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Life & Chemistry

Johns Hopkins Identifies Genes Linked to Cystic Fibrosis Issues

Their findings, which appeared online March 15 in PLoS Genetics, along with the findings of their Toronto-based colleagues, published April 1 in Nature…

Medical Engineering

CT Exam Use Rises in Kids with Abdominal Pain: Study Insights

The study authors found no corresponding increase in ultrasound use during the same period, despite research supporting it as an important diagnostic tool for…

Health & Medicine

Robot-Assisted Surgery Reduces Complications in Prostate Cancer

The research, led by scientists at Henry Ford Hospital's Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI), is the first to compare in a nationwide population sample the…

Studies and Analyses

Diversity aided mammals’ survival over deep time

That is one of the conclusions of the first study of how mammals in North America adapted to climate change in “deep time” – a period of 56 million years…

Science Education

Navigating Virtual Learning: New Demands on Teachers

Yet a new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that new technologies per se do not improve student learning, and that they present…

Medical Engineering

Laparoscopy Lowers Small-Bowel Obstruction Risks Effectively

In many cases, the surgical technique is the most important factor when it comes to adhesive small-bowel obstruction, even when taking factors such as age,…

Business and Finance

Study Advocates 35-Hour Workweek for Swedish Parents

One way to handle the stress is to take advantage of the right for Swedish parents to work half time, according to a new doctoral thesis from the University of…

Physics & Astronomy

Photon Source May Facilitate Quantum Information Processing

The technique takes advantage of the unique properties of atoms that have one or more electrons excited to a condition of near-ionization known as the Rydberg…

Life & Chemistry

A matter of priorities – Bacteria evolved way to safeguard crucial genetic material

The study, published online today in Nature, shows that bacteria have evolved a mechanism that protects important genes from random mutation, effectively…

Life & Chemistry

Hebrew University, other researchers identify two distinguishable gene groups, one ‘normal’ and the other problematic

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and other institutions have identified two distinguishable groups of genes: those that produce very abundant…

Life & Chemistry

New Genes Linked to Osteoporosis Risk Uncovered by Scientists

The study, published in Nature Genetics and involving leading researchers from Sweden and the world, shows among other interesting facts that women with a…

Life & Chemistry

Research shows why 1 bacterial infection is so deadly in cystic fibrosis patients

Scientists have found why a certain type of bacteria, harmless in healthy people, is so deadly to patients with cystic fibrosis.The bacterium, Burkholderia…

Life & Chemistry

What did the scientist say to the sommelier? 'Show me the proof!'

What does lemon pan sauce chicken have to do with biochemistry and molecular biology? If you ask the students in Joseph Provost's class at Minnesota State…

Studies and Analyses

New Research Highlights Brain Risks in Olympic Boxing

It has been debated for quite some time whether Olympic boxing (amateur boxing) is hazardous to the brain. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg…

Environmental Conservation

Reducing Ecological Risks in Bioenergy Production Strategies

With different accompanying measures, such as the conservation of near-nature areas, however, these effects could be partly reduced, as scientists of the…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Benefits of Focusing on Staff Engagement

A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg’s School of Business, Economics and Law addresses this question by looking at a group of unusually…

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