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MBL Researchers Find Zinc’s Crucial Pathway to the Brain

The study, led at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) by Mark Messerli in collaboration with scientists from the University of California, Davis, shows that…

Studies and Analyses

Disability and Obesity: New Research Highlights Health Risks

There are approximately 54 million Americans living with a disability and according to the latest research, nearly 42 percent of American adults with a…

Information Technology

Feature stops apps from stealing phone users' passwords

But, not all apps are what they appear to be. They can steal log-in and password information. In 2011, researchers at North Carolina State University…

Technology Offerings

New Method Produces N-Aryl Carbamates With 99% Selectivity

The invention provides a novel method of producing N-aryl carbamates (urethanes)

and/or N-aryl isocyanates through reductive carbonylation of aromatic nitro…

Power and Electrical Engineering

NREL Reports 31.1% Efficiency for III-V Solar Cell

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Lab has announced a world record of 31.1% conversion efficiency for a two-junction solar cell under one sun…

Physics & Astronomy

Laser-Guided Codes Enhance Single Pixel Terahertz Imaging

The universe is awash in terahertz (THz) waves, as harmless as they are abundant. But unlike other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, THz has proven to…

Studies and Analyses

PET-CT Enhances Care for Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Each year, 13 percent of all newly diagnosed lung cancer patients are diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Approximately 39 percent of patients with…

Transportation and Logistics

Traffic Congestion Charges: Prices Outperform Driving Restrictions

The doctoral thesis from the School of Business, Economics and Law shows that in Bogota, Colombia drastic driving restrictions have not been effective, while…

Environmental Conservation

Telecoupling: Uniting Sustainability for a Better Future

Scientists led by Jianguo “Jack” Liu, Michigan State University’s Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability, have built an integrated way to study a world that has…

Health & Medicine

Teen Fitness Linked to Lower Suicide Risk Later in Life

A new, extensive report from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare on child and adolescent health shows that teenagers and young adults in Sweden…

Health & Medicine

Diabetes Mortality Drops Significantly in UK and Canada

The findings are in new research published in Diabetologia, the Journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), and written by Dr Marcus…

Information Technology

Eurotech Partners with Regensburg, Wuppertal for QPACE2 Innovation

In the project, funded by the D.F.G. (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – German Research Foundation), Eurotech R&D and the University of Regensburg will…

Studies and Analyses

Sunlight’s Impact on Rhizophora Dye Solutions for Natural Products

Natural dyes have been used as the colouring of natural fibres, in cosmetic products, to produce ink, watercolour and artist’s paints. Natural dyes produce an…

Health & Medicine

Flu Shot Proven Effective Against Any Circulating Strain

“It's quite common for people to say they are not going to get the flu shot this year because they've heard it does not match the strain of flu going around,”…

Studies and Analyses

Hypertension-Driven Diseases Surge in Sub-Saharan Africa

Based on the experience of a large hospital in Tanzania, Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have discovered a “startlingly” high burden of hypertension…

Health & Medicine

Calcium and Vitamin D: Boosting Bone Health for Women

But now, an analysis from the major Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial throws weight on the supplement side—at least for women taking hormones after…

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