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Physics & Astronomy

Black Holes Heat Up the Universe: New Astrophysics Insights

So far, astrophysicists thought that super-massive black holes can only influence their immediate surroundings. A collaboration of scientists at the Heidelberg…

Health & Medicine

Minimizing Stroke Damage: Latest Research Insights

In a review article in the journal MedLink Neurology, first author Murray Flaster, MD, PhD and colleagues summarize the latest research on caring for ischemic…

Medical Engineering

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Improves Aortic Aneurysm Care

“Our findings support the addition of contrast-enhanced ultrasound as a complementary tool in the follow-up of these patients,” said Rosa Gilabert, M.D.,…

Studies and Analyses

Study Explores BI-RADS and MRI for Accurate Breast Cancer Prediction

“BI-RADS was developed to standardize the lexicon of breast imaging reports and to help ensure patients receive proper follow-up,” said Mary C. Mahoney, M.D,…

Life & Chemistry

New Biomarker Discovery Enhances Pancreatic Cancer Detection

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC, is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related death. Newly diagnosed patients have a median survival of less than…

Life & Chemistry

Key Genes Found for Predicting Schizophrenia Risk

Using a convergent functional genomics approach that incorporates a variety of experimental techniques, the scientists also were able to apply a panel of their…

Health & Medicine

'Fertilizing' bone marrow helps answer why some cancers spread to bones

The findings provide valuable insight as to why some cancers metastasize to bone, and could eventually result in new metastasis-prevention drugs, said Laurie…

Health & Medicine

New Gene Therapy Delivery System Shows Promise for Arthritis

Within a few hours of injecting empty-handed DNA nanoparticles, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers were surprised to see increased expression of an…

Life & Chemistry

Sundown Syndrome-Like Symptoms in Fruit Flies May Be Due to High Dopamine Levels Changes in Flies Parallel Human Disorder

This change parallels a human disorder in which increased agitation occurs in the evening hours near sunset and may also be due to higher than normal dopamine…

Life & Chemistry

Discovery of Plant Proteins May Boost Agricultural Yields and Biofuel Production

Scoring a rare scientific hat trick, the researchers identified three related proteins in thale cress plants (Arabidopsis thaliana) that regulate the…

Life & Chemistry

Revealing the stars of brain adaptability

The finding clarifies the link between two important processes in the brain.Activity in large-scale brain networks is thought to modulate changes in neuronal…

Trade Fair News

DuPont extends AEM performance with Vamac® Ultra HT for 180°C turbo hose and air duct applications

A highlight will be DuPont™ Vamac® Ultra HT, a new grade of ethylene acrylic elastomer (AEM) that extends the Vamac® Ultra family of high performance…

Awards Funding

German computer scientist receives most prestigious research award for computer graphics in Europe

This year the award goes to Professor Hans-Peter Seidel, head of the Computer Graphics department at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics. The Eurographics…

Physics & Astronomy

German astronomers finish Europe’s largest solar telescope on Tenerife

It will provide the German and the international community of solar physicists with new and better instrumentation which will enable them to investigate our…

Life & Chemistry

The Downside of Good Memory

Scientists from the University of Basel have now discovered that a genetic factor for good memory is also associated with a heightened risk for the development…

Science Education

Real Science in Virtual School Labs

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg followed upper-secondary students from the Swedish town of Lysekil for one year. The study was part of the…

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