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Earth Sciences

Satellite Sees Atlantic Tropical Depression Eight Form in Southwestern Gulf of Mexico

NOAA's GOES-East satellite image showed a large circulation associated with Tropical Depression 8 or TD8 after it was officially designated a depression by the…

Materials Sciences

New Drug Patch Enhances Delivery Speed and Reduces Waste

The new patch can quicken drug delivery time while cutting waste, and can likely minimize side-effects in some cases, notable in vaccinations and cancer…

Studies and Analyses

E-Cigarettes vs. Nicotine Patches: First Trial Results

Barcelona, Spain: First trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches shows comparable success in helping smokers to quit.The first ever trial to compare…

Life & Chemistry

Purple sweet potatoes among 'new naturals' for food and beverage colors

That back-to-the-future trend is on the agenda here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's…

Life & Chemistry

New Solar Tech for Germ-Free Medical Instruments

Prototypes of the devices, which need no electricity or fuel, were the topic of one of the keynote addresses at the opening of the 246th National Meeting &…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Disrupts Ocean’s Vital Chemical Cycles

Plankton plays an important role in the ocean's carbon cycle by removing half of all CO2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and storing it deep under…

Studies and Analyses

Effective MERS-CoV Treatment in Monkeys: NIH Study Insights

Their study, which appears as a letter in the Sept. 8 edition of Nature Medicine, expands on work published in April showing that a combination of ribavirin…

Health & Medicine

Argan Powder in Cosmetics Linked to Occupational Asthma Risks

A small study, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Barcelona today (9 September 2013), has found the first evidence of a…

Studies and Analyses

Synthetic mRNA Boosts Heart Repair and Cell Regeneration

The study, published in Nature Biotechnology, also shows that there was an effect on driving the formation of a small number of new cardiac muscle cells. “This…

Life & Chemistry

Discover Two Pathways of Chromosome Rearrangement in Mammals

Biologists reported today in Nature that they have identified two pathways through which chromosomes are rearranged in mammalian cells. These types of changes…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Breakthrough in Childhood Leukemia Research Unveiled

“We're in unchartered territory,” said study author Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. “At the very…

Studies and Analyses

Weight Loss in Obese Teens Linked to Eating Disorders

Obese teenagers who lose weight are at risk of developing eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, Mayo Clinic researchers imply in a…

Information Technology

Wireless Sensors Enhance Fall Detection for Seniors

University of Utah electrical engineers have developed a network of wireless sensors that can detect a person falling. This monitoring technology could be…

Physics & Astronomy

Sculpted Light Unlocks New Insights into Brain Activity

Scientists at the Campus Vienna Biocenter (Austria) have found a way to overcome some of the limitations of light microscopy. Applying the new technique, they…

Earth Sciences

Deep-Ocean Carbon Sinks: Microbes in the Dark Ocean Explained

Although microbes that live in the so-called “dark ocean”—below a depth of some 600 feet where light doesn’t penetrate—may not absorb enough carbon to curtail…

Earth Sciences

Scientists Discover Largest Volcano on Earth

A University of Houston (UH) professor led a team of scientists to uncover the largest single volcano yet documented on Earth. Covering an area roughly…

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