Sunday, July 5, 2015

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News


Detecting eye diseases using a Smartphone

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 05:45 AM PDT

Researchers have developed software that detects eye diseases such as diabetic macular edema using a smartphone. The system is aimed at general physicians who could detect the condition and refer the patient to a specialist.

Colorectal cancer: Second-line cetuximab active beyond progression in quadruple wild-type patients with mcrc

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 05:43 AM PDT

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) that are mutation-free in the KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA genes showed significant benefit from continuing anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy beyond progression following first-line chemotherapy and an anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody, according to new study results.

Climate change is turning male dragon lizards into females

Posted: 04 Jul 2015 05:24 AM PDT

A climate-induced change of male dragon lizards into females occurring in the wild has been confirmed for the first time, according to recent research.