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Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Living Cells’ Waste-Disposal Units

Important new information on one of the most critical protein machines in living cells has been reported by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of…

Health & Medicine

New Insights on GI Issues in Children with Autism

New research conducted in the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, reports that children with…

Materials Sciences

Rice's 'quantum critical' theory gets experimental boost

New evidence this week supports a theory developed five years ago at Rice University to explain the electrical properties of several classes of materials –…

Life & Chemistry

ISG15: New Insights on Targeting Breast Cancer Cell Motility

How the elevated ISG15 pathway contributes to tumorigenic phenotypes remains unclear and is the subject of a study published in the January 2012 issue of…

Studies and Analyses

Active compounds against Alzheimer’s disease: new insights thanks to simulations

More than half of all cases of dementia in the elderly can be attributed to Alzheimer’s disease. Despite vast research efforts, an effective therapy has not…

Health & Medicine

Safer Stenting Techniques for High-Risk Stroke Patients

A team of researchers led by Dr. Jon Matsumura, head of the vascular surgery division at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, found…

Life & Chemistry

UMass Amherst Engineers Make ‘Building Blocks of Chemical Industry’ From Wood While Boosting Production 40 Percent

This sustainable production process, which holds the promise of being competitive and compatible with the current petroleum refinery infrastructure, has been…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Discovers Distant Exploding Star, Expanding Cosmic Knowledge

“For decades, astronomers have harnessed the power of Hubble to unravel the mysteries of the universe,” said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA’s…

Studies and Analyses

Conserving biodiversity could benefit the world's poor

Land areas that are a priority for wildlife conservation provide relatively high levels of ecosystem services such as pollination, water purification, food…

Studies and Analyses

HIV Viral Load: Key Factor in Sexual Transmission Risk

The level of HIV-1 in the blood of an HIV-infected partner is the single most important factor influencing risk of sexual transmission to an uninfected…

Life & Chemistry

Caltech Chemists Unveil Key Reaction for Drug Development

The reaction they have come up with should enable chemists to synthesize new varieties of a whole subclass of organic compounds called nitrogen-containing…

Physics & Astronomy

New Study Reveals One Planet Per Star in Milky Way

There is on average at least one planet orbiting every star in the Milky Way. This remarkable conclusion comes from an international team of astronomers,…

Earth Sciences

Climate Change Impacts: Elk, Birds, and Plant Connections

The U.S. Geological Survey and University of Montana study not only showed that the abundance of deciduous trees and their associated songbirds in mountainous…

Materials Sciences

Nature Materials: Quick-cooking nanomaterials in microwave to make tomorrow's air conditioners

Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method for creating advanced nanomaterials that could lead to highly efficient…

Life & Chemistry

Algae-Based Fuels: A Sustainable Alternative for Your Vehicle

The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The generation of fuels…

Earth Sciences

Satellite imagery detects thermal 'uplift' signal of underground nuclear tests

A new analysis of satellite data from the late 1990s documents for the first time the “uplift” of ground above a site of underground nuclear testing, providing…

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