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Physics & Astronomy

Exploring TW Hydrae: A Prime Example of Planetary Nurseries

The disk surrounding the young star TW Hydrae is regarded as a prototypical example of planetary nurseries. Due to its comparatively close proximity of 176…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Origami Breakthrough: Quick Folders Enhance Design

This was the result of a computer analysis carried out by researchers at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and the University of Illinois…

Information Technology

New Satellite Visualization Tool Enhances Global Earth Observation

A paper published in the February issue of Computers & Geosciences, describes a case study in which an earth-observing satellite tool, the Tool for…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Discovery Boosts Chemotherapy Effectiveness for Patients

However, many patients suffer from serious side-effects and a large proportion does not respond to the treatment. Researchers from the Biotech Research and…

Studies and Analyses

Cultural Evolution Shifts Bird Song Over 30 Years

The birds sing distinctly different songs today than did their ancestors 30 years ago – changes passed along generation to generation, according to a new study…

Life & Chemistry

Ants' behavior leads to research method for optimizing product development time, costs

Trying to find just the right balance of time spent in meetings and time performing tasks is a tough problem for managers, but a Wayne State University…

Earth Sciences

Ancient Water Trails Revealed by Ridges on Mars

Networks of narrow ridges found in impact craters on Mars appear to be the fossilized remnants of underground cracks through which water once flowed, according…

Earth Sciences

NSF Team Samples Antarctic Lake Beneath Ice Sheet

In a first-of-its-kind feat of science and engineering, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team has successfully drilled through 800 meters…

Life & Chemistry

Hydrogen Sulfide: The Future of Anti-Aging Solutions?

“H2S has been gaining increasing attention as an important endogenous signaling molecule because of its significant effects on the cardiovascular and nervous…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Uncover New Findings on Heat Shock Proteins That May Shed New Light on a Variety of Debilitating Diseases

The group, from the Jules Stein Eye Institute and UCLA Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, focused on áB-Crystallin, a small heat shock protein. Heat shock…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Unravel the Mysteries of Spider Silk

“Spider silk has a unique combination of mechanical strength and elasticity that make it one of the toughest materials we know,” said Jeffery Yarger, a…

Health & Medicine

Impact of Vaginal Delivery on Pelvic Floor Health

Urinary incontinence, prolapse and faecal incontinence are common conditions affecting adult women of all ages and can have a negative influence on quality of…

Health & Medicine

New Study Reveals Potty Training Potential for Infants

But even infants can be potty trained. A study by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, followed 47 infants and their mothers…

Social Sciences

How World Cities Empower Creative Youth: Insights from Gothenburg

This is found in a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, which explores the cosmopolitan context comprised by the creative scene in…

Life & Chemistry

Tomorrow's life-saving medications may currently be living at the bottom of the sea

Sea life studies aid researchers in several ways, including the development of new medications and biofuels. Because many of these ocean animal species have…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Mixed Forests: Enhancing Biodiversity in Modern Forestry

Modern forestry is based largely on monocultures – usually pine or spruce trees in Sweden – mainly because this is seen to be more rational. However, a forest…

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