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Earth Sciences

Tropical Depression Keuna's rainfall weakens

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite called TRMM measures how much rain can fall per hour in storms. Between June 6 and 7, TRMM noticed the…

Health & Medicine

Decoding DNA: Predicting Breast Tumor Treatment Responses

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis uncovered mutations linked to whether or not women respond to aromatase inhibitors, drugs…

Life & Chemistry

Tiny Living Machines Self-Assemble: A Breakthrough Study

Enabling bioengineers to design new molecular machines for nanotechnology applications is one of the possible outcomes of a study by University of Montreal…

Earth Sciences

Undersea volcano gave off signals before eruption in 2011

The researchers' documentation of inflation of the undersea volcano from gradual magma intrusion over a period of years led to the long-term eruption forecast….

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Research scientists develop new tools to unveil mystery of the 'glycome'

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed chemical compounds that can make key modifications to common sugar molecules (“glycans”), which are…

Health & Medicine

New Gene Loci Linked to Common Migraine Subtype Discovery

The new genes identified in this study provide further evidence for the hypothesis that dysregulation of molecules important in transmitting signals between…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Placental Growth for Healthy Pregnancies

The research, published today (10 June) in the journal Nature Cell Biology shows that the controlled release of a specific molecule, called miR-675, slows down…

Health & Medicine

Researchers develop a 'time bomb' to fight cardiovascular disease

Treatment options are currently available to people who suffer from the disease but no drug can target solely the diseased areas, often leading to generalized…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Unveil Bacterial Chainmail Structure for Infectious Insights

Their research, which is published today (Sunday 10 June) in Nature, has far ranging consequences in helping us understand how some pathogenic bacteria infect…

Health & Medicine

Sleep Less Than Six Hours? Stroke Risk for Normal-Weight Adults

Habitually sleeping less than six hours a night significantly increases the risk of stroke symptoms among middle-age to older adults who are of normal weight…

Studies and Analyses

Adults’ Sleep Disturbances Linked to Fear of the Dark

A small study of Toronto college students is shedding light on a contributing factor of insomnia that might be hard to admit – an adult fear of the dark.Nearly…

Awards Funding

Mainz’ Aerosol Researcher receives Otto Hahn Medal

Dr. Manabu Shiraiwa has been awarded the Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society for his path-breaking discoveries about the progression of chemical…

Physics & Astronomy

Electrons Emit Attosecond Light Flashes from Glass Surface

Electrons at a glass surface send out flashes of light with durations of only a few attoseconds when they come under the influence of high-intensity laser…

Earth Sciences

Exploring Life on Mars: Insights from ISS Research

Carried out by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in conjunction with German planetary researchers at Wilhelm’s University in Muenster and…

Environmental Conservation

Arctic Plants Thrive: Greener Landscapes and Less Bare Ground

The results show that most plants in the Arctic have grown taller, and the proportion of bare ground has decreased. Above all, there has been an increase in…

Life & Chemistry

New paints prevent fouling of ships’ hulls

In a joint project, researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed new environmentally-friendly and…

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