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“Test and Treat” Model Offers New Strategy for Eliminating Malaria

The prevalence of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic malaria can be as high as 35 percent in populations with malaria and these asymptomatic individuals can…

Health & Medicine

Metabolic 'breathalyzer' reveals early signs of disease

New research published online in February in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and…

Studies and Analyses

New Cigarette Tax Boosts California’s Economy and Spending

The study found that the new tax would have a significant effect on the state's overall economy because Californians would smoke less and spend their money in…

Earth Sciences

Penn Researchers Discover Key Mechanism Behind Dune Patterns

The new work represents a contribution to basic science, but the findings may also hold implications for identifying when dune landscapes like those in…

Earth Sciences

NASA's Aqua Satellite Sees Small New Tropical Storm Near Tonga

NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument that flies aboard the Aqua satellite passed over the newest tropical storm in the South Pacific, Tropical…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Gulf System for Unusual Subtropical Development

On Sunday, February 5, at 6:45 p.m. EST the National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a special tropical weather outlook for System 90L. The outlook stated, “A…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellite Tracks Cyclone Jasmine Approaching Vanuatu

Vanuatu and New Caledonia are island nations in the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is about 1,090 miles (1,750 km) east of northern Australia, and 310 miles (500…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative BioConSepT Project Turns Plants Into Sustainable Plastics

Funded by the Knowledge Based Bio Economy program of the EU, the 13 M€ BioConSepT project started in February 2012. The project wants to convince and inspire…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Mutation Discovery Offers New Hope for Endometriosis Screening

Published in the Feb. 3 early online issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, the study explored an inherited mutation located in part of the KRAS gene, which leads…

Health & Medicine

New DVT guidelines: No evidence to support 'economy class syndrome'

New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) address the many risk factors for developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT),…

Studies and Analyses

Long-term study shows epilepsy surgery improves seizure control and quality of life

While epilepsy surgery is a safe and effective intervention for seizure control, medical therapy remains the more prominent treatment option for those with…

Health & Medicine

LE Strips Offer New Insights for PJI Diagnosis

Their latest research shows leukocyte esterase reagent (LE) strips, common in diagnosing urinary tract infections, can also have a role in rapid diagnosis of…

Studies and Analyses

Surgeons’ Learning Curve in ACL Reconstructions Revealed

Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed by surgeons who have performed less than 60 surgeries are roughly four to five times…

Health & Medicine

EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson's disease

Developed to assist physicians and healthcare providers in the clinical decision making process, the guidelines describe best practice for the diagnosis and…

Business and Finance

Overcoming Challenges in Wooden Furniture Manufacturing

Sarawak, being the largest state in Malaysia, is a major producer of tropical timber and timber products in the world. However, despite being blessed with…

Life & Chemistry

A Bug's (Sex) Life: Diving Beetles Offer Clues About Sexual Selection

Studying female reproductive tracts and sperm in diving beetles (Dytiscidae), researchers from the University of Arizona and Syracuse University have obtained…

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