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Health & Medicine

New Mapping Method Enhances Malaria Transmission Insights

“Temperature is a key driver of several of the essential mosquito and parasite life history traits that combine to determine transmission intensity, including…

Life & Chemistry

Mutant Champions Rescue Endangered Species From Extinction

Previous studies have shown that the more gradual the change, the better the chances for “evolutionary rescue” – the process of mutations occurring fast enough…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Development of Tropical Storm Haruna

A low pressure area called System 94S developed on Friday, Feb. 15 in the northern Mozambique Channel. Over the course of four days System 94S became more…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Tracks Tropical Depression 02W Over Philippines

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Depression 02W (TD02W) as it was coming together and soaking provinces in Mindanao and the Palawan province of…

Health & Medicine

High Glycemic Foods and Dairy Linked to Acne: New Study Insights

A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has determined that there is increasing evidence of a connection between diet and…

Life & Chemistry

New Sunlight Catalysts Clean Water in EU-Funded Project

Only light, aerial oxygen, and a catalyst are needed to remove pollutants from water. RUB researchers led by Prof. Radim Beránek collaborate with colleagues…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers decipher modus operandi of potential Alzheimer’s drug

Researchers from Göttingen and Bonn have now shed light on this microscopic process. The study published in “Angewandte Chemie” might help to work out…

Technology Offerings

Detecting Malicious Non-Executable Files: A New Approach

A major portion of threats against end-user systems arises from non-executable files, e.g., PDF documents or Flash animations. Such files may contain malicious…

Health & Medicine

Cheese Contaminants: EU Sets Limits Exceeded by Some Samples

The concentration of organochloride contaminants in the majority of the samples was lower than levels set by European legislation, but in a few cases it was…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene TP63 Linked to Poor Melanoma Outcomes

The scientists discovered that the gene TP63 is unexpectedly expressed in some melanoma and correlates significantly with a worse prognosis. It is hoped this…

Life & Chemistry

Blood is thicker than water — and blood plasma is, too

Blood flows differently than water. Anyone who has ever cut themselves knows that blood flows viscously and rather erratically. The similarity between blood…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Breakthrough in Preventing Spine Tumors Discovered

Professor Richard Marias, Director of the Paterson Institute Meningiomas are the commonest form of tumour affecting the brain and spine. Usually meningiomas…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cell-Based Bioartificial Tissues Transform Organ Transplants

Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made his name by successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological…

Health & Medicine

New Study Reveals Infant Brain Blood Flow Differences

A new study by Columbia Engineering researchers finds that the infant brain does not control its blood flow in the same way as the adult brain. The paper,…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Sinusitis Solution from Marine Bacterium Enzyme

They are using an enzyme isolated from a marine bacterium Bacillus licheniformis found on the surface of seaweed which the scientists at Newcastle University…

Studies and Analyses

Loyalty Pays Off: Shopping Insights from Ruhr-Universität Bochum

A skilful negotiator can save a lot of money when shopping in his favourite store. This was found out by researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) in a…

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