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Life & Chemistry

Marine Worms Uncover Deep Evolutionary Patterns in Research

The research, carried out by evolutionary biologists Dr Matthew Wills, Dr Sylvain Gerber, Mr Martin Hughes (all University of Bath) and Dr Marcello Ruta…

Interdisciplinary Research

Effective Planning for Nature Improvement Areas Explained

Drawing on research being carried out under the umbrella of the Living With Environmental Change programme, Relu has defined some important principles about…

Medical Engineering

Camouflage Coated Stents: Enhancing Cardiovascular Care

A new type of cardiovascular stent, coated in antibodies to improve biocompatibility and effectiveness, is now under development in Ireland and Poland….

Health & Medicine

Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk of Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

The study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, reports…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Dual Spotlights in the Brain’s Processing Power

The “tiki-taka”-style of the Spanish national football team is amazing to watch: Xavi passes to Andrès Iniesta, he just rebounds the ball once and it’s right…

Studies and Analyses

Baruch College Study Reveals Effective Weight Loss Interventions

A new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study conducted at Baruch College and published in Obesity found that overweight and obese adults who…

Health & Medicine

Eating Tomatoes May Reduce Stroke Risk, Study Finds

The study found that people with the highest amounts of lycopene in their blood were 55 percent less likely to have a stroke than people with the lowest…

Studies and Analyses

Maternal Depression Impacts Baby Language Development, Study Finds

Published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study finds that treatment of maternal depression with serotonin reuptake…

Life & Chemistry

Gladstone scientists discover gene 'bursting' plays key role in protein production

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have mapped the precise frequency by which genes get turned on across the human genome, providing new insight into the…

Studies and Analyses

Nearly half of children with autism wander or 'bolt' from safe places

A new study published today in the journal Pediatrics (Epub ahead of print) found that nearly half of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are…

Life & Chemistry

Gladstone Scientists Uncover Mechanism in Early-Onset Dementia

Using animal models, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered how a protein deficiency may be linked to frontotemporal dementia (FTD)—a form of…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists develop 'barcode' blood test for aggressive prostate cancer

A team at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust found reading the pattern of genes switched on and off in blood…

Health & Medicine

Bitter Taste Receptors Enhance Upper Respiratory Defense

A new study from a team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and the…

Studies and Analyses

Nearly 50% of Retail Firewood Infested With Insects

A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology reports that live insects were found in 47% of firewood bundles purchased from big box stores, gas…

Health & Medicine

Mercury Exposure Linked to ADHD Risk in Children

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately ten percent of children worldwide, yet its causes are not well understood. Now, a study…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Adaptable button mushroom serves up genes critical to managing the planet's carbon stores

Now, owing to an international collaboration of two dozen institutions led by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the U.S….

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