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Life & Chemistry

Orangutans Hold Key to Primate Evolution Through Alu Elements

Once gained an Alu element is rarely lost so comparison of Alu between species can be used to map primate evolution and diversity. New research published in…

Medical Engineering

Middle-Ear Microphone Enhances Cochlear Implant Experience

Cochlear implants have restored basic hearing to some 220,000 deaf people, yet a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising…

Studies and Analyses

Follow-Up CT: Evaluating Benefits After Inconclusive Ultrasound

Opinions vary as to the need and relevance for further diagnostic imaging workup after an inconclusive abdominal ultrasound examination, said Supriya Gupta,…

Studies and Analyses

One-third of adult Americans with arthritis battle anxiety or depression

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one-third of U.S. adults with arthritis, 45 years and older, report having…

Studies and Analyses

Do Parents Eat Healthier After Starting a Family?

It is often thought that starting a family will lead parents to healthier eating habits, as they try to set a good example for their children. Few studies,…

Life & Chemistry

24 New Lizard Species Discovered in Caribbean Facing Extinction

According to Blair Hedges, a professor of biology at Penn State University and the leader of the research team, half of the newly added skink species already…

Technology Offerings

Polytheonamide A/B – Novel biotechnological synthesis of polytheonamide A and B for the use as potent antitumor agents

The polypeptides polytheonamide A and B possess unique cytotoxic properties and are examples for very potent, highly selective and bioactive antitumor agents…

Studies and Analyses

Oil Palm Expansion Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Crisis

The study, conducted by Yale and Stanford researchers, found that about two-thirds of lands outside of protected areas in the Ketapang District of West…

Environmental Conservation

New Insights on Translocation Risks in Wildlife Management

DISASTROUS disease outbreaks like the one which led to the decimation of the red squirrel in Britain can now be avoided through the implementation of new…

Physics & Astronomy

Mini Cargo Transporters: Unlocking Life’s Molecular Motors

Molecular motors are the key to the development of higher forms of life. They transport proteins, signal molecules and even entire chromosomes down long…

Health & Medicine

Research represents major breakthrough in macular degeneration

GA is an untreatable condition that causes blindness in millions of individuals due to death of retinal pigmented epithelial cells. The paper, “DICER1 loss and…

Life & Chemistry

Discovery of earliest life forms' operation promises new therapies for key diseases

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have now discovered that, the gas nitric oxide (NO), produced in all cells of the human body…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Study Sheds Light on Debate Over Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture

Although organic techniques may not be able to do the job alone, they do have an important role to play in feeding a growing global population while minimizing…

Life & Chemistry

Simulated Digestion: Enhancing Medicine Absorption Techniques

Some medicines have to be taken either before, after, or during a meal because food ingredients can affect its absorption or bioavailability. Australian…

Studies and Analyses

Rising Global Prices for Coffee and Cocoa: A Pollination Insight

As a team of researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), the Technical University of Dresden and the University of Freiburg headed…

Environmental Conservation

Ethiopia Faces Fluorosis Risk: Water Treatments Insufficient

As many as 8 million people living in the valley are estimated to be at risk of dental and skeletal fluorosis as a result of their long-term exposure to high…

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