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Life & Chemistry

Live and let die – Protein prevents immune cell suicide

Now, scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) Braunschweig and at the Otto von Guericke University (OvGU) Magdeburg have published their…

Health & Medicine

Virginia's 'hybrid' surveillance strategy aided response to contaminated steroid outbreak

An innovative “hybrid” surveillance strategy—highlighted by close cooperation between public health officials and clinical partners—helped Virginia mount an…

Studies and Analyses

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Patients Struggle with Medication Adherence

Findings published today in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), indicate that less than two thirds of medication…

Studies and Analyses

Northwestern Study: Android Antiviral Products Evaded

Northwestern University researchers, working with partners from North Carolina State University, tested 10 of the most popular antiviral products for Android…

Earth Sciences

Curiosity Rover Finds Strong Evidence of Flowing Water on Mars

Despite satellite images that show vast networks of channels, past Mars rover missions have shown limited evidence for flowing water on Mars. Now, rocks…

Earth Sciences

Water-rock reaction may provide enough hydrogen 'food' to sustain life in ocean's crust or on Mars

The findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, also hint at the possibility that hydrogen-dependent life could have existed where iron-rich igneous…

Studies and Analyses

Young Breast Cancer Patients’ Mastectomy Choices Explored

Shoshana Rosenberg, ScD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health, and her colleagues evaluated 277 women who were diagnosed with…

Life & Chemistry

Novel Method for In Vitro Production of Red Blood Cells and Platelets

A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Gain Insight into Key Protein Linked to Development of Cancers and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Heat shock proteins, particularly the 70-kilodalton heat shock proteins, Hsp70, are important for cellular processes such as protein folding and protecting…

Environmental Conservation

California Native Fish: 82% Face Extinction Due to Climate Change

The study, published online in May in the journal PLOS ONE, assessed how vulnerable each freshwater species in California is to climate change and estimated…

Event News

Identifying Climate Hotspots: Key Insights from Impacts World 2013

New analyses presented at the Impacts World 2013 Conference this week in Potsdam, Germany, revealed that the Amazon region, east Africa and the Mediterranean…

Life & Chemistry

Swiss-Japanese Study Uncovers Thymus Cell Origins

A Swiss-Japanese research team suggests that mTECs do not share a common progenitor with cortical-thymic TECs (cTECs) that produce T cells, but may actually…

Life & Chemistry

Biologists Capture 3D Snapshot of Key Protein Process

Structural biologists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have captured the first three-dimensional crystalline snapshot of a critical…

Medical Engineering

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Perform Pioneering Robotic Hysterectomy

Two Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons are among the first in the nation to perform a robotic hysterectomy using a single, small incision. Amanda Nickles…

Studies and Analyses

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Memory Complaints, UCLA-Gallup Poll Reveals

To examine the impact of these lifestyle choices on memory throughout adult life, UCLA researchers and the Gallup organization collaborated on a nationwide…

Health & Medicine

Ketamine Cousin Offers Fast Depression Relief Without Side Effects

BackgroundMajor depression affects about 10 percent of the adult population and is the second leading cause of disability in U.S. adults, according to the…

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