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Environmental Conservation

Study of Oceans’ Past Raises Worries About Their Future

The ocean the Titanic sailed through just over 100 years ago was very different from the one we swim in today. Global warming is increasing ocean temperatures…

Physics & Astronomy

Researchers Solve Mystery of X-Ray Light From Black Holes

In a new study, astrophysicists from The Johns Hopkins University, NASA and the Rochester Institute of Technology bridged the gap between theory and…

Life & Chemistry

'Chemical architects' build materials with potential applications in drug delivery and gas storage

Using this same approach—but with chemistry—researchers in the University of Pittsburgh's Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have designed a…

Environmental Conservation

Pesticides Threaten Aquatic Biodiversity in Europe and Australia

The pesticides, many of which are currently used in Europe and Australia, are responsible for reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and…

Studies and Analyses

eco Releases Largest International Domain Industry Study

The Association of the German Internet Industry, eco (http://international.eco.de), is releasing its Registrar Atlas 2013 just in time for the start of the new…

Health & Medicine

Rare genomic mutations found in 10 families with early-onset, familial Alzheimer's disease

Although a family history of Alzheimer's disease is a primary risk factor for the devastating neurological disorder, mutations in only three genes – the…

Life & Chemistry

Saint Louis University Unveils New Virus Detection Technology

In research published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Saint Louis University researchers describe a technology that can detect new,…

Health & Medicine

New Compound Targets Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Effectively

“These findings represent an effort to help solve one of the major global health crises of our time—the resurgence of TB and its dangerous drug-resistant…

Studies and Analyses

Preschool Eating Habits Linked to Future Health Risks

The study, led by Dr. Nav Persaud, a family physician, found a significant association between poor eating habits in kids ages three to five and their levels…

Health & Medicine

New Gene Target Discovered for Cancer Drug Development

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell…

Life & Chemistry

Promising Biomarker Identified for HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer

In their study, at least 1 in 3 individuals with oropharyngeal cancer had antibodies to HPV, compared to fewer than 1 in 100 individuals without cancer. When…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Detects Tropical Depression Near Philippines

On June 16 at 2200 UTC (6 p.m. EDT) System 91W was located near 13.5N and 126.9E, about 355 miles east-southeast of Manila, Philippines. NASA's Aqua satellite…

Earth Sciences

New Tropical Depression Forms in Atlantic, NOAA Monitors Weather

NOAA's GOES-13 satellite sits in a fixed orbit and monitors the weather in the eastern half of the continental United States and the Atlantic Ocean. NASA's…

Health & Medicine

Atherosclerosis in Abdominal Aorta: Heart Attack Risk Insight

“This is an important study, because it demonstrates that atherosclerosis in an artery outside the heart is an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular…

Health & Medicine

Concussion patients show Alzheimer's-like brain abnormalities

“Findings of MTBI bear a striking resemblance to those seen in early Alzheimer's dementia,” said the study's lead author, Saeed Fakhran, M.D., assistant…

Health & Medicine

Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk

“Our findings raise concerns since, depending on the pollutant, 20% to 60% of the women in our study lived in areas where risk of autism was elevated,” said…

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