Starving’ Cancer Cells Helps Stop Tumor Growth
By blocking the gateways through which cancer cells obtain glutamine, researchers were able to reduce cancer cell growth by almost 96 percent.
Reposting Is Bad For Your Memory
When deciding whether to share an article or retweet, the decision itself consumes cognitive resources and leads to cognitive overload.
How Are Coronary Arteries Made?
Most coronary vessels in the ventricular free walls are derived from sinus venosus endothelial cells, rather than the ventricular endocardium as once thought.
How Axons Know To Grow In One Direction
The protein, myosin-Va, helps direct the growth of nerves by telling new pieces of axon where they should go.
Better Perovskites At The Flip Of A Switch
Exposure to formamidine gas converts perovskite into a more stable form without sacrificing quality.
Government Should Help Drive Taiwan’s Solar Panel Industry: Study
For solar panel producers in Taiwan to compete on the world stage, they need government support, a study says.
China’s Childhood Obesity Epidemic Due To Western Lifestyles
In China, 17 percent of boys and nine percent of girls were obese in 2014, compared to less than one percent of children and adolescents in 1985.
Sniffing Out Cancer Biomarkers
Researchers have used olfactory sensor neurons from mice to detect volatile organic compounds found specifically in urine samples from lung cancer patients.
China & Australia Universities Partner On Ionic Liquids Research Center
Monash University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have signed a first-ever Memorandum of Understanding to partner on ionic liquids research.