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Life & Chemistry

Sonicating sperm — the future of male contraception

New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology used commercially available therapeutic ultrasound…

Health & Medicine

Two-Arm Blood Pressure Check: Key to Heart Disease Risk

The findings add support to the calls for both-arm blood pressure checks to be performed as standard.The review is published in The Lancet online today (30th…

Studies and Analyses

Kindergarten Attentiveness Boosts Future Work Skills, Study Finds

Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of “work-oriented” skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda…

Life & Chemistry

Cancer Sequencing Reveals Mutations in Aggressive Childhood Tumors

Researchers studying a rare, lethal childhood tumor of the brainstem discovered that nearly 80 percent of the tumors have mutations in genes not previously…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Insights on Metabolomic Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Health

Many of the studied metabolites are biomarkers for cardiovascular disease or related disorders, thus the loci uncovered may provide valuable insight into the…

Environmental Conservation

Tropical Vegetation Stores 21% More Carbon, Study Finds

A study published in Nature Climate Change today finds that tropical vegetation contains 21 percent more carbon than previous studies had suggested. Using a…

Physics & Astronomy

Maximizing CT-Scan Benefits: New Approaches Unveiled

X-ray photography has been used for decades for medical purposes. Now, scientists have found new ways of obtaining precise and comprehensive data from x-ray…

Health & Medicine

U-M study urges parents to enforce booster seat use when carpooling

Most parents report that they typically require their child to use a life-saving booster seat, but more than 30 percent said they do not enforce this rule when…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Lumbar Disc Degeneration to Obesity Risk

One of the largest studies to investigate lumbar spine disc degeneration found that adults who are overweight or obese were significantly more likely to have…

Health & Medicine

New Hope for Managing Depression: Innovative Approaches

Depression is a serious and sometimes devastating health problem which affects millions of people worldwide. In her previous work with depressed patients,…

Physics & Astronomy

Oxygen Molecule Stability at 1.9 Terapascal Revealed

Using computer simulations, a RUB researcher has shown that the oxygen molecule (O2) is stable up to pressures of 1.9 terapascal, which is about nineteen…

Life & Chemistry

Blood Test Identifies Liver Damage With Less Invasiveness

The ELF test (Enhanced Liver Fibrosis test) takes approximately one hour to complete and requires only a blood sample. The process is therefore less invasive…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Siemens Smart Meters Enhance Power Grid Efficiency

Power snapshots from smart meters by Siemens provide synchronous grid information with maximum precision from the low-voltage grid, data that can serve as a…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Suppliers Gain From Sustainability: Energy Efficiency Insights

The magazine Pictures of the Future reports that the company is gradually expanding its energy efficiency program to also include the supplier chain. The EEP…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Efficient Subway Train: A Leap Toward Full Recyclability

Engineers at Siemens Mobility relied on a lightweight design with aluminum profiles while developing the rail vehicle.As a result, a six-car train is around…

Earth Sciences

Life beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas could give clues, says Texas A&M marine expert

Tom Iliffe, professor of marine biology at the Texas A&M-Galveston campus, and graduate student Brett Gonzalez of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., examined three “blue…

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