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Earth Sciences

Geosciences Professor Predicts Stable Compounds of Oxygen and “Inert” Gas Xenon

These compounds are predicted to be stable at high pressures above 830,000 atmospheres, i.e. at pressures corresponding to the Earth’s mantle and readily…

Studies and Analyses

Genetic Variant Links Pancreatitis and Alcohol Use, Pitt Study

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and more than 25 other health centers across the United States found a genetic variant on…

Medical Engineering

Robots Facilitate Scar-Free Hysterectomies for Women

The case report in the Journal of Minimal Access Surgery is of a 46-year-old physically fit female with a history of excessive bleeding and benign growths on…

Studies and Analyses

Protective Eyewear Cuts Field Hockey Injury Risks for Girls

Each academic year, an estimated 63,000 girls participate in high school-sanctioned field hockey in the United States. Head, facial, and eye injuries are…

Health & Medicine

New Cause of Thyroid Hormone Deficiency Uncovered

International researchers, including a team at McGill University, have discovered a new cause for thyroid hormone deficiency, or hypothyroidism. This common…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Mercyhurst's Dausey calls Pa. 'experimental fracking mecca'

Dausey discusses his concerns in this month’s episode of The Dausey File: Public Health News Today. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a controversial method…

Life & Chemistry

Fertile Fruit Flies Thrive Without Histone H3.3

Histones are proteins that are found in the cell’s nucleus, where they are present in complexes with DNA and are presumed to play a regulatory role in all…

Environmental Conservation

Issues Associated with “Least Toxic Pesticides” Applied as a “Last Resort”

The three organizations have joined to take an objective look at the problems associated with “least toxic pesticides” applied as a “last resort” and today…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Discovery Linked to Rare Childhood Leukemia

Research led by the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified a fusion gene responsible for…

Physics & Astronomy

UT Arlington Team Unveils New Power Generation Technique

Working with Louisiana Tech University assistant professor Long Que, UT Arlington associate physics professor Wei Chen and graduate students Santana Bala…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Unlocking Xylan: A New Approach to Sustainable Biomass

After cellulose, xylan is the most abundant biomass material on Earth, and therefore represents an enormous potential source of stored solar energy for the…

Life & Chemistry

Meditation’s Impact on Emotional Processing in the Brain

A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is…

Materials Sciences

'Strain tuning' reveals promise in nanoscale manufacturing

The spontaneous self-assembly of nanostructures composed of multiple elements paves the way toward materials that could improve a range of energy efficient…

Science Education

Calculator Use in College: Rethinking Teaching Strategies

Math instructors promoting calculator usage in college classrooms may want to rethink their teaching strategies, says Samuel King, postdoctoral student in the…

Studies and Analyses

Divorce’s Long-Term Impact on Women’s Health Insurance Coverage

And this loss is not temporary: women’s overall rates of health insurance coverage remain depressed for more than two years after divorce.“Given that…

Health & Medicine

Study Reveals Tobacco Smoke Risks for Kids in Cars

“Workplaces, restaurants, homes and even bars are mostly smoke-free, but cars have been forgotten,” says Emara Nabi-Burza, MBBS, MS, the study's lead author….

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