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High-Fat Diet Boosts Blood Sugar Control in Diabetics

The results of a two-year dietary study led by Hans Guldbrand, general practitioner, and Fredrik Nyström, professor of Internal Medicine, are being published…

Physics & Astronomy

How nature shapes the birth of stars

Stars are thought to form in interstellar space from dark clouds of gas and dust. Their properties are expected to depend on the conditions of their dusty…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Legume Lessons: Reducing Fertilizer Use Through Beneficial Microbe Reactions

Sherrier leads one of four research groups participating in this project, which represents a collaborative effort between researchers at the Noble Foundation,…

Environmental Conservation

Tracking Down a Big Nutrient Pollutant in Chesapeake

Such is the case in the Chesapeake Bay, North America’s largest estuary, where an overabundance of nutrients fosters the formation of an oxygen-starved “dead…

Health & Medicine

Babies’ Brains Benefit From Music Lessons

They found that one-year-old babies who participate in interactive music classes with their parents smile more, communicate better and show earlier and more…

Health & Medicine

Pneumonia and Preterm Birth Complications Are the Leading Causes of Childhood Death

They examined the distribution of child deaths globally by cause in 2010 and found that 64 percent were attributable to infectious causes and 40 percent…

Environmental Conservation

Mississippi’s Role in Keeping Deepwater Horizon Oil Offshore

Research by a trio of geoscientists, including the University of Pennsylvania’s Douglas Jerolmack, now offers an explanation for why some of the oil stayed out…

Physics & Astronomy

IBEX Uncovers Missing Boundary at Solar System’s Edge

Earth itself certainly has one of these bow shocks on the sunward side of its magnetic environment, as do most other planets and many stars. A collection of…

Environmental Conservation

Mild Amazon Fire Season Predicted for 2012

Fire season across most of the Amazon rain forest typically begins in May, peaks in September and ends in January. The new model, which forecasts the fire…

Life & Chemistry

Chimpanzee’s Clever Tactics: Foresight in Stone-Throwing

A new study shows that Santino’s innovativeness when he plans his stone-throwing is greater than researchers have previously observed. He not only gathers…

Technology Offerings

New Method for Strain-Adapted Vaccine Development

A method for the preparation of a strain-adapted vaccine specific for a bacterial strain.Further Information: PDF Bayerische Patentallianz GmbHPhone: +49 89…

Technology Offerings

Unlocking Gene Reactivation: New Method with Epigenetic Modifiers

The patented method enables the reactivation of epigenetically-silenced genes. The scientists have discovered a method for removing methyl groups in certain…

Life & Chemistry

IBN’s Droplet Array Sheds Light on Drug-Resistant Cancer Stem Cells

In a tumor, CSCs form a small and distinct class of cancer cells that are more resistant to chemotherapy. Similar to stem cells found in human tissues, CSCs…

Life & Chemistry

New Therapeutic Target Discovered for Inflammation

Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have found a new therapeutic target to combat inflammation.The research, published in the journal Cellular and…

Life & Chemistry

Advanced Genetic Screening Boosts Vaccine Development Speed

Vaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens and now Kathryn Sykes and Stephen Johnston, researchers at Arizona State University’s…

Physics & Astronomy

Massive Black Holes: Halting Star Birth in Distant Galaxies

All large galaxies have a massive black hole at their centre, each millions of times the mass of a single star. For over a decade scientists have been puzzled…

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