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Studies and Analyses

Mapping Nations’ Raw Material Footprint: Insights & Innovations

Using a new modelling tool and more comprehensive indicators, researchers were able to map the flow of raw materials across the world economy with…

Life & Chemistry

Mouth Cells’ Defense Against Candida Infection Revealed

Usually this species causes no harm to humans unless it can breach the body's immune defences, where can lead to serious illness or death. It is known as an…

Environmental Conservation

Salamanders at Risk: Skin-Eating Fungus Threatens Their Survival

Fire salamanders, recognisable by their distinctive yellow and black skin patterns, have been found dead in the country's forests since 2010. The population…

Life & Chemistry

Fruit Fly Hearing: A Model for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Research

If your attendance at too many rock concerts has impaired your hearing, listen up.University of Iowa researchers say that the common fruit fly, Drosophila…

Life & Chemistry

Primate Calls Boost Infant Language and Category Formation

Human infants' responses to the vocalizations of non-human primates shed light on the developmental origin of a crucial link between human language and core…

Physics & Astronomy

New Quantum Simulation System Proposed by German Researchers

Researchers from the universities in Mainz, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Ulm have proposed a new platform for quantum simulation. In a theoretical paper recently…

Trade Fair News

Expanded FRP Training Courses at Plastics Competence Center

The existing Fiber Reinforced Plastic Remanufacturer course is being augmented by a one-week Fiber Reinforced Plastic Fabricator course (starter level) and a…

Health & Medicine

Blood Pressure Drug Cuts Aortic Enlargement in Marfan Syndrome

A common drug that is used to treat high blood pressure in the general population has been found to significantly reduce a dangerous and frequently fatal…

Studies and Analyses

Clean Air Act Boosts Forest Health: Red Cedar Tree Study

The research team — which included Jesse Nippert, associate professor of biology — spent four years studying centuries-old eastern red cedar trees, or…

Life & Chemistry

New Estimate Reveals 320,000 Undiscovered Mammal Viruses

Scientists estimate that there is a minimum of 320,000 viruses in mammals awaiting discovery. Collecting evidence of these viruses, or even a majority of them,…

Life & Chemistry

New Research Suggests Limited Number of Viruses Identified

EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, and the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at…

Studies and Analyses

New Tests Identify Cancer Biomarkers in Dermatomyositis

According to study findings published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis & Rheumatism, the assays detect antibodies against…

Materials Sciences

Microencapsulation: A Breakthrough in Drug Release for Brain Tumors

“Brain tumors are one of the world's deadliest diseases,” said Mohammad Reza Abidian, assistant professor of bioengineering, chemical engineering and materials…

Studies and Analyses

Friends' Facebook, Myspace photos affect risky behavior among teens

Teenagers who see friends smoking and drinking alcohol in photographs posted on Facebook and Myspace are more likely to smoke and drink themselves, according…

Power and Electrical Engineering

LED innovation to bring a brighter future

LED light bulbs can be brighter and more energy efficient than ever, thanks to a high performance LED driver newly developed by researchers from the Department…

Life & Chemistry

Fish Embryos Use Unique Mechanism to Combat Chemical Threats

Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), together with colleagues from the Swiss Eawag aquatic research institute, have discovered…

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