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Physics & Astronomy

Webb Telescope Spinoffs Transforming Industries Today

The Webb telescope is the world's next-generation space observatory and successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The most powerful space telescope ever built,…

Studies and Analyses

More Toy Choices Boost Kids’ Physical Activity, Studies Find

In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two studies…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Speed Use and Teen Depression: Key Findings

A five year study conducted with thousands of local teenagers by University of Montreal researchers reveals that those who used speed (meth/ampthetamine) or…

Studies and Analyses

Newly recognized feature of athlete's heart found to be more prevalent in black male athletes

Dubai (19 April 2012): Left-ventricular hyper-trabeculation (LVHT) – a feature of certain cardiomyopathies (chronic disease of the heart muscle) – has been…

Health & Medicine

Exercise Lowers Cardiovascular Death Risks in High Blood Pressure

In the study, all-cause and CVD mortality risks were found to be significantly higher among study participants that didn't exercise compared with active…

Health & Medicine

Late Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Middle East

Dubai (19 April 2012): Patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are being admitted to hospital too late to prevent the need for heart surgery, according to…

Studies and Analyses

Women face a higher risk of care home admission due to their partner's age

The study found women were often married to older partners who cannot provide care for them due to their age-related frailty. The study, entitled 'Gender…

Life & Chemistry

DNA Origami Enhances Solid-State Nanopore Sensors

The latest advance in solid-state nanopore sensors – devices that are made with standard tools of the semiconductor industry yet can offer single-molecule…

Statistics

26% of U.S. Adults Faced Health Insurance Gaps in 2011

One of four (26%) working-age U.S. adults experienced a gap in health insurance coverage during 2011, often because they lost or changed jobs, according to a…

Studies and Analyses

Insomnia’s Impact on Tinnitus: Study Reveals Key Link

The study shows a significant association between insomnia and the severity of perceived tinnitus symptoms, with patients with insomnia reporting greater…

Environmental Conservation

Cod’s Impact on Baltic Sea Ecosystems: Key Insights Revealed

The study shows that when the cod population in the central Baltic increases, it spreads into larger areas and spills over into adjacent marginal systems where…

Life & Chemistry

New Cancer Treatment Shows Promise With Fewer Side Effects

Many of the most common chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer have serious side effects because they not only affect the cells in the cancer tumour, but also…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Enhances Insights on Baleen Whale Hearing

Unlike toothed whales, baleen whales do not have enlarged canals in their jaws where specialized fats sit. While toothed whales use echolocation to find prey,…

Studies and Analyses

Babies flick anti-risk ‘switch’ in women but not men

Whereas women are significantly more cautious when they are partnered with small children in a gambling game measuring their attitude to risk, men don’t…

Environmental Conservation

Guiding Dispersant Use in Subsea Oil Spills Through Science

Now, a pair of researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is using a 1-year, $350,000 contract from the U.S. Department of the Interior to test…

Health & Medicine

Children’s National Researchers Identify a New Trigger for Alternate Reproduction Pathway of HIV-related Cancer Virus

KSHV causes Kaposi’s sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and other cancers that commonly affect immunocompromised patients, including those with AIDS….

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