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Health & Medicine

MicroRNA MiR-155 Linked to Tumor Growth and Spread

The study was published in an online issue of Oncogene in January.MiR-155, which plays an important role in various physiological and pathological processes,…

Health & Medicine

Scientists Discover Promising Therapy for Human Prion Disease

The most well-known of these is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which can be described as the naturally occurring human equivalent of mad cow disease. Now,…

Medical Engineering

Notre Dame 3D Imaging Aids Surgeons With New Techniques

A paper by the researchers, “3D Printing of Preclinical X-ray Computed Tomographic Data Sets,” was published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments this week.

Studies and Analyses

U Miami Study: Boost Sales with Emotional Giveaways

The study, just published in the Journal of Marketing, shows that when a product that triggers more emotion (called affect), such as makeup, is offered with a…

Studies and Analyses

NIH Study Explores Resetting the Addicted Brain

Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain…

Communications Media

With Fraunhofer IDMT’s spatial acoustics simulation, any room can be turned into a concert hall

Being among the world’s leading research institutes in the field of spatial acoustics, Fraunhofer IDMT has now added a new feature to its “SpatialSound Wave“…

Life & Chemistry

Wild Mice Show Natural Defense Against Lyme Borreliosis

Springtime spells tick-time. Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in Switzerland: around 10,000 people a year become infected with the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Unlocking Nanowire Innovation: Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis Explained

Bottom-up synthesis of nanowires through metal-catalyzed vapor phase epitaxy is a very attractive process to generate high-quality nanowires thus providing an…

Physics & Astronomy

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Reveals Key Cosmic Ray Insights

The result is the most precise measurement to date of the ratio of positrons to electrons in cosmic rays. Measurements of this key ratio may eventually provide…

Machine Engineering

High-availability networking for controllers

The Siemens Industry Automation Division has expanded its portfolio for RNA (Redundant Network Access) components with a communications processor which…

Studies and Analyses

Quantum Tricks Boost Magnetic Switching Speed

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, and the University of Crete in Greece have found a new way to switch…

Studies and Analyses

Newlyweds’ Satisfaction Linked to Weight Gain, Study Finds

On average, young newlyweds who are satisfied with their marriage gain weight in the early years after they exchange vows, putting them at increased risk for…

Process Engineering

New Method Boosts Hydrogen Fuel Production from Plants

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant, a breakthrough that has the potential to bring…

Health & Medicine

Genetic Insights into Lung Cancer: New Drug Possibilities

Although researchers have long known that mutant versions of the KRAS gene drive tumor formation and are key to cell survival in non-small cell lung cancer,…

Life & Chemistry

Seychelles Turtle Species Declared Extinct: New Findings

Turtles are the vertebrates under the greatest threat. Among the approximately 320 turtle species, the species confined to islands have been especially hard…

Health & Medicine

Stem Cells Help Regenerate Bone After Injury or Surgery

For many patients the removal of several centimetres of bone from the lower leg following a serious injury or a tumour extraction is only the beginning of a…

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