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Power and Electrical Engineering

Silicon Breakthrough: Instant Hydrogen Production from Water

Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, according to University at Buffalo researchers.In a series of…

Medical Engineering

New Tech Advances in Diabetes Detection Secure EU Grant

The developed techniques have contributed to the reasons why the research team recently received a SEK 4.3 million grant from the EU in a Marie Curie program…

Power and Electrical Engineering

SmartCoDe Project: Advancing Demand Side Management in Buildings

Overview of Results Demand Side Management and Demand Side Integration (DSM/DSI) approaches are currently only feasible in large industrial companies. A…

Life & Chemistry

Genomic sequencing identifies mutant 'drivers' of common brain tumor

Large-scale genomic sequencing has revealed two DNA mutations that appear to drive about 15 percent of brain tumors known as meningiomas, a finding that could…

Health & Medicine

Modifying Circadian Rhythms for Energy Metabolism Disorders

UC Irvine-led studies have revealed the cellular mechanism by which circadian rhythms – also known as the body clock – modify energy metabolism and also have…

Studies and Analyses

Viral Reactivation: Stress’s Link to Heart Disease Explored

Looking at blood samples from 299 heart patients, researchers at Ohio State University found that those who had suffered a heart attack were the most likely to…

Health & Medicine

Discovering 'Needle in a Haystack' For Muscular Dystrophy Patients

Muscular dystrophy is caused by the largest human gene, a complex chemical leviathan that has confounded scientists for decades. Research conducted at the…

Earth Sciences

NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Oswald weaken over Queensland's Cape York Peninsula

Tropical Storm Oswald was hugging the southwestern coast of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia when NASA's Aqua satellite first flew overhead on…

Life & Chemistry

Bacterial Supplement Boosts Disease Resistance in Young Pigs

In a study of 36 weanling-age pigs, researchers found that a dose of lipid-producing Rhodococcus opacus bacteria increased circulating triglycerides….

Life & Chemistry

New Gene-Searching Software Enhances Disease Study Accuracy

A novel software tool, developed at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, streamlines the detection of disease-causing genetic changes through more…

Communications Media

Track Disease Outbreaks Using Twitter, Study Finds

New research from Brigham Young University says such posts on Twitter could actually be helpful to health officials looking for a head start on outbreaks.The…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cell Research Helps to Identify Origins of Schizophrenia

New University at Buffalo research demonstrates how defects in an important neurological pathway in early development may be responsible for the onset of…

Health & Medicine

BPA Substitute: What It Means for Plastic Products Today

A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics they used to make their…

Health & Medicine

Improving Nutrition Labels for Smarter Food Choices

The Nutrition Facts label was introduced 20 years ago and provides consumers with important information, including: the serving size, the number of servings in…

Studies and Analyses

Cancer Patients Who Quit Smoking Before Surgery See Success

The study was published in a recent issue of the journal Cancer.“Cigarette smoking is responsible for 30 percent of all cancer-related mortalities,” said study…

Technology Offerings

New animal model for sporadic Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the main neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It places a large social and financial burden on society due to the need of life-long…

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