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IUPUI physicist collaborates in new study of the cell's 'shredder' INDIANAPOLIS -- Steve Pressé, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, collaborates ...
Read the releaseFirst gene detected for most common form of mitral valve prolapse Scientists also found that gene disrupts heart valve development & growth Research on the DNA of a large multi-generational family has provided a genetic clue that enabled scientists to ...
Read the releaseStudy finds that paying people to become kidney donors could be cost-effective Even a small increase in donors would save money and prolong lives Washington, DC (October 24, 2013) — A strategy where living kidney donors are paid $10,000, with the assumption that ...
Read the releaseHands-free ultrasound device with clot-busting drug safe for stroke patients American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report A hands-free ultrasound device combined with a clot-busting drug was safe for ischemic stroke patients in a phase II pilot study, ...
Read the releaseScientists solve mystery of odd patterns of oxygen in solar system's earliest rocks Reaction replicates formation of first silicate dust; oxygen isotopes match mix seen in stony meteorites Cosmochemists have solved a long standing mystery in the formation ...
Read the releaseIncreasing toxicity of algal blooms tied to nutrient enrichment and climate change CORVALLIS, Ore. – Nutrient enrichment and climate change are posing yet another concern of growing importance: an apparent increase in the toxicity of some algal blooms in freshwater ...
Read the releaseUnique chemistry in hydrogen catalysts Making hydrogen easily and cheaply is a dream goal for clean, sustainable energy. Bacteria have been doing exactly that for billions of years, and now chemists at the University of California, Davis, and Stanford University ...
Read the releaseYeast, human stem cells drive discovery of new Parkinson's disease drug targets CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (October 24, 2013) – Using a discovery platform whose components range from yeast cells to human stem cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have identified ...
Read the releaseA thermoelectric materials emulator Behavior of thermoelectric materials simulated Discovered in the 19th century, thermoelectric materials have the remarkable property that heating them creates a small electrical current. But enhancing this current to a level ...
Read the releaseExercise during pregnancy improves vascular function of offspring into adulthood Exercise during gestation has the potential to program vascular health in offspring into their adulthood, in particular significantly altering the vascular smooth muscle, shows a new study published ...
Read the releasePersuading light to mix it up with matter CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Researchers at MIT have succeeded in producing and measuring a coupling of photons and electrons on the surface of an unusual type of material called a topological insulator. This type of coupling ...
Read the releaseUMass Amherst polymer scientists jam nanoparticles, trapping liquids in useful shapes The advance holds promise for a wide range of different applications including in drug delivery, biosensing, fluidics, photovoltaics, encapsulation and bicontinuous ...
Read the releaseGenetic analysis reveals insights into the genetic architecture of OCD, Tourette syndrome An international research consortium led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the University of Chicago has answered several questions about ...
Read the releaseWhat is it about your face? Berkeley Lab researchers provide new insight into why each human face is unique The human face is as unique as a fingerprint, no one else looks exactly like you. But what is it that makes facial morphology so distinct? Certainly ...
Read the releaseWhy plants usually live longer then animals Ghent, 24 October –Stem cells are crucial for the continuous generation of new cells. Although the importance of stem cells in fuelling plant growth and development still many questions on their tight molecular ...
Read the releaseForeign private patients provide a lucrative source of NHS income Foreign patients coming to the UK for private medical treatment are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, according to a new study by researchers at the London School ...
Read the releaseStudy ties bone marrow transplant to negative sexual side effects Radiation, graft-versus-host disease cited as particularly damaging (WASHINGTON – October 24, 2013) – New research ties preparative procedures and complications associated with blood or bone ...
Read the releasePUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Oct-2013 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Ashlee Rowe roweashl@msu.edu 517-432-4468 Michigan State University Harold Zakon h.zakon@mail.utexas.edu University of Texas at Austin Grasshopper mice are numb to the pain of the bark scorpion sting The painful, potentially deadly stings of bark scorpions are nothing more than a slight nuisance to grasshopper mice, which ...
Read the releaseBehavior problems in preschool and child care centers may be an issue of genes BEND, Ore. – A new study suggests that some children may be genetically predisposed to developing behavioral problems in child care and preschool settings. Previous ...
Read the releaseNASA sees Super-typhoon Lekima ready to make the curve Super-typhoon Lekima is poised to "make the curve" in the northwestern Pacific Ocean today. The storm's track is expected to shift from a northwesterly direction, and curve to northeasterly direction because ...
Read the releasePreclinical study finds drug helps against pancreatic cancer October 23, 2013—(BRONX, NY)—An investigational drug that disrupts tumor blood vessels shows promise against a rare type of pancreatic cancer, scientists at Albert Einstein College ...
Read the releaseCould the Colorado River once have flowed into the Labrador Sea? November 2013 GSA Today Boulder, Colorado, USA – In the November issue of GSA Today, James W. Sears of the University of Montana in Missoula advocates a possible Canadian connection for the early Miocene ...
Read the releaseYoung, black women at highest risk for lupus, suffer more life-threatening complications Lupus disparities in southeastern Michigan: Black females develop disease during prime reproductive years, at higher risk for kidney and neurologic complications ANN ...
Read the releaseMTV, AP-NORC Center survey finds that online bullying has declined Report shows downward trend across 26 of 27 forms of digital abuse, incidence of sexting drops nearly 20 percent, less than half of young people report experiencing digital abuse New York, ...
Read the releaseALMA reveals ghostly shape of 'coldest place in the universe' At a cosmologically crisp one degree Kelvin (minus 458 degrees Fahrenheit), the Boomerang Nebula is the coldest known object in the Universe – colder, in fact, than the faint afterglow of ...
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