Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. The work opens a new door for ...

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and collaborators at Emory University have obtained important scientific results likely ...

Rice University scientists have created a way to fine tune a process critical to the pharmaceutical industry that could save a lot of time ...

Two years ago, researchers from Iowa State University (USA) published a study which concluded that spider silk conducts heat as well as metals. Now, a team from the University of the Basque ...

New Rochelle, NY, January 22, 2014—Metastatic melanoma has a poor prognosis, but treatment with high-dose interleukin-2 (IL2) can extend survival. Now, ...

For decades, astrophysicists have encountered a puzzling contradiction: although many galactic-wind models—simulations of how matter is distributed in our universe—predict that the majority of ...

"Cool it!" That's a prime directive for microprocessor chips and a promising new solution to meeting this imperative is in the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Excess abdominal fat can be a precursor to diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. A person's measure of belly fat is reflected in the ratio ...

PHILADELPHIA (January 22, 2014) – New research from the Monell Center reveals humans can use the sense of smell to detect dietary fat in food. As food smell almost always is detected before taste, the findings ...

Needham, MA.–JBJS Case Connector, an online case report journal published by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, has issued ...

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Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new genetic platform that allows efficient production of naturally ...

An anti-malaria drug combination might be useful in helping to prevent pregnancy complications in women with lupus and the related disorder antiphospholipid syndrome, Yale School of Medicine ...

JUPITER, FL, January 22, 2013 – How aging affects communication between neurons is not well understood, a gap that makes it more difficult to treat a range of disorders, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Every picture tells a story, but the story digital photos tell about how forests respond to climate change could be incomplete, according to new research. Scientists ...

Watch Prof. Tadelis talk about his research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rneZwbvvmcg&feature=youtu.be UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Businesses ...

World's dangerous neighborhoods produce aggressive children DURHAM, N.C. -- Children around the world who grow up in dangerous neighborhoods exhibit more aggressive behavior, says a new Duke University-led study that is the first to examine the topic across a wide range ...

New drug shows promise in treating indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas Idelalisib could be on the market later this year, pending FDA approval SEATTLE – Slow-growing, or indolent, non-Hodgkin lymphomas are difficult to treat, with most patients relapsing ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Professional athletes in the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball can reap very large financial rewards, especially if their performance peaks during their "contract year," or the last season before an athlete signs a new contract or becomes a free agent.

Nighttime smartphone use zaps workers' energy EAST LANSING, Mich. — Using a smartphone to cram in more work at night results in less work the next day, indicates new research co-authored by a Michigan State University business scholar. In a pair of studies surveying ...

Study shows 1 in 5 women with ovarian cancer has inherited predisposition A new study conservatively estimates that one in five women with ovarian cancer has inherited genetic mutations that increase the risk of the disease, according to ...

Study says sharks/rays globally overfished One quarter of the world's cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face extinction within the next few decades, according to the first study to systematically and globally assess their fate. The International ...

Increase in hemlock forest offsetting effect of invasive hemlock woolly adelgid for now NEWTOWN SQUARE, Penn., Jan. 22, 2014 – Despite the accumulating destruction of a non-native invasive insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid, hemlock ...

Detecting chemicals, measuring strain with a pencil and paper Classroom project evolves into journal paper about surprising applications for everyday objects Sometimes solving a problem doesn't require a high-tech solution. Sometimes, you have to look no farther ...

Even without a diagnosis, psychiatric symptoms affect work outcomes Targeting symptoms, rather than disorders, might help to lessen work impact of mental health issues, says study in Medical Care Philadelphia, Pa. (January 23, 2014) – Symptoms such as ...