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Genetic Test Unveils Shar-Pei Autoinflammatory Disease Risk

Shar-Pei Autoinflammatory Disease (SPAID) is a complex inflammatory disease. Typical signs are recurrent bouts of fever, inflammations of the ear, arthritis and a reddened skin. The dogs can also develop amyloidosis. Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover developed a genetic test for SPAID predisposition.

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New Diagnostic Method for Herpes B Virus Detection

Diagnostic method for determining the presence of herpes B virus, of for determining the status of herpes B virus infection in primates and in humans, based on the detection of antibodies against herpes B virus

Materials Sciences

Nanoscale 'conversations' create complex, multi-layered structures

Building nanomaterials with features spanning just billionths of a meter requires extraordinary precision. Scaling up that construction while increasing…

Life & Chemistry

Temperature’s Impact on Biodiversity: Arctic vs. Tropical Species

The diversity of plants and animals in Earth's arctic regions is moderate. Tropical latitudes in contrast are teeming with different species where new…

Life & Chemistry

Self-Amplifying Chemical Mechanism Behind China’s Winter Haze

Persistent haze consisting of fine aerosol particles shrouds Beijing and large part of China during cold winter periods, threatening the health of about 400…

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Agriculture and Water: Essential Strategies for Global Food Security

In 2017, the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) will take place during the International Green Week under the title “Agriculture and Water – Key to…

Life & Chemistry

How the Brain Stores and Supplies Information Efficiently

Our brain is not only the most complex organ of the human body, it is also the most flexible. But how do neurons in the brain adapt their function in response…

Life & Chemistry

Overweight Impacts DNA Methylation: Insights on Epigenetics

While our genes do not change in the course of life, our lifestyle can directly influence their surroundings. Scientists speak here of the epigenome (Greek…

Earth Sciences

Neutron Diffraction Reveals Carbon Dioxide Forms in Extremes

Through a Deep Carbon Observatory collaboration, Adam Makhluf of the University of California, Los Angeles's Earth, Space and Planetary Science Department and…

Medical Engineering

New pH Sensor Illuminates Tumor Tissue for Better Cancer Surgery

In this latest study, researchers were able to demonstrate the ability of the nanosensor to illuminate tumor tissue in multiple mouse models. The study is…

Physics & Astronomy

New Time-Magnifying Technique Uncovers Rogue Wave Instabilities

Researchers from INRS and the FEMTO-ST Institute in France have used a novel measurement technique that magnifies time to reveal how ultrafast intense pulses…

Materials Sciences

Z-Ultra Chrome Steels Enhance High-Temperature Power Efficiency

 Higher operating temperatures in gas and coal power plants mean higher efficiencies and, therefore, less CO2 emissions per kilowatt-hour of electricity….

Health & Medicine

Study details molecular roots of Alzheimer's

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detailed the structure of a molecule that has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease….

Materials Sciences

New Energy Devices Promise Bright Future for Sustainability

A research team led by Yun Hang Hu, the Charles and Carroll McArthur Professor of materials science and engineering at Michigan Tech, created a brand-new way…

Physics & Astronomy

New Technique Enables Quick Identification of Elusive Molecules

Now, Stuart Lindsay, a researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, has devised a clever means of identifying these molecules quickly and…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene’s Breakthrough: Transporting Huge Nano Currents

Once again, graphene has proven itself to be a rather special material: an international research team led by Professor Fritz Aumayr from the Institute of…

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