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Acute Hepatitis C Prevalence in Newly Incarcerated: 1% Report

A study published in the March issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, estimates that the prevalence of…

Environmental Conservation

Disinfection Technology Addresses Global Water Crisis Needs

“Disinfection of water from sources such as rivers, lakes, and wells is becoming one of the most promising solutions to the global water crisis that threatens…

Life & Chemistry

New Carbene Complexes by Jacobs Researchers Enhance Industry

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) in particular were soon used in pharmaceutical and technical processes. Scientists at Jacobs University have now developed new…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Push-Button Harvesting: Innovating Fast-Growing Tree SRCs

Fast-growing trees, which are becoming an increasingly important source of renewable energy, are planted on Short Rotation Coppices (SRCs). In order to fulfil…

Environmental Conservation

Study Reveals Income Gap in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A U of A study published recently online in the journal Environment and Behaviour looks at the different sources of greenhouse gas emissions from consumers,…

Studies and Analyses

New Research Links Conscientiousness to Higher GPAs

The paper examines previous studies that research the link between the “Big Five” personality traits –agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion,…

Health & Medicine

UCLA Researchers Develop Tomatoes That Mimic Good Cholesterol

Published in the April issue of the Journal of Lipid Research and featured on the cover, their early study found that mice that were fed these tomatoes in…

Studies and Analyses

High-Carb Intake in Infancy Linked to Lifelong Obesity Risks

Consumption of foods high in carbohydrates immediately after birth programs individuals for lifelong increased weight gain and obesity, a University at Buffalo…

Health & Medicine

Dartmouth Researchers Create Real-Time Secondhand Smoke Sensor

Making headway against a major public health threat, Dartmouth College researchers have invented the first ever secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records…

Health & Medicine

New Target Identified for Multiple Sclerosis Treatments

In a study selected as among the top 10% most interesting articles published in the Journal of Immunology, the team identifies the elevated presence in MS…

Materials Sciences

Graphene-Molybdenite Flash Memory: A Major Step Forward

After the molybdenite chip, we now have molybdenite flash memory, a significant step forward in the use of this new material in electronics applications. The…

Health & Medicine

Childhood Leukemia Survivors: Higher Risk of Chronic Fatigue?

Chronic fatigue can negatively affect a person's health-related quality of life and ability to work and carry out normal daily functions. Authors Hanne Hamre,…

Studies and Analyses

Biennial Mammograms After 50: A Smart Screening Choice

Screening for breast cancer every two years appears just as beneficial as yearly mammograms for women ages 50 to 74, with significantly fewer “false positives”…

Information Technology

Record-Setting PIC Simulations Run on Livermore Supercomputer

The simulations are the largest particle-in-cell (PIC) code simulations by number of cores ever performed. PIC simulations are used extensively in plasma…

Life & Chemistry

University of Maryland: Fish Protein May Inhibit Cancer Metastasis

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a peptide, or protein, derived from Pacific cod that may inhibit prostate cancer…

Studies and Analyses

Transportation Energy Futures Study Reveals Potential for Deep Cuts to Petroleum Use and Carbon Emissions

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) today announced the release of the…

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