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Heart Attack Risk: Gender Differences in Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. It is caused by a build-up of fat and other…

Health & Medicine

Eating fish reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease

“This is the first study to establish a direct relationship between fish consumption, brain structure and Alzheimer's risk,” said Cyrus Raji, M.D., Ph.D., from…

Studies and Analyses

Training Peers Boosts Social Skills for Kids with ASD

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who attend regular education classes may be more likely to improve their social skills if their typically…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Brain Areas: Key to Newborn Eye Reflexes Explained

Structures in the midbrain that developed early in evolution can be responsible for functions in newborns which in adults are taken over by the cerebral…

Technology Offerings

Novel BMP2 Antagonist Inhibitors Enhance Bone Graft Substitution

Recombinant bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) is a known bone graft substitute used in the treatment of bone fractures and bone defects and is currently…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers discover molecular machinery responsible for production of proteins involved in bacterial cell death

Their work opens a new chapter in the understanding of protein synthesis under stress conditions, which are the conditions bacteria usually are faced with,…

Life & Chemistry

Atrazine Herbicide Linked to Animal Reproductive Issues

Atrazine is the second-most widely used herbicide in the U.S. More than 75 million pounds of it are applied to corn and other crops, and it is the most…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Multix Fusion: Affordable High-End X-Ray Technology

Multix Fusion enables small and medium-size hospitals to deploy proven high-end Siemens technology without overtaxing investment budgets. The system supports…

Environmental Conservation

Submarine springs offer preview of ocean acidification effects on coral reefs

The naturally low pH (a measure of acidity) in the water around the springs creates conditions similar to those that will result from the widespread…

Life & Chemistry

Fungi: Another Tool in Bacteria's Belt?

Bacteria and fungi are remarkably mobile. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that the two organisms enjoy a mutually beneficial…

Life & Chemistry

New Compound BU-005 Fights Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The compound — BU-005 — blocks pumps that a bacterium employs to expel an antibacterial agent called chloramphenicol. The team used a new and highly efficient…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Repair of Cleft Lip Achieved in Mouse Model

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College used genetic methods to successfully repair cleft lips in mice embryos specially engineered for the study of cleft…

Health & Medicine

BWH researchers develop a vaccine prototype stronger than traditional vaccines

A glycoconjugate vaccine is comprised of covalently bound carbohydrate and protein molecules, and is the standard design for many vaccines used to protect…

Health & Medicine

Mid-Morning Snacking Affects Women’s Weight Loss Success

Women dieters who grab a snack between breakfast and lunch lose less weight compared to those who abstain from a mid-morning snack, according to a study led by…

Studies and Analyses

Graphene Foam Detects Explosives, Emissions Better Than Today’s Gas Sensors

A new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute demonstrates how graphene foam can outperform leading commercial gas sensors in detecting potentially…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Dancing Electrons: Insights from Negative Ions Research

“By studying atoms with a negative charge, ‘negative ions’, we can learn how electrons coordinate their motion in what can be compared to a tightly…

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