ITHACA, New York, June 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Experimental treatment kills prostate tumor cells while reawakening antitumor immunity * Prostate-targeted, engineered nanoparticles made of amorphous silica are effective in killing prostate tumors directly while enhancing antitumor immunity, according to a preclinical study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering. The particles, derived from silicon dioxide, a common component of healthy foods or fossil more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Getting published in science journals: What five journal editors and a postdoc want you to know * Getting published can feel like guessing what editors want. To help you navigate the uncertainty, we reached out to five Vanderbilt University faculty who are either current or former science journal editors and published postdoc. Craig Lindsley, Lisa Monteggia, Larry Marnett, Chuck Sanders, and Fred Guengerich have more tha more PR

GAINESVILLE, Florida, June 15 -- The University of Florida posted the following news: * * * Young frogs "play it safe" when disease strikes, UF researchers find * For a frog no bigger than a fingernail, survival depends on how it spends every bit of energy. New research from the University of Florida shows that young frogs prioritize growing quickly even when infected with a deadly pathogen, shifting energy toward immune defense only when infections become severe. The findings, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, reveal how early- more PR