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Studies and Analyses

Physical Activity Boosts Sleep Quality: Study Insights

A nationally representative sample of more than 2,600 men and women, ages 18-85, found that 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week, which is the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Sustainable Wood Strategy: Carbon Mitigation for Buildings

An article published in the journal Forests says, however, that Pacific Northwest trees grown and harvested sustainably, such as every 45 years, can both…

Environmental Conservation

Great Lakes Fish Thrive on Invading Shrimp Species

“Forecasting how an invader will affect the growth and production of a specific native fish species is very relevant to conservation groups and government…

Life & Chemistry

New Protein Found to Regulate Calcium in Blossom End Rot

Now a Korean-Swiss research team under the co-leadership of plant physiologists at the University of Zurich identified a protein that regulates calcium…

Studies and Analyses

Anorexia nervosa study finds inner conflicts over the 'real' self that have treatment implications

People with anorexia nervosa struggle with questions about their real, or “authentic,” self – whether their illness is separate from or integral to them – and…

Materials Sciences

On the Road to Plasmonics With Silver Polyhedral Nanocrystals

The question of how many polyhedral nanocrystals of silver can be packed into millimeter-sized supercrystals may not be burning on many lips but the answer…

Life & Chemistry

Dendritic cells protect against acute pancreatitis

NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered the novel protective role dendritic cells play in the pancreas. The new study, published in the November…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's NPP Satellite Acquires First VIIRS Image

VIIRS is one of five instruments onboard the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite that…

Earth Sciences

Hurricane Kenneth becomes late-season record-breaking major hurricane

A major hurricane is one that reaches category three status or greater on the Saffir-Simpson scale that measures hurricane strength. At 10 a.m. EST, Kenneth's…

Life & Chemistry

Surprising pathway implicated in stuttering

Beyond a simple association, the study provides the first evidence that mutations affecting cellular recycling centers called lysosomes actually play a role in…

Life & Chemistry

Toll-like receptors play role in brain damage in newborns

Roughly two in every thousand babies are at risk of suffering brain damage as a result of events before, during and after delivery. Infections in the blood or…

Life & Chemistry

Sharp decrease in deaths from sudden cardiac arrest

Recent decades have brought enormous advances in the treatment of victims of sudden cardiac arrest, shows a thesis from the University of Gothenburg’s…

Information Technology

New programming language to plug information leaks in software

The most common causes of security issues in today’s software are not inadequate network security, poor security protocols or weak encryption mechanisms. In…

Life & Chemistry

Substance in cancer medicine could prevent heart attacks

Heart attacks are normally caused by the formation of a blood clot in one of the blood vessels that supply the heart with oxygen and nutrients. The clot…

Interdisciplinary Research

Center for Adaptive Robotics Launches to Enhance Human Support

Whether in industrial manufacturing, tumor radiation therapy, or space travel, robots support humans in a variety of areas. Since 2009, scientists from the…

Trade Fair News

Siemens Expands TIA Portal and Simotics Motor Family Innovations

In advancing its automation and drives portfolio, Siemens is placing the emphasis on IT integration, stated Ralf-Michael Franke, CEO of the Drive Technologies…

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