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UCLA researchers' new technique improves accuracy, ease of cancer diagnosis 'Deformability cytometry' can closely analyze more than 1,000 cells per second A team of researchers from UCLA and Harvard University have demonstrated a technique that, ...
Read the releaseFun at work promotes employee retention but may hurt productivity Within the hospitality industry, manager support for fun is instrumental in reducing employee turnover, particularly for younger employees, according to a team of researchers. However, manager support for fun also ...
Read the releaseWill 2-D tin be the next super material? Theorists predict new single-layer material could go beyond graphene, conducting electricity with 100 percent efficiency at room temperature A single layer of tin atoms could be the world's first ...
Read the releaseKessler Foundation study provides first Class 1 evidence for cognitive rehabilitation in MS MEMREHAB Trial shows a significant effect for cognitive rehabilitation in MS that lasts 6 months WEST ORANGE, NJ November 21, 2013. Kessler Foundation researchers ...
Read the releaseNASA sees Tropical Storm Helen affecting southeastern India NASA's Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared imagery of slow-moving Tropical Storm Helen as it was spreading its western clouds over parts of southeastern India on November 21. On Nov. 21 at 07:55 ...
Read the releaseNASA catches Melissa's fickle life as a tropical storm
Read the releaseWhat can happen when graphene meets a semiconductor UWM study shows another feature that affects electron transport in graphene For all the promise of graphene as a material for next-generation electronics and quantum computing, scientists still don't know ...
Read the releaseSearching for cosmic accelerators via IceCube Berkeley Lab researchers part of an international hunt In our universe there are particle accelerators 40 million times more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Scientists don't know what ...
Read the releaseDoes obesity reshape our sense of taste? In a new study, mice who were overweight had fewer taste cells capable of detecting sweetness BUFFALO, N.Y. — Obesity may alter the way we taste at the most fundamental level: by changing how our tongues react to different ...
Read the releaseA hallmark for the development of testicular tumors found in the aberrant regulation of small non-coding RNA Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) in Barcelona, Spain, have studied the role of a peculiar class of small non-coding RNAs that ...
Read the releaseMinority parents fear for kids online Asian, Hispanic, black parents more concerned than whites about online safety issues EVANSTON, Ill. --- Nearly all parents agree -- when their children go online, stranger danger is their biggest safety concern, followed closely ...
Read the releaseHeavy drinking is bad for marriage if 1 spouse drinks, but not both BUFFALO, N.Y. – Do drinking and marriage mix? That depends on who's doing the drinking — and how much — according to a recent study by the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions ...
Read the releaseResearch paves path for hybrid nano-materials that could replace human tissue or today's pills Brooklyn, New York—A team of researchers has uncovered critical information that could help scientists understand how protein polymers interact ...
Read the releaseNASA sees 'watershed' cosmic blast in unique detail VIDEO: This animation shows the most common type of gamma-ray burst, thought to occur when a massive ...
Read the releaseStudy looks at better prediction for epileptic seizures through adaptive learning approach UT Arlington assistant professor uses EEG readings A UT Arlington assistant engineering professor has developed a computational model that can more accurately predict ...
Read the releaseSticky business: Magnetic pollen replicas offer multimodal adhesion Researchers have created magnetic replicas of sunflower pollen grains using a wet chemical, layer-by-layer process that applies highly conformal iron oxide coatings. The replicas possess natural ...
Read the releaseCannabis use among teens is on the rise in some developing countries It's common to associate cannabis use with affluent youth in wealthy societies. But the relationship between societal and family affluence and cannabis use appears to be changing. A study published online today in ...
Read the releaseNew crizotinib side-effect Reduced measures of kidney function during treatment (recovery after) A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Cancer shows that using crizotinib to treat ALK positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...
Read the releaseScripps oceanography researchers engineer breakthrough for biofuel production Prospects for economic and sustainable fuel alternative enhanced with discovery Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have developed a method ...
Read the releaseStudy shines light on what makes digital activism effective Digital activism is usually nonviolent and tends to work best when social media tools are combined with street-level organization, according to new research from the University of Washington. The findings ...
Read the releasePreventing marijuana-induced memory problems with over-the-counter painkillers In addition to being used as a recreational drug, marijuana has been used for centuries to treat a variety of conditions, from chronic pain to epilepsy. However, its medical value is greatly limited ...
Read the releaseFungus-fighting drug may make mild flu meaner Mice given a drug commonly used in patients to fight systemic fungal infections more often succumb to what would otherwise be a mild case of the flu. The evidence reported in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports on November 21st ...
Read the releaseNewborn babies have built-in body awareness ability
Read the releaseScientists identify gene that regulates body weight in humans and mice Research has pointed to the importance of genetic factors in human obesity and has shown that heritability plays a role in 40% to 90% of cases. Now investigators reporting online November 21 in The American ...
Read the releaseScientists find the invisibility cloak that shields HIV-1 from the immune system Of the two major types of HIV, only one, HIV-1, typically causes AIDS in infected people who don't receive treatment. A study published by Cell Press November 21st in the journal Immunity reveals ...
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