Glioblastoma, the brain cancer that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy, inevitably returns after tumor-removal surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation. The median…
A new find from the Late Jurassic (c. 148 Ma ago) of southern Germany demonstrates that the fossil relatives of the tuatara showed a much greater evolutionary…
RNA is increasingly being used as a tool in a broad range of applications, e.g. as aptamers, in particular as an active agent in innovative therapeutic…
ground based detection of disturbances of the satellite signals or in the atmosphere to inform air traffic controlFurther Information: PDF EZN Erfinderzentrum…
Hydrogen production by solar water splitting in photoelectrochemical cells (PEC) has long been considered the holy grail of sustainable energy research. Iron…
High levels of vitamin D are associated with protection against bladder cancer, according to a multidisciplinary study coordinated by molecular biologists and…
This week, Siemens presents its eTicketing system at the ITS World Congress in Vienna. The system will demonstrate how easy it is to organize and invoice an…
In the light of recent outbreaks of food poisoning due to contamination of vegetables by dangerous strains of E. coli, this information will be useful to…
The research ship POLARSTERN sets off in the early morning hours of 27 October 2012 for an unusual expedition to the Antarctic. This time the ship will not be…
Lisa Ainsworth, a University of Illinois associate professor of crop sciences and USDA Agricultural Research Service plant molecular biologist, said that…
A team of engineers at Vanderbilt University’s Center for Intelligent Mechatronics has developed a powered exoskeleton that enables people with severe spinal…
“What is apparent from these results is that bullying victimization that occurs early in life may have significant and substantial consequences for those…
This new picture, along with a new image of the central region from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, provide the best view of this little-known cluster…
Women who didn't have metabolic syndrome beforehand showed no increased risk. The study was published this month online in Menopause, the journal of the North…
New research reports that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a two-fold increase in risk of preeclampsia—a dangerous condition in which…
A research team studying rats found that animals adjust their sense of smell through sniffing techniques that bring scents to receptors in different parts of…