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Life & Chemistry

NIH Study Reveals Antibody Role in Ebola Vaccine Success

Several research groups have developed experimental vaccine approaches that protect nonhuman primates from Ebola virus and the closely related Marburg virus….

Environmental Conservation

Pine Beetle Outbreaks May Protect Watersheds from Nitrate Pollution

According to CU-Boulder team member Professor William Lewis, the new study shows that smaller trees and other vegetation that survive pine beetle invasions…

Health & Medicine

Supplements and cow’s milk play biggest roles in determining vitamin D levels in children, new research indicates

Those factors play a bigger role than even skin colour and exposure to the sun, according to Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a researcher and pediatrician at St….

Earth Sciences

NASA Sees Strength in Newborn Tropical Cyclone Emang

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured rainfall rates in Tropical Storm Narelle on Jan. 13 at 0907 UTC (5:07 a.m. EST). Moderate…

Physics & Astronomy

New Sunspots Influence Space Weather: NASA’s Latest Findings

Experimental NASA research models, based on observations from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and the ESA/NASA mission the Solar and…

Health & Medicine

Patient Expectations Vs. Reality in Acute Bronchitis Care

Examining the gap in patient expectations and the actual length of time the body takes to rid itself of a chest cold, Dr. Mark Ebell, associate professor of…

Health & Medicine

Mainz University Launches New Network for MS Research

To date, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has been considered to be an incurable disease involving the immune system and its exact causes are still unknown. Why exactly…

Life & Chemistry

How Childhood Trauma Shapes Brain Development and Behavior

It is well known that violent adults often have a history of childhood psychological trauma. Some of these individuals exhibit very real, physical alterations…

Health & Medicine

Tamoxifen Shows Promise for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Symptoms

A new study has found that tamoxifen, a well-known breast cancer drug, can counteract some pathologic features in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy…

Life & Chemistry

Fetal PVC Exposure Linked to Offspring Obesity Risks

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin – which is used in marine hull paint and PVC plastic – can lead to obesity for multiple…

Life & Chemistry

Who Decides in the Brain? Insights from Neuroscience Research

Neuroscientists face a similar problem since decisions made by the brain always involve many neurons. Within a collaboration of the University of Tübingen and…

Transportation and Logistics

Together for Maritime Safety – Start of the EU Project CASCADe

Thus, almost 80% of the collisions and groundings are due to a failure of the system “ship bridge”. To increase safety on board, both the ship bridge as well…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Industrial Production instead of Rotor Blade Manufactory – Fraunhofer IWES starts new project

Rotor blades account for about one quarter of the total cost of a wind energy turbine, a fact which results from the high proportion of manual labour involved….

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Educated Women Drive Sustainable Agriculture Forward

‘Our results show a clear link between more years of education among women and use of sustainable agricultural methods,’ says Hailemariam Teklewold, PhD in…

Life & Chemistry

TLR9 Sensor Alerts Immune System to Bacteria and Viruses

“Danger!” signals TLR9, the molecular sensor, whenever it recognizes bacterial or viral genetic information, specifically DNA. Instantly, the immune system…

Studies and Analyses

Younger Generations Face Rising Credit Card Debt Trends

The findings suggest that younger generations may continue to add credit card debt into their 70s, and die still owing money on their cards.“If what we found…

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