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Health & Medicine

UGA Researchers Harness Nanoparticles to Combat Cancer

The human body operates under a constant state of martial law. Chief among the enforcers charged with maintaining order is the immune system, a complex network…

Life & Chemistry

Potent mechanism helps viruses shut down body's defense system against infection

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a powerful mechanism by which viruses such as influenza, West Nile and Dengue evade…

Life & Chemistry

New Mechanism Revealed in Nerve Cell Polarity Development

University of Arizona scientists have discovered an unknown mechanism that establishes polarity in developing nerve cells. Understanding how nerve cells make…

Studies and Analyses

Researchers study selenium’s effects on horses

Dr. Laurie Lawrence, animal science professor at the University of Kentucky, said the amount of selenium in soil and forages varies across the United States….

Environmental Conservation

Climate Change Drives Mountain Plant Migration: New Insights

In a rare opportunity to directly compare plant communities in the same area now with a survey taken 50 years ago, a University of Arizona-led research team…

Health & Medicine

Neurologists Unaware of Safety Risks in Anti-Epilepsy Drugs

A study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that a fifth of U.S. neurologists appear unaware of serious drug safety risks associated with various anti-epilepsy…

Earth Sciences

Around the World in Four Days: NASA Tracks Chelyabinsk Meteor Plume

From Greenbelt, Md., however, NASA's Gorkavyi and colleagues witnessed a never-before-seen view of the atmospheric aftermath of the explosion.Shortly after…

Studies and Analyses

Exercise Alone Won’t Cure Insomnia, Study Finds

Exercise is a common prescription for insomnia. But spending 45 minutes on the treadmill one day won't translate into better sleep that night, according to new…

Health & Medicine

Blood Sugar Risks in Diabetics Using Fluoroquinolones

The increased risk was low—hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) related to the drugs occurred in fewer than one in 100 patients…

Earth Sciences

Heat Extremes Set to Surge by 2040: What to Expect

A few decades ago, they were practically absent. Today, due to man-made climate change monthly heat extremes in summer are already observed on 5 percent of the…

Earth Sciences

Extreme Weather Events: Impact on Climate Change Explained

Whether these extreme climate events result in the release of more CO2 from terrestrial ecosystems and thus reinforce climate change has been one of the major…

Physics & Astronomy

Pulsar Explores the Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole

Because this field is gradually swallowed by the black hole, it can explain theories of how the black hole feeds and the radio through to X-ray emission…

Technology Offerings

Cyanobacteria: A Sustainable Solution for Cyanophycin Production

The amino acid polymer cyanophycin can serve as a new and sustainable feedstock for so far petroleum-based plastics or polyaspartic acid. Here we present for…

Technology Offerings

New Plant Receptors Reprogram Signaling in Synthetic Biology

Plants possess many receptor-like kinases (RLKs) which specifically perceive different molecules such as phytohormones or pathogen associated molecular…

Technology Offerings

High-Resolution Microscopy at 1.4 Kelvin: New Transfer System

A new probe transfer system for microscopy and spectroscopy under constant cryogenic conditions. The system allows direct measurements especially of…

Technology Offerings

Detecting Malicious Non-Executable Files: A New Approach

A major portion of threats against end-user systems arises from non-executable files, e.g., PDF documents or Flash animations. Such files may contain malicious…

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