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Physics & Astronomy

First Stars, Galaxies Formed More Rapidly Than Expected

“We find that the epoch of reionization lasted less than 500 million years and began when the universe was at least 250 million years old,” said Oliver Zahn, a…

Life & Chemistry

Tumor Suppressor Genes Vital to Regulating Blood Precursor Cells in the Fruit Fly

The researchers examined a signaling pathway called TOR that the cells use to gauge nutrition levels and stress, said study senior author Dr. Julian A….

Physics & Astronomy

Odd Galaxy Couple on Space Voyage

Arp 116 is composed of a giant elliptical galaxy known as Messier 60 (or M60) and a much smaller spiral galaxy, NGC 4647.M60 is the third brightest galaxy in…

Earth Sciences

South American Ice Field Melts Faster, New Research Reveals

The researchers from Cornell’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences developed a new way of using digital topography maps obtained from a stereo camera…

Environmental Conservation

Coastal Habitat Loss: New Insights on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Published online this week in PLOS ONE, the analysis provides the most comprehensive estimate of global carbon emissions from the loss of these coastal…

Life & Chemistry

Marine Microbes’ Weapons: A New Shield Against Competition

Competition is a strong driving force of evolution for organisms of all sizes: Those individuals best equipped to obtain resources adapt and reproduce, while…

Health & Medicine

Crizotinib reduces tumor size in patients with ALK positive lung cancer

This symposium is sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the International…

Life & Chemistry

Skin and Immune System’s Role in Salt Storage and Blood Pressure

High salt intake has long been considered a risk factor, but not every type of high blood pressure is associated with high salt intake. This has puzzled…

Physics & Astronomy

Crews complete first block of North America’s most advanced neutrino experiment

The NuMI Off-Axis Neutrino Appearance experiment – NOvA for short – will study the properties of neutrinos, such as their masses, and investigate whether they…

Communications Media

TV Reruns: Unlocking Mental Boosts, Says UB Research

But what if watching TV under specific conditions could actually provide the mental boost you need to tackle a difficult task?A new paper that describes two…

Studies and Analyses

Study: AA Participation Boosts Long-Term Alcohol Recovery

A new study published in a special issue of Substance Abuse finds that recovering alcoholics who help others in 12-step programs furthers their time sober,…

Health & Medicine

Modeling Sepsis in Newborns: New Insights for NICU Care

Sepsis, or bacterial infection of the bloodstream, is a grave, hard-to-diagnose threat in premature newborns in the NICU. Even when it's detected and treated…

Health & Medicine

New Insights Into Esophagus Disease: Eosinophil Mapping Study

University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder…

Science Education

The Hasso Plattner Institute Now Has 13,000 Learners from 90 Countries – due to openHPI Platform

The Institute announced four days after the start of its interactive Internet educational platform www.openhpi.de that in Germany alone there are 6,000…

Life & Chemistry

SF State biologists tag 'zombees' to track their flight

After last year's accidental discovery of “zombie”-like bees infected with a fly parasite, SF State researchers are conducting an elaborate experiment to learn…

Life & Chemistry

Clathrin’s New Role: Enhancing Cellular Transport Insights

A protein called “clathrin,” which is found in every human cell and plays a critical role in transporting materials within them, also plays a key role in cell…

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