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Health & Medicine

New Epigenetic Test Could Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies

More than one million prostate biopsies are performed each year in the U.S. alone, including many repeat biopsies for fear of cancer missed. Therefore there is…

Studies and Analyses

Stem Cells Boost Muscle Repair After Resistance Exercise

By injecting MSCs into mouse leg muscles prior to several bouts of eccentric exercise (similar to the lengthening contractions performed during resistance…

Life & Chemistry

Oregon Chemists Develop Low-Energy Metal Substitution Process

The yield so far is small, but chemists at the University of Oregon have developed a low-energy, solution-based mineral substitution process to make a…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular Insights Into Age-Related Memory Loss Explained

However, as we are getting older, our ability to learn and remember new things declines. A team of scientists around Associate Prof Dr Antonio Del Sol Mesa…

Awards Funding

Nominations Open for Hellmuth Fischer Medal 2023

Preference is given to scientists, who must have obtained their Ph.D. not earlier than 12 years before the deadline for applications for work that has…

Awards Funding

German Government Invests €4.9M in Clean Fuel Cell Innovation

FuelCell Energy Solutions GmbH and joint-venture partner Fraunhofer IKTS to further enhance performance of stationary fuel cell power plants

Studies and Analyses

Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'

The study is published online in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Captures Typhoon Matmo Over Eastern Philippines

NASA's Terra satellite passed over Typhoon Matmo on July 20 at 02:15 UTC and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard…

Earth Sciences

Fires and Smoke in Canada's Northern Territories

Currently 160 wildfires are burning across the region.  There are no plans for evacuation since these fires are endangering people or property. 
Weather…

Environmental Conservation

Guide to Effective Household Water Conservation Strategies

“The Water Short List: The Most Effective Actions U.S. Households Can Take to Curb Water Use” describes how households can reduce water use substantially by…

Materials Sciences

Penn Study: Understanding Graphene’s Electrical Properties on an Atomic Level

Now, for the first time, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have used a cutting-edge microscope to study the relationship between the atomic…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Water, water — not everywhere: Mapping water trends for African maize

To understand how climate change may affect the availability of water for agriculture, researchers at Princeton University analyzed trends in the water cycle…

Earth Sciences

Global warming ‘pause’ reflects natural fluctuation

Statistical analysis of average global temperatures between 1998 and 2013 shows that the slowdown in global warming during this period is consistent with…

Health & Medicine

Comparing Deep Vein Thrombosis Therapies: Insights from Temple Study

 Patients who have a clot in their legs and are considering whether to be treated with traditional blood-thinning medication or undergo a minimally-invasive…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Schizophrenia Biology From Global Research Team

As part of a multinational, collaborative effort, researchers from Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have helped identify over 100…

Health & Medicine

MERS Coronavirus Found in Saudi Camel Barn Air

ERS, a serious viral respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, has been identified in 699 people as of June 11, according to the World Health…

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