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Life & Chemistry

Biological Switch Enhances Biofuel Production Efficiency

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered a mechanism that controls the way that organisms breathe or photosynthesise, potentially…

Environmental Conservation

Study Reveals Deepwater Horizon Spill’s Lasting Impact on Marshes

A study appearing online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found the 2010 spill killed off salt marsh plants 15 to 30 feet from the…

Health & Medicine

EEG Test Reveals Brain Connectivity Differences in Autism

Autistic children showed a reduction in short range connectivity indicating poor function of local brain networks, especially in the left hemisphere regions…

Studies and Analyses

Condor Lead Poisoning Threatens Recovery, CU-UCSC Study Finds

Since 1982, the condor population has increased from 22 to approximately 400, but only through intensive management including captive breeding, monitoring and…

Environmental Conservation

Mobile Oceanographic Data Collection and Animal Tracking Platform Launched

Deployed from Stephenville, N.L., Canada on June 19, the Wave Glider will travel in the area of the Strait of Belle Isle and the Cabot Strait over a 30-day…

Health & Medicine

Zebrafish Research Shows How Fat Regulates Cholesterol Absorption

It has been known for more than 40 years that dietary fat promotes cholesterol uptake, but fundamental aspects of that process remain poorly understood. James…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Deficiency Treatment Linked to Depression Relief

Because the women did not change their antidepressant medications or other environmental factors that relate to depression, the authors concluded that…

Studies and Analyses

Economic policies in isolation won't lead to growth in Europe

The report Participatory Citizenship in the European Union funded by a €274,996 grant from the EC examines how and to what extent, people in Europe actively…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nano-Sandwich Technique Enhances Solar Cell Efficiency

“We were able to create solar cells using a ‘nanoscale sandwich’ design with an ultra-thin ‘active’ layer,” says Dr. Linyou Cao, an assistant professor of…

Health & Medicine

New Gene Expression Test Identifies Low-Risk Thyroid Nodules

A new test can be used to identify low-risk thyroid nodules, reducing unnecessary surgeries for people with thyroid nodules that have indeterminate results…

Health & Medicine

Sun Exposure’s Role in HPV-Linked Skin Cancers Revealed

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have found that…

Health & Medicine

Higher Severe Reactions Found in Young Food Allergy Cases

Young children with allergies to milk and egg experience reactions to these and other foods more often than researchers had expected, a study reports. The…

Studies and Analyses

Lung Cancer Death Rates Rise Among Young White Women by State

A new study comparing lung cancer death rates among women by year of birth shows dramatic differences in trends between states, likely reflecting the success…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists Twist Light for Advanced Data Transmission

A multi-national team led by USC with researchers hailing from the U.S., China, Pakistan and Israel has developed a system of transmitting data using twisted…

Health & Medicine

Targeted Gene Therapy Boosts Pompe Disease Treatment Efficacy

Targeted delivery of the gene to the liver, instead of throughout the body,suppresses the immune response, improving the therapeutic effect, according to an…

Environmental Conservation

Cambodia: The Last Vulture Bastion in Southeast Asia

In face of what has become a precipitous slide toward extinction across the Asian continent, the vultures of Cambodia have persisted, giving conservationists…

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