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25% Reduction in RHD Deaths: Key Strategies for Under 25s

The World Heart Federation has published a new position statement outlining the five key strategic targets required to meet its strategic goal for rheumatic…

Life & Chemistry

Virginia Tech Study: Promising Virus Targets Prostate Cancer Cells

Researchers have discovered that a genetically engineered Newcastle disease virus, which harms chickens but not humans, kills prostate cancer cells of all…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Global Solar PV Industry Becomes Net Energy Producer

For the first time since the boom started, the electricity generated by all of the world's installed solar photovoltaic (PV) panels last year probably…

Physics & Astronomy

Carbon’s role in atmosphere formation

A new study of how carbon is trapped and released by iron-rich volcanic magma offers clues about the early atmospheric evolution on Mars and other terrestrial…

Life & Chemistry

'Pharmaceutical' approach boosts oil production from algae

Microalgae are single-celled organisms that, like green plants, use photosynthesis to capture carbon dioxide and turn it into complex compounds, including oils…

Life & Chemistry

Plant Proteins Found to Control Toxoplasma Infections

A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii — which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune…

Health & Medicine

Smoking’s Impact on Kidney Function in U.S. Adolescents

They examined the association between exposure to active smoking and kidney function among U.S. adolescents and found the effects of tobacco smoke on kidney…

Physics & Astronomy

Suzaku 'Post-mortem' Yields Insight into Kepler's Supernova

“The composition of the star, its environment, and the mechanism of the explosion may vary considerably among type Ia supernovae,” said Sangwook Park, an…

Studies and Analyses

UNC Study Reveals Interaction Between Hot and Cold Senses

“This discovery has implications for how we perceive hot and cold temperatures and for why people with certain forms of chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain,…

Health & Medicine

New Therapy Advances Protection Against Dengue Virus

Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of infection by the dengue virus, yet there is no specific treatment for the disease. Now a therapy to protect…

Studies and Analyses

Stepdads’ Guide: Building Strong Bonds with Stepchildren

Although one-third of American children live in a stepfamily during part of their childhood, little is known about the development of the relationship between…

Studies and Analyses

Genetics Behind Couch Potatoes: MU Study Insights

Studies show 97 percent of American adults get less than 30 minutes of exercise a day, which is the minimum recommended amount based on federal guidelines.New…

Life & Chemistry

New Pathways in Bacterial Competition Discovered at UCSB

Christopher Hayes, UCSB associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, along with postdoctoral fellow Sanna Koskiniemi, graduate student…

Life & Chemistry

New Genetic Link Connects Fetal Growth and Cancer Risk

Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered a new genetic link between the rapid growth of healthy fetuses and the uncontrolled cell…

Information Technology

High-Speed Internet via Ceiling Lamps: A New Innovation

In visible light communication, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI has set a further milestone on the way to high-speed internet from the ceiling…

Studies and Analyses

Daily Walks May Help Teen Smokers Reduce or Quit

“This study adds to evidence suggesting that exercise can help teenagers who are trying to quit smoking,” says lead author Kimberly Horn, EdD, the Associate…

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