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Earth Sciences

Ocean fish acquire more mercury at depth

Now, exciting new research from the University of Michigan and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)…

Materials Sciences

Ions Disrupt Heat Flow in Carbon Emission-Reducing Materials

Led by scientists at Royal Holloway University, the team conducted a series of experiments on crystals of sodium cobaltate grown in the University's Department…

Life & Chemistry

Inhibitory Neurons: Key Insights for Learning in Youth

For years, neuroscientists have struggled to understand how the microcircuitry of the brain makes learning easier for the young, and more difficult for the…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Gene Control of Stem Cell Self-Renewal

The research, published online today in Nature Immunology, provides an important piece in the puzzle of understanding the mechanisms that govern the blood stem…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Reveals 22 Key Factors Linked to Schizophrenia

In particular, the study identifies 22 locations, including 13 that are newly discovered, that are believed to play a role in causing schizophrenia. “If…

Life & Chemistry

New Tool Boosts Genetic Mutation Discovery at ASU

Reed Cartwright, a researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, along with colleagues at ASU, Washington University and the Wellcome Trust…

Physics & Astronomy

Strange Magnetic Behavior at Semiconductor Interfaces Explained

They're not exactly the peanut butter and jelly of semiconductors, but when you put them together, something magical happens.Alone, neither lanthanum aluminate…

Studies and Analyses

Essential Brain Circuit Discovered in Visual Development

A study in mice reveals an elegant circuit within the developing visual system that helps dictate how the eyes connect to the brain. The research, funded by…

Health & Medicine

New Ovarian Cancer Screening Strategy Promises Early Detection

The strategy is described in a study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. If verified in an ongoing…

Health & Medicine

CA-125 change over time shows promise as screening tool for early detection of ovarian cancer

Evaluating its change over time, CA-125, the protein long-recognized for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence, now shows promise as a screening tool for…

Life & Chemistry

Germline and Body Interplay: New Insights from Nematodes

When the DNA of germ cells is damaged, the production of offspring must be delayed until the genetic material is repaired. By studying the nematode worm model…

Physics & Astronomy

Real-Time Control of Nuclear Spin Noise Enhances MRI Resolution

By Monitoring and controlling spin fluctuations, the method may provide a route for enhancing the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the…

Life & Chemistry

New Discovery: Skeleton Structure of Human Chromosomes

Every single cell in the human body contains an entire copy of the genetic blueprint, the DNA. Its total length is about 3.5 meters and all of it has to fit…

Earth Sciences

Biologists Assess Climate Change Impact on Polar Ecosystems

Biologists at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), have therefore assessed the extent of this ominous change for…

Studies and Analyses

How Sweaty Palms Can Boost Negotiation Success

As researchers Ashley D. Brown and Jared R. Curhan of the Sloan School of Management at MIT demonstrate in two experiments, physiological arousal isn't always…

Technology Offerings

Organ-Printing – 3D-printing of cell-laden hydrogels submerged in a hydrophobic high-density fluid

Bioprinting technologies appeared recently as important tissue engineering alternatives for regenerative medicine and organ transplantation. Various approaches…

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