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Environmental Conservation

Suburban sprawl cancels carbon footprint savings of dense urban cores

According to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, population-dense cities contribute less greenhouse gas emissions per person…

Health & Medicine

UW-Madison researchers link protein with breast cancer's spread to the brain

Brain metastasis is a terrifying complication of advanced breast cancer, with a grim prognosis and few treatment options. The cancer's spread to the brain is…

Studies and Analyses

How tastes are linked with facial expressions

Tastes deemed ‘pleasant’ increase blood flow in the eyelid according to a recent study by Hideaki Kashima, Yuka Hamada and Naoyuki Hayashi from the Prefectural…

Materials Sciences

New packaging plastic that protects as good as aluminium foil

Tera-Barrier Films (TBF) Pte Ltd, a spin-off company from A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering’s (IMRE), has invented a new plastic film…

Environmental Conservation

Novel 'attract-and-kill' approach could help tackle Argentine ants

After being inadvertently introduced in the United States from South America, Argentine ants have successfully invaded urban, agricultural, and natural…

Physics & Astronomy

RAMBO: Compact Magnetic Pulse Generator from Rice University

Rice University scientists have pioneered a tabletop magnetic pulse generator that does the work of a room-sized machine – and more.The device dubbed “RAMBO” –…

Life & Chemistry

Mystery RNA Modification Reveals Key Role in Cell Longevity

But only recently did experiments at the University of Chicago show that one major function of this modification governs the longevity and decay of RNA, a…

Life & Chemistry

Worker Wasps’ Visual Brains Evolve While Queens Remain Dim

A new study indicates that the brain regions involved in sensory perception also develop differently in these castes, according to the different behavioral…

Health & Medicine

New Treatment Approach for Osteoporosis Uncovered by Scientists

One potential target is a protein whose structures have now been decoded in detail by scientists from the University of Würzburg. The scientific journal Plos…

Awards Funding

DFG Funds Research Network on Media Use and Well-Being

The “Young Scholars Network on Media Use and Well-Being” brings together the expertise of 15 international young researchers exploring the benefits and risks…

Information Technology

Mathematics Enhances Medicine Safety: Insights from Experts

With Prof. Vincent Heuveline as their group leader, the group of mathematicians and computer scientists especially focuses on increasing the security of…

Physics & Astronomy

Centrifuge Breakthrough: Controlling Molecules’ Interactions

Does the electron possess an electric dipole moment? Will it be possible to achieve perfect control over chemical reactions between polyatomic molecules, or…

Life & Chemistry

New Dual JAK/Src Kinase Inhibitor Targets Cancer Cell Resistance

Furthermore, in cancer cells activation of JAK has been reported as a compensatory effect in response to Src inhibitor exposure. This implies simultaneous…

Studies and Analyses

Out-of-Pocket Costs Impact Cancer Treatment Adherence

Using data from health plan claims for the anti-cancer drug imatinib filed between 2002 to 2011, Stacie B. Dusetzina, PhD, research professor at the UNC School…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Fermi Makes First Gamma-ray Study of a Gravitational Lens

This accomplishment opens new avenues for research, including a novel way to probe emission regions near supermassive black holes. It may even be possible to…

Studies and Analyses

Ear Tubes vs. Watchful Waiting: Long-Term Outcomes Explored

It is a decision faced by millions of families of children with recurrent or chronic otitis media with effusion (non-infected fluid in the middle ear) each…

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