The method combines a selective lysis step in which blood cells in the sample are destroyed, a centrifugation step to collect any bacteria or fungi in the…
Although certain liquid crystals mainly comprise water, a spontaneous alignment of electrical dipoles could incur in them and consequently a spontaneous…
JEC Americas Innovation Award 2013 for integrated process chain for the automated and flexible production of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic components On…
Residents of major cities with high levels of air pollution have an increased risk of dry eye syndrome, according to a study presented at the world's largest…
Organized by Angers Expo Congrès for the past 25 years, SIVAL takes place in Angers (North-Western France), at the heart of the leading crop-production region….
The book, which UF’s Keith Ingram helped write, is titled “Climate Change of the Southeast United States: Variability, Change, Impacts and Vulnerability.”…
The Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute study is part of a larger study called faCTor-64, which is a landmark, randomized trial designed to determine…
It wasn't what they were looking for but that only made the discovery all the more exciting.In January 2010 a team of scientists had set up two crossing lines…
An international scientific team has discovered a gene associated with a high risk of severe childhood asthma. The specific gene variant may be an actual cause…
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Henry Ford Hospital found that higher levels of physical fitness lower the risk of having…
A number of these regions are so-called pseudogenes, which may be linked to cancer. The expectation is now that this recently developed protein analysis…
If we wanted to count the number of people in a crowd, we could make on the fly estimates, very likely to be imprecise, or we could ask each person to pass…
For decision-makers and people affected by climate change, however, information on the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heat and cold…
A number of these regions are so-called pseudogenes, which may be linked to cancer. The expectation is now that this recently developed protein analysis…
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a more accurate way to calculate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the so-called “bad” form of blood fat that…
The study shows that elevated levels of ammonia in the blood overwhelm the brain’s defenses, ultimately causing nerve cells to become overexcited. The…