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Earth Sciences

NASA Tracks New Tropical Depression in Northwestern Pacific

On Monday, Oct. 1 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT), Tropical Depression 21W (TD21W) had maximum sustained winds near 25 knots. It was centered about300 nautical miles…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm Maliksi Forms: Iwo Island Prepares for Impact

Tropical Storm Maliksi formed from the twentieth tropical depression of the western North Pacific typhoon season. Tropical Depression 20W formed on Sept. 20…

Medical Engineering

Novel MRI technique could reduce breast biopsies

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) has emerged in recent years as a useful tool in breast cancer detection and staging. One of its primary limitations is…

Health & Medicine

Sleep Apnea’s Dual Impact on Stroke: New Guidelines Released

Improvements to the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnea are critical to stroke prevention, according to new stroke care guidelines released today at the…

Health & Medicine

Alzheimer's disease in men linked to low levels of hormone, IGF-1

Low serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) are associated with Alzheimer's Disease in…

Life & Chemistry

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Managing Low Back Pain

“Traditionally, people have tried to find antibiotics that rapidly kill bacteria. But we found a new class of antibiotics which has no ability to kill…

Power and Electrical Engineering

High-Tech Mirrors and Superheated Fluid Make Solar Power More Efficient and Cost Competitive

The University of Arizona College of Engineering will lead a $5.5 million, 5-year research project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, to develop more…

Life & Chemistry

Nanoparticles Glow Through Thick Layer of Tissue

Though optical imaging is a robust and inexpensive technique commonly used in biomedical applications, current technologies lack the ability to look deep into…

Studies and Analyses

Auto Experts Recognize Cars Like Most People Recognize Faces

Neuroscientists previously established that this region, which is called the fusiform face area (FFA) and is located in the temporal lobe, is responsible for a…

Life & Chemistry

Trojan horse drug therapy provides new approach to treating breast cancer

When Linda Tuttle was diagnosed with breast cancer, she never imagined her experience would inspire her colleagues to design new treatments to tackle the…

Health & Medicine

Low Vitamin D Linked to Severe Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple…

Studies and Analyses

How Character Fit Boosts Job Satisfaction and Engagement

These people are also more satisfied with their job and perceive it more as a calling. This is the result of two large-scale studies conducted by a team of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nuclear Power Restrictions: Impact on Climate Policy Costs

By applying a global energy-economy computer simulation that fully captures the competition between alternative power supply technologies, a team of scientists…

Studies and Analyses

New Pathogen Epidemic Emerges in Sub-Saharan Africa

A new study out today (Sunday 30 September) reveals that the emergence and spread of a rapidly evolving invasive intestinal disease, that has a significant…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Discovery Linked to Deafness: Implications for Therapy

These findings, published in the Sept. 30 advance online edition of the journal Nature Genetics, could help researchers develop new therapeutic targets for…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Impact of Climate Change on Southwestern Forests Revealed

Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future climate trends, and you get a grim…

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