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Now biologists can get much more accurate information about endangered bats, birds and insects. A new recording system, developed at the University of Southern Denmark, has revealed many previously unknown and highly ...
Read the releaseGirls treated for Hodgkin's disease during adolescence acquire a considerable risk of developing breast cancer, as shown by an observational study published in the current ...
Read the releaseResearchers 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 ...
Read the releaseCold Spring Harbor, NY – Structural biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and collaborators at Emory University have obtained important scientific results likely ...
Read the releaseRice University scientists have created a way to fine tune a process critical to the pharmaceutical industry that could save a lot of time ...
Read the releaseTwo 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 ...
Read the releaseNew Rochelle, NY, January 22, 2014—Metastatic melanoma has a poor prognosis, but treatment with high-dose interleukin-2 (IL2) can extend survival. Now, ...
Read the releaseFor 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 ...
Read the release"Cool it!" That's a prime directive for microprocessor chips and a promising new solution to meeting this imperative is in the ...
Read the releaseLOUISVILLE, 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 ...
Read the releasePHILADELPHIA (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 ...
Read the releaseNeedham, MA.–JBJS Case Connector, an online case report journal published by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, has issued ...
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Read the releaseScientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new genetic platform that allows efficient production of naturally ...
Read the releaseAn 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 ...
Read the releaseJUPITER, 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, ...
Read the releasePROVIDENCE, 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 ...
Read the releaseWatch 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 ...
Read the releaseWorld'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 ...
Read the releaseNew 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 ...
Read the releaseCOLUMBIA, 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.
Read the releaseNighttime 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 ...
Read the releaseStudy 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 ...
Read the releaseStudy 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 ...
Read the releaseIncrease 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 ...
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