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The majority of gastric bypass patients mysteriously recover from their type 2 diabetes within days, before any weight loss has taken place. A study at Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden has now shown that the insulin-producing ...
Read the releaseA new X-ray method will enable the development of more efficient catalysts. The method opens up new opportunities to work on atomic level in a number of areas of materials science. Researchers from Lund University ...
Read the releaseThe key to clean waterways and sustainable fisheries is to follow nine guiding principles of water management, says a team of Canadian biologists. Fish habitats need waterways that are rich in food with places ...
Read the releaseMotor commands issued by the brain to activate arm muscles take two different routes. As the research group led by Professor Silvia Arber at the University of Basel's Biozentrum and the Friedrich ...
Read the releaseProf. Erich Nigg and his research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have discovered an amino acid signal essential for error-free cell division. This signal regulates the number of centrosomes in the cell, and ...
Read the releaseThe internal circadian clock of a Drosophila (fruit fly) can be synchronised using vibrations, according to research published today in the journal Science. The results suggest that an animal's own movements ...
Read the releaseBy emitting photons from a quantum dot at the top of a micropyramid, researchers at Linköping University are creating a polarized light source for such things as energy-saving computer screens and wiretap-proof communications. Polarized ...
Read the releaseForensic science experts from North Carolina State University have just published a comprehensive overview of forensic research that can be used to identify child abuse and starvation. "By ...
Read the releaseLuke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine would have formed far from its current location in the Star Wars universe, a new University of Bristol study into its real world counterparts, ...
Read the releaseIn a study published this week in Nature Neuroscience, Bess Frost, PhD, and co-authors, identify abnormal expression ...
Read the releaseDiscussing five movies about relationships over a month could cut the three-year divorce rate for newlyweds in half, researchers report. The study, involving 174 couples, is the first ...
Read the releaseFruit flies bred in space are offering scientists a clue as to how astronauts' immune systems may be damaged during prolonged space travel. A team of researchers from the University ...
Read the releasePaying people to protect their natural environment is a popular conservation tool around the world – but figure out that return on investment, for both people and nature, is a thorny problem, especially ...
Read the releaseNEGEV, ISRAEL--As consumer demand for year-round fresh ...
Read the releaseNew research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the ...
Read the releaseEAST LANSING, Mich. — The overuse of financial contracts known as derivatives – which were designed to help companies hedge against risk – was widely blamed for triggering the economic crisis of 2008. None other than ...
Read the releaseSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA--Gardening, often considered to be an activity reserved ...
Read the releaseIMMOKALEE, FL--Commercial citrus growers are often challenged by environmental conditions in winter, including low seasonal ...
Read the releaseATHENS, GREECE--Green roofs are being studied as a means to increase vegetation ...
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Read the releaseAs Tropical Storm Dylan was making landfall in Queensland on January 30, NASA's TRMM satellite was capturing rainfall data on the storm. Tropical storm Dylan was heading from the Coral Sea toward ...
Read the releaseGAINESVILLE, FL--In Florida, where population growth, drought, and saltwater intrusion are affecting finite water sources, ...
Read the releaseMANGILAO, GUAM--Guam experiences more tropical cyclones than any other state ...
Read the releaseDETROIT — A research team led by Wayne State ...
Read the releaseHIV infection has many unhealthy consequences on the body, but in particular it messes up the gut. The human intestine has the highest concentration of HIV target cells, the majority of which are destroyed ...
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