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UCI, Northwestern researchers create compounds that boost antibiotics' effectiveness Inhibitors could form basis of new treatments for such diseases as MRSA, anthrax Irvine, Calif., Nov. 25, 2013 — Inhibitor compounds developed by UC Irvine structural ...
Read the releaseNASA catches Tropical Cyclone Lehar over the Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands received an unwelcome visitor on November 25 in the form of Tropical Cyclone Lehar. NASA's Terra satellite captured a picture of the visitor as it was making its exit from the islands ...
Read the releaseFirst large-scale PheWAS study using EMRs provides systematic method to discover new disease association VIDEO: Vanderbilt University Medical ...
Read the releaseAlzheimer's and vascular changes in the neck Buffalo, N.Y. – Studies on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia have long focused on what's happening inside the brain. Now an international research team studying Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment ...
Read the releaseHealth Affairs Web First articles look at health care across many countries Bethesda, MD – Shanghai's health care reforms as well as the findings of an eleven-country health care survey are published as Web First articles on Health Affairs' web site in November. Shanghai's ...
Read the releaseA new, flying jellyfish-like machine Researchers present simplified method of robotic flight at APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting in Pittsburgh
Read the releaseGene-silencing study finds new targets for Parkinson's disease NIH study sheds light on treatment of related disorders Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have used RNA interference (RNAi) technology ...
Read the releaseDecay used to construct quantum information Usually, when researchers work with quantum information, they do everything they can to prevent the information from decaying. Now researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, have flipped ...
Read the releaseDiamond 'flaws' pave way for nanoscale MRI By exploiting flaws in miniscule diamond fragments, researchers say they have achieved enough coherence of the magnetic moment inherent in these defects to harness their potential for precise quantum sensors in a ...
Read the releaseNIST demonstrates how losing information can benefit quantum computing BOULDER, Colo -- Suggesting that quantum computers might benefit from losing some data, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have entangled—linked ...
Read the releaseHow living cells solved a needle in a haystack problem to produce electrical signals Filtered from a vast sodium sea, more than 1 million calcium ions per second gush through our cells' pores to generate charges Scientists have figured out how calcium channels – the infinitesimal ...
Read the releaseNew genomic study provides a glimpse of how whales could adapt to ocean The latest study was published online in Nature Genetics November 24, 2013, Shenzhen, China - In a paper published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Korea Genome Research ...
Read the releaseScientists prove X-ray laser can solve protein structures from scratch SLAC's linac coherent light source reaches key milestone in decoding biological structures that were out of reach A study shows for the first time that X-ray lasers can ...
Read the releaseX-rays reveal another feature of high-temperature superconductivity Discovery of a giant resonance puts these materials further apart Classical and high-temperature superconductors differ hugely in the value of the critical temperatures at which ...
Read the releaseUNL scientists develop novel X-ray device Research quality X-rays could have widespread applications Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24 – Using a compact but powerful laser, a research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed a new way to generate ...
Read the releaseUnusual greenhouse gases may have raised ancient Martian temperature Much like the Grand Canyon, Nanedi Valles snakes across the Martian surface suggesting that liquid water once crossed the landscape, according to a team of researchers who believe that molecular hydrogen ...
Read the releaseStudy identifies protein essential for immune recognition, response to viral infection Mice lacking GEF-H1 protein expression unable to mount immune defense against influenza A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has identified an immune ...
Read the releaseEven if emissions stop, carbon dioxide could warm Earth for centuries Even if carbon dioxide emissions came to a sudden halt, the carbon dioxide already in Earth's atmosphere could continue to warm our planet for hundreds of years, according to Princeton University-led ...
Read the releaseScientists find brain region that helps you make up your mind One of the smallest parts of the brain is getting a second look after new research suggests it plays a crucial role in decision making. A University of British Columbia study published today ...
Read the releaseMeat, egg and dairy nutrient essential for brain development Deficiency of asparagine synthetase caused by rare genetic disorder affects brain development This news release is available in French. Asparagine, found in foods such as meat, ...
Read the releasePCBs still affecting our health decades later Chemical banned by the US 3 decades ago hurts seniors' cognitive performance Although PCBs have been banned in the United States since 1979, University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine researcher ...
Read the releaseCertain symptom clusters experienced after surgery for esophageal cancer predict poor prognosis A new study has found that several months after surgery for esophageal cancer, different symptoms cluster together in different types of patients. In addition, patients with certain ...
Read the releaseBonding together to fight HIV (BOSTON, MA) A collaborative team led by a Northeastern University professor may have altered the way we look at drug development for HIV by uncovering some unusual properties of a human protein called APOBEC3G (A3G). ...
Read the releaseWomen directors better at mergers and acquisitions The more women there are on a corporate board the less a company pays for its acquisitions, according to a new study by researchers at UBC's Sauder School of Business. The forthcoming Journal of ...
Read the releaseExperiencing awe increases belief in the supernatural Awe-inspiring moments — like the sight of the Grand Canyon or the Aurora Borealis — might increase our tendency to believe in God and the supernatural, according to new research. The ...
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