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Medical Engineering

Critically Ill Flu Patients Saved With Artificial Lung Technology Treatment Normally Used For Lung Transplant Patients

ECLS systems are normally used at the hospital as a bridge to lung transplantation but increasingly, the hospital is using ECLS on patients where the usual…

Life & Chemistry

Gut Bacteria May Shield Against Autoimmune Disease in Mice

Early life exposure to normal bacteria of the GI tract (gut microbes) protects against autoimmune disease in mice, according to research published on-line in…

Health & Medicine

Lack of key enzyme in the metabolism of folic acid leads to birth defects

It has been known for several decades that folic acid supplementation dramatically reduces the incidence of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida and…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Organism Complexity: Insights from a Small Gene Pool

The enormously diverse complexity seen amongst individual species within the animal kingdom evolved from a surprisingly small gene pool. For example, mice…

Business and Finance

In Global Trade, Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be a Bad Thing

In today’s dynamic global economic environment, companies or countries consider everything when it comes to expanding their economies. Researchers at the…

Environmental Conservation

Fish Journeying Upstream Are Hampered By Hydropower Dams

Those findings were reported in a study published today in the journal Conservation Letters. A team of ecologists and economists, led by Dr. J. Jed Brown of…

Materials Sciences

A Material That Most Liquids Won't Wet

In addition to super stain-resistant clothes, the coating could lead to breathable garments to protect soldiers and scientists from chemicals, and advanced…

Earth Sciences

In the Eastern U.S., Spring Flowers Keep Pace with Warming Climate

The new study is important because it gives scientists a peek inside the black box of ecological change in response to a warming world. In addition, the work…

Life & Chemistry

Immunology Research Sheds New Light on Cell Function, Response

Philip Hardwidge, associate professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, was the study's principal investigator. He and colleagues looked at the…

Life & Chemistry

New Technique Uncovers Telomere DNA Structure Dynamics

Biomedical researchers studying aging and cancer are intensely interested in telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes. In a new study,…

Materials Sciences

New Metamaterial Sensor Enhances Imaging with Fewer Components

The researchers fabricated a unique material, known as a metamaterial, that acts as a lens to image scenes using fewer components than conventional detectors….

Power and Electrical Engineering

Utility Customers to Boost Energy Efficiency Spending to $9.5B

Spending on energy efficiency programs funded by electric and natural gas utility customers will double by 2025 to about $9.5 billion per year, according to…

Health & Medicine

Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Increased Kidney Failure Risk

Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal…

Life & Chemistry

Mayo Clinic Uncovers Key Enzyme Linked to Glioblastoma

One of the most common types of brain tumors in adults, glioblastoma multiforme, is one of the most devastating. Even with recent advances in surgery,…

Health & Medicine

Botox Outperforms Steroids for Treating Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis results when connective tissues on the sole of the foot, the plantar fascia, become painfully inflamed. Physicians may suggest various…

Studies and Analyses

Wolves vs. Dogs: New Study Explores Taming Behavior Differences

Now, doctoral research by evolutionary biologist Kathryn Lord at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests the different behaviors are related to the…

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