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Study helps compare risks of treatments for early esophageal cancer

Researchers found that the more traditional surgical resection, while more invasive, provided significantly better outcomes with an 87.6 percent five-year…

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Counting down to FEBS-EMBO 2014 in Paris, France

The event, a joint venture between the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS), EMBO, and the French Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology…

Life & Chemistry

Scissoring the lipids

The method is now being developed to explore the possibility of creating a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine.

Earth Sciences

Satellite sees Genevieve's remnants chased by 2 more systems

Meanwhile, GOES-West satellite imagery showed there are two developing low pressure areas “chasing” Genevieve to the east. NOAA's Central Pacific Hurricane…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Florida scientists find genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors

Research conducted at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has discovered links between a set of genes known to promote tumor growth and…

Life & Chemistry

New Biomarker Discovery for Alzheimer’s Drug Development

The discovery of this novel genetic association may lead to new drug treatment options that target PLXNA4 specifically. These findings appear in the Annals of…

Earth Sciences

NASA sees Tropical Storm Hernan near Mexico's Baja California

NASA's Terra satellite passed over Hernan when it was developing as a tropical depression near Baja California, Mexico.

Social Sciences

Gender Disparities in Cognition: Insights from New Study

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, investigated the extent to which improvements in living conditions and educational…

Communications Media

Media as Stress Relief: Finding Balance After Work

It seems common practice: After a long day at work, most people sometimes just want to turn on the TV or play a video or computer game to calm down and relax.

Life & Chemistry

New DNA Insights Trace Cattle History in Europe

The modern cattle is the domesticated descendant of the aurochs, a wild species that became extinct in the 17th century. The aurochs' domestication already…

Technology Offerings

Optical Technique Enhances Characterization of Metallic Nanoparticles

This invention for the examination of metallic nanoparticles in a sample exploits the plasmonic properties of metals. A metal tip with a Raman-active coating is used as a sensor to converge on the particle to be examined. The tip and particle form a resonator structure in the case of a metallic nanoparticle. This resonator structure causes the Raman signal belonging to the sensor coating to be amplified and thus enables the metallic particle to be identified under normal conditions.

Life & Chemistry

Female Bonobos Initiate Puberty Earlier: Insights on Behavior

Puberty is the threshold between childhood and adulthood. Behavior and appearance change considerably during this period – not only in humans but also in our…

Health & Medicine

Trees Save Lives: National Study Reveals Health Benefits

In the first broad-scale estimate of air pollution removal by trees nationwide, U.S. Forest Service scientists and collaborators calculated that trees are…

Studies and Analyses

Climate Change and Air Pollution: Impacts on Food Supplies

Many studies have shown the potential for global climate change to cut food supplies. But these studies have, for the most part, ignored the interactions…

Health & Medicine

Kidney Transplant Drug Reduces Rejection Risk, Lowers Toxicity

The key results are reported in The Lancet and presented at the World Transplant Congress in San Francisco today. They will help doctors faced with a difficult…

Corporate News

Siemens awarded turnkey order for the Netherlands' largest near shore wind farm

Siemens Energy has received an order for the Netherlands' largest near shore wind farm. Designed to generate 144 megawatts (MW) of wind power, the…

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