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Studies and Analyses

'Shelf life' of blood? Shorter than we think

In a report published online in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, the Johns Hopkins investigators say red cells in blood stored that long gradually lose the…

Health & Medicine

Early Warning System Provides Four-Month Forecast of Malaria Epidemics in Northwest India

Colder-than-normal July sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic are linked to both increased monsoon rainfall and malaria epidemics in the arid…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Dementia Causes: Misplaced Molecules Uncovered

A team of German and Belgian researchers has succeeded in gaining new insights into the causes of certain movement disorders and forms of dementia. Scientists…

Awards Funding

Munich's new metro design wins two awards

The design is the work of internationally-renowned Munich vehicle designer Alexander Neumeister, the founder of N+P Industrial Design.As with the previous…

Earth Sciences

Volcanic aerosols, not pollutants, tamped down recent Earth warming, says CU-Boulder study

The study results essentially exonerate Asia, including India and China, two countries that are estimated to have increased their industrial sulfur dioxide…

Health & Medicine

Malign environmental combination favors schizophrenia

Around one per cent of the population suffers from schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder that usually does not develop until adulthood and is incurable….

Health & Medicine

New Mechanisms of Inflammation in Diabetes and Cancer Uncovered

Utilizing molecular analyses of gene expression in macrophages, which are cells largely responsible for inflammation, researchers have shown that inhibiting a…

Life & Chemistry

Swine Cells Show Promise for Artificial Liver Solutions

“Before this there were no known chemical probes for the more than 200 domains in the human genome that recognize methyl lysine. In that regard, it is a first…

Medical Engineering

Colonoscopy Safety: New Study Validates Effectiveness

They are well detectable in an endoscopic examination of the colon called colonoscopy and can be removed during the same examination. Therefore, regular…

Architecture & Construction

Sustainable Construction Trends in Montreal: Key Insights

Construction in Montreal is under a microscope. Now more than ever, municipal builders need to comply with long-term urban planning goals. The difficulties…

Studies and Analyses

Cut British Columbia Traffic Deaths By Half: New Insights

It also found that fatality and injury risks varied by travel mode. “Many studies have shown that overall, considering both potential physical activity…

Trade Fair News

Siemens Showcases Innovative Solutions for Glass Industry at Glasspex

From March 20 – 22, 2013, Siemens will be at the Glasspex India to exhibit its portfolio for the glass industry. Visitors to the international exhibition for…

Life & Chemistry

Ectopic Eyes Function Without Connection to Brain

For the first time, scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct…

Earth Sciences

Volcanic Aerosols: Key Players in Recent Earth Cooling Trends

The research indicates also that industrial sulfur dioxide emissions from India and China, which were suspected of tempering the warming, did not play a…

Earth Sciences

Mineral Diversity Sheds Light on Early Earth Chemistry

It's the study of the increasing diversity and characteristics of Earth's near-surface minerals, from the dozen that arrived on interstellar dust particles…

Physics & Astronomy

Third Radiation Belt Discovered by UNH Instrument Suite

The Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission, subsequently renamed in honor of the belts' discoverer, astrophysicist James Van Allen, was launched in the pre-dawn…

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