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Nutrition guidelines needed for full-service restaurant chains According to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, January 8, 2014 – Food prepared away from home is typically higher in calories and lower in nutrition than ...
Read the releaseReactivation of the AKT survival pathway by ERK1/2 Why inhibition of both pathways is important In the study by Toulany et al., it was demonstrated for the first time that long term treatment with inhibitors of PI3K (as it is performed clinically) results in a reactivation ...
Read the releaseInverse design: New route to design a practical invisibility cloak With the emergence of metamaterials and transformation optics in the past few years, invisibility has become a scientific possibility that has attracted sustainable research interest. Recently, a review ...
Read the releaseJumping snails left grounded in future oceans Sea snails that leap to escape their predators may soon lose their extraordinary jumping ability because of rising human carbon dioxide emissions, a team of international scientists ...
Read the releaseNanoplasmonics: Towards efficient light harvesting The control of light is vital to many applications, including imaging, communications, sensing, cancer treatment, and even welding processes for automobile parts. Transformation optics is an emerging field that has revolutionized ...
Read the releaseCancer Statistics 2014: Death rates continue to drop Progress most rapid for middle-aged African American men ATLANTA – Jan. 7, 2014–The annual cancer statistics report from the American Cancer Society finds steady declines in cancer death rates for the past two decades ...
Read the releaseResearchers discover molecule behind the benefits of exercise While it's clear that exercise can improve health and longevity, the changes that occur in the body to facilitate these benefits are less clear. Now researchers publishing in the January issue of Cell Press journal ...
Read the releaseHow fat might be controlled through the body clock Australian researchers have shed more light on an underexplored aspect of the important brain-signaling system that controls appetite, body composition and energy use. Their findings suggest ...
Read the releaseKetamine acts as antidepressant by boosting serotonin PET molecular imaging of the brain reveals that ketamine may act as an antidepressant by boosting serotonin activity in brain areas involved in motivation Ketamine is a potent anesthetic employed in human and veterinary medicine, ...
Read the releaseU of Maryland undergraduates discover rare eclipsing double asteroid Fewer than 100 such asteroids have been found in main asteroid belt COLLEGE PARK, MD – Students in a University of Maryland undergraduate astronomy class have made a rare discovery that wowed professional ...
Read the releaseAncient sharks reared young in prehistoric river-delta nursery ANN ARBOR—Like salmon in reverse, long-snouted Bandringa sharks migrated downstream from freshwater swamps to a tropical coastline to spawn 310 million years ago, leaving behind fossil evidence of one of ...
Read the releaseHow you practice matters for learning a skill quickly Practice alone doesn't make perfect, but learning can be optimized if you practice in the right way, according to new research based on online gaming data from more than 850,000 people. The ...
Read the releaseAnts shape their thoraces to match the tasks they perform This news release is available in Portuguese. It was now discovered that the specialization of queen and worker ants goes beyond the presence or absence of wings. In a study published ...
Read the releaseRacism may accelerate aging in African-American men UMD-led study is first to link racism-related factors and cellular age A new study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. Researchers found signs of accelerated aging in African American men, ages reporting ...
Read the releaseNYSCF scientists make living brain cells from Alzheimer's patients biobanked brain tissue New study shows ability to make living human cells from biobanked brain tissue NEW YORK, NY (January 7, 2014) – Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research ...
Read the releaseSome brain regions retain enhanced ability to make new connections In adults, some brain regions retain a "childlike" ability to establish new connections, potentially contributing to our ability to learn new skills and form new memories as we age, ...
Read the releaseSeveral forms of vitamin E protect against memory disorders Elderly people with high serum vitamin E levels are less likely to suffer from memory disorders than their peers with lower levels, according to a study published recently in Experimental ...
Read the releasePatterns of social interaction remain consistent over time The research was conducted by researchers form Aalto University and University of Oxford, and was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) recently. "We ...
Read the releaseThe power of packaging in consumer choices Researchers from the University of Miami and California Institute of Technology show how the brain considers both visual cues and taste preferences when making everyday food choices CORAL GABLES, FL (January 6, 2014) — ...
Read the releaseBy the numbers: A simple 10 step approach to reducing the harms of alcohol London, LA (07 January 2013). Much the same way individuals are encouraged to know their blood pressure and cholesterol numbers to maintain a healthy lifestyle, a new editorial in the Journal ...
Read the releaseLow diversity of bacteria may increase the risk for asthma Low gut microbial diversity in the intestines of infants can increase the risk for asthma development. These are the findings of the age 7 follow-up in a multi-year study led by researchers at ...
Read the releaseStem cells on the road to specialization Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into how both early embryonic cells and embryonic stem cells are directed into becoming specialised cell types, like pancreatic and liver cells. ...
Read the releaseDrugs related to cannabis have pain-relieving potential for osteoarthritis Chemical compounds synthesised in the laboratory, similar to those found in cannabis, could be developed as potential drugs to reduce the pain of osteoarthritis. These compounds ...
Read the releaseNew holographic process uses image-stabilized X-ray camera This news release is available in German. The efficiency of the new method is based on a X-ray focussing optics being firmly fixed to the object to ...
Read the releaseFirst dinosaurs identified from Saudi Arabia Dinosaur fossils are exceptionally rare in the Arabian Peninsula. An international team of scientists from Uppsala University, Museum Victoria, Monash University, and the Saudi Geological Survey have now uncovered the ...
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