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The math of malaria

The disease varies greatly from region to region in the species that cause it and in the carriers that spread it. It is easily transmitted across regions…

Studies and Analyses

How Confusion Enhances Learning: Insights from New Study

But a new study led by Sidney D'Mello of the University of Notre Dame shows that confusion when learning can be beneficial if it is properly induced,…

Health & Medicine

Omega-3 Reduces Inflammation in Older Adults With Obesity

Four months of omega-3 supplementation decreased one protein in the blood that signals the presence of inflammation by an average of more than 10 percent, and…

Business and Finance

Hedging Against Weather Impacts Boosts Firm Value, Study Finds

Hedging refers to insuring against extreme fluctuations in the prices or quantities of commodities/securities.In “Risk Management and Firm Value: Evidence from…

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Protein’s Impact on Binge Eating Revealed in BUSM Study

The research, which is published online in Neuropsychopharmacology, was led by Pietro Cottone, PhD, and Valentina Sabino, PhD, both assistant professors in the…

Health & Medicine

HIV Exposure in Womb Linked to Hearing Loss Risk in Children

Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a…

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Conference on Managing Urban Land & Innovative Solutions for the Revitalisation of Degraded Areas

The “3rd International Conference on Managing Urban Land” (CABERNET 2012 Conference) in conjunction with the “6th International Conference on Innovative…

Life & Chemistry

UA scientists collaborate to gain understanding of self-cleaning gecko foot hair

Wall-climbing robots, bioadhesives or other sticky substances can benefit greatly from a recent discovery about the self-cleaning and reuse abilities of a…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Bacteria Spread: U of A Study Insights

In a study published in the high-impact Cell Press journal called Structure, Joel Weiner and his collaborators, Gerd Prehna and Natalie Stynadka at the…

Health & Medicine

New delivery method improves efficacy of 2 common Parkinson's disease medications

A new delivery method for levodopa/carbidopa, a common dual-drug Parkinson's disease (PD) regimen, significantly improved the duration of the drugs'…

Life & Chemistry

Study links carcinogens to cancer stem cells – but spinach can help

The findings are part of a growing awareness of the role of epigenetics in cancer, or the ways in which gene expression and cell behavior can be changed even…

Life & Chemistry

Cheetahs vs. Greyhounds: The Secrets Behind Speed Differences

But, according to Alan Wilson from the Royal Veterinary College, UK, there is no clear reason for the cheetah's exceptional performance. 'Cheetahs and…

Studies and Analyses

Eating Disorders and Weight Concerns in Women Over 50

In women aged 50 and over, 3.5% report binge eating, nearly 8% report purging, and more than 70% are trying to lose weight. The study published in the…

Health & Medicine

Patients Empowered: The Rise of Ambulatory Health Monitoring

In the future, patients will become even more involved in the observation and monitoring of their own health or illnesses. For example, blood pressure can be…

Technology Offerings

Lanthanide Enhancers Boost Cancer Radiotherapy Effectiveness

In Germany alone every year about 400.000 people develop cancer. The radiation ther-apy is widely used as a method of treat-ment. Cancer cells will be harmed…

Studies and Analyses

Bigger Wind Turbines: Enhancing Greener Electricity Generation

Marloes Caduff and colleagues point out that wind power is an increasingly popular source of electricity. It provides almost 2 percent of global electricity…

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