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Life & Chemistry

Small Molecular Bodyguards Target HPV-Infected Cancer Cells

The Wistar scientists presented their findings in the April 20 issue of the journal Chemistry & Biology. The researchers believe that, with further testing…

Environmental Conservation

First evaluation of the Clean Water Act's effects on coastal waters reveals major successes

Levels of copper, cadmium, lead and other metals in Southern California's coastal waters have plummeted over the past four decades, according to new research…

Life & Chemistry

Explore the New Guide to Multiblock Polymers Research

These polymers can result in an astonishing array of materials, customizable to almost any specification. However, the flood of options could be overwhelming,…

Health & Medicine

Fetal Membrane Transplantation: A New Hope Against Blindness

The study by senior author Charles Bouchard, MD, and colleagues is published online ahead of print in the journal Cornea.Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a…

Life & Chemistry

Cells in blood vessel found to cling more tightly in regions of rapid flow

Researchers at the University of Washington have studied vessel walls and found the cells pull more tightly together, reducing vascular leakage, in areas of…

Life & Chemistry

Boron-Nitride Nanotubes: New Hope for Cancer Treatment

The study was carried out by researchers in Italy at the Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa with BNNTs provided by researchers at…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Research Institute Scientists Find the Structure of a Key ‘Gene Silencer’ Protein

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have determined the three-dimensional atomic structure of a human protein that is centrally involved in regulating…

Earth Sciences

"Warming hole" delayed climate change over eastern United States

Climate scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered that particulate pollution in the late 20th century created…

Process Engineering

New Ultra-Small High-Precision Lasers Unveiled by Researchers

Ultra fast, robust, stable, and high precision: these are some of the characteristics of a new laser developed by an international research team. This…

Studies and Analyses

Progress against HIV thwarted by patients' unmet needs

In a groundbreaking study published last year, scientists reported that effective treatment with HIV medications not only restores health and prolongs life in…

Life & Chemistry

Insect-Inspired Innovations: Nature’s Design in Technology

A one-inch long grasshopper can leap a distance of about 20 inches. Cicadas can produce sound at about the same frequency as radio waves. Fleas measuring only…

Physics & Astronomy

New Baryon Particle Discovered by Zurich Researchers at CERN

In particle physics, the baryon family refers to particles that are made up of three quarks. Quarks form a group of six particles that differ in their masses…

Health & Medicine

Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk: Study Insights

“It has long been known that autism is an umbrella term for a wide range of disorders that impair social and communication skills,” says Amy Kalkbrenner,…

Studies and Analyses

Short-Wavelength Excitation: Key to Urban Rail Vibration Control

The introduction of urban railways is one of the most effective ways to deal with traffic problems in large cities. However, in the vicinity of railways,…

Physics & Astronomy

Comparing Atomic Clocks: Insights from Data Highways

(Joint press release of Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB, and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics)Optical atomic clocks measure time with…

Materials Sciences

New Composite Polymer Boosts Light Amplifier Efficiency

Physicists from Münster University (WWU) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing have jointly developed a new type of composite polymer whose…

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