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First Head Patch Tracks Brain Blood Flow and Oxygen Levels

A research team led by investigators at Mayo Clinic in Florida has found that a small device worn on a patient's brow can be useful in monitoring stroke…

Life & Chemistry

Are Nuisance Jellyfish Really Taking Over the World's Oceans?

A careful evaluation of the evidence by Robert H. Condon of Dauphin Island Sea Lab and his 16 coauthors, however, finds the idea that jellyfish, comb jellies,…

Studies and Analyses

Southern Indian Ocean Humpbacks Sing Unique Tunes

A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing…

Life & Chemistry

Heidelberg Researchers Explore Intracellular Transport Dynamics

After positive international evaluation, Heidelberg University’s Collaborative Research Centre 638 “Dynamics of Macromolecular Complexes in Biosynthetic…

Life & Chemistry

Plant Hunters Share Strategies to Discover New Species

Today’s alarmingly high rate of plant extinction necessitates an increased understanding of the world’s biodiversity. An estimated 15 to 30 percent of the…

Life & Chemistry

Same genes linked to early- and late-onset Alzheimer's

The discovery by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may lead doctors and researchers to change the way Alzheimer's disease is…

Health & Medicine

Massage Therapy: Quick Relief for Muscle Recovery

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a brief 10-minute massage helps reduce inflammation in muscle.As a non-drug therapy, massage holds the…

Studies and Analyses

IPM Reduces Pesticide Use in University of Florida Housing

IPM is a systematic approach to managing pests based on long-term prevention or suppression by a variety of methods that are cost effective and minimize risks…

Physics & Astronomy

Powering Pacemakers: Harnessing Heartbeat Vibrations

Researchers have searched for ways to prolong battery life – trying to generate energy to power a pacemaker using blood sugar, or the motion of the hands and…

Physics & Astronomy

Precision Time: Advancements in Atomic Clocks and Statistics

In a paper accepted for publication in the AIP's journal Review of Scientific Instruments, a researcher at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology…

Studies and Analyses

Here is what real commitment to your marriage means

“When people say, 'I'm committed to my relationship,' they can mean two things,” said study co-author Benjamin Karney, a professor of psychology and…

Life & Chemistry

Human Immune Cells Show Sensitivity to Stress Factors

Scientists working with Professor Bernd Kaina of the Institute of Toxicology at the Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have demonstrated for…

Life & Chemistry

Yellow Biotechnology: Silencing Insect Genes with Plants

Yellow Biotechnology refers to biotechnology with insects − analogous to the green (plants) and red (animals) biotechnology. Active ingredients or genes in…

Physics & Astronomy

Innovative OLED Lights: A Sustainable Alternative to Incandescents

Scientists from Dresden University of Technology in Germany have set out to build energy efficient organic LED (OLED) lights that could rival incandescent…

Earth Sciences

NASA's GCPEX Mission: What We Don't Know about Snow

In the last ten years, scientists have shown that it is possible to detect falling snow and measure surface snowpack information from the vantage point of…

Health & Medicine

Anesthesia Exposure Linked to Higher ADHD Rates in Young Kids

Children exposed to two or more anesthetics before age 3 had more than double the incidence of ADHD than children who had no exposure, says David Warner, M.D.,…

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