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Environmental Conservation

Biodiversity Loss: Ecosystem Impacts Comparable to Climate Change

Loss of biodiversity appears to affect ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to results of a…

Studies and Analyses

Pioneering study shows prenatal choline may 'program' healthier babies

In a study led by Marie Caudill, associate professor of nutritional sciences, and graduate student Xinyin Jiang, a group of third-trimester pregnant women…

Health & Medicine

'No family history' not a good reason for women 40-49 to stop yearly screening mammograms

The study, conducted at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care, LLC in Rochester, NY of all breast cancers diagnosed between 2000 and 2010, found that 228 out of 373…

Studies and Analyses

Cervical Spine CT Unnecessary for Simple Assault, Falls

The study, conducted at Grady Memorial Hospital by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences of the Emory University School of Medicine…

Health & Medicine

Pleasure eating triggers body's reward system and may stimulate overeating

When eating is motivated by pleasure, rather than hunger, endogenous rewarding chemical signals are activated which can lead to overeating, according to a…

Studies and Analyses

Benign Papillomas: Study Questions Need for Surgical Excision

The study, conducted at the Breast Health Center of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, included 119 papillomas diagnosed at core biopsy…

Studies and Analyses

Study finds 'overmanagement' of benign breast disease

The study, conducted at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, followed 388 patients for six, 12 and 24 months. No cancer was found in these patients at six and…

Health & Medicine

Genetic Links Between Smoking and Hot Flashes in Women

Women who smoke and carry specific variations in the genes that impact their metabolism are at higher risk of developing hot flashes in comparison with smokers…

Health & Medicine

Hormone Identified as Predictor of Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy

Tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP) is currently the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths during the first trimester and a recent study accepted for publication…

Technology Offerings

Identifying Active Substances for Contact Allergy Treatment

Approximately 65 million people in Europe suffer from nickel hypersensitivity

and develop an allergic contact dermatitis upon skin contact
…

Technology Offerings

Chimeric Nucleases: Precision Gene Targeting for Therapy

Chimeric nucleases known at present share the disadvantage that these enzymes cleave DNA in the genome also unspecifically, a feature resulting in unacceptable…

Technology Offerings

New Steroid-Derivatives Target Infectious Diseases Effectively

Provided are novel steroid-derivatives with a broad spectrum of activity for the treatment of infectious diseases. For these substances, no

resistances or…

Studies and Analyses

Vanderbilt Study: Scarcity of Hand Surgeons in Emergencies

Wrist, hand and finger trauma are the most common injuries presenting to emergency departments nationwide, yet only 7 percent of Tennessee hospitals have a…

Health & Medicine

Solar Water Disinfection: Accessible Clean Water for All

It’s easy enough to purify clear water. The solar water disinfection method, or SODIS, calls for leaving a transparent plastic bottle of clear water out in the…

Studies and Analyses

Eating Fish, Chicken, Nuts May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

“While it’s not easy to measure the level of beta-amyloid deposits in the brain in this type of study, it is relatively easy to measure the levels of…

Life & Chemistry

Harry Potter’s Blood Test: Unveiling Secrets in Riddle’s Diary

In the book “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J. K. Rowling, Harry writes a question in Tom Riddle’s diary—and a written answer appears. Australian…

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