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Growing Trade Lowers Food Costs But Harms the Environment

The conflict of interests between food production and climate protection is now shown by scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research…

Life & Chemistry

New culprit found in Lou Gehrig's disease

Following a major Northwestern Medicine breakthrough that identified a common converging point for all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Cell Mechanics: A New Tool for Medical Research

The team used an instrument called an atomic force microscope to study three distinctly different types of cells to demonstrate the method's potentially broad…

Studies and Analyses

Global Food Demand Expected to Double by 2050

Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology in the University of Minnesota’s College…

Earth Sciences

Hurricane Kenneth Forms in Eastern Pacific: Key Details

Kenneth began as the thirteenth tropical depression and that formed on Saturday, November 19, about 480 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. On Sunday, November 29…

Physics & Astronomy

Next-Gen NASA Communication Spacecraft Approved for Launch

Approval to move forward came during a recent Agency Project Management Council (APMC) meeting at NASA Headquarters. “I am very proud of the entire TDRS civil…

Life & Chemistry

MU researchers find synthetic RNA lessens severity of fatal disease

A team of University of Missouri researchers have found that targeting a synthetic molecule to a specific gene could help the severity of the disease Spinal…

Machine Engineering

Enhanced Safety: Profinet & Profibus Fault-Tolerant Controllers

All CPUs now have a Profinet interface with a 2-port switch, larger memory and an expanded quantity structure for data and function block as well as function…

Machine Engineering

Compact distributed I/O for plant and machinery construction

The especially compact design of the Simatic ET 200SP reduces the space required in the control cabinet and the device is characterized by user-friendly…

Machine Engineering

Efficient and economic front-end engineering and design

The Siemens division Industry Automation has expanded Comos, the software solution for complete plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of an…

Health & Medicine

New Electrical Stimulation Method Boosts Nerve Recovery

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) was developed to help return lost function to patients with upper and lower extremity injuries and spinal cord…

Studies and Analyses

Psychological intervention reduces disability and depression in adolescents with fibromyalgia

A recent trial shows cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) reduces functional disability and depressive symptoms in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia. The…

Studies and Analyses

Girls Experience Stronger Emotions in Friendships Than Boys

In a Duke University study out Tuesday, researchers found that pre-teen girls may not be any better at friendships than boys, despite previous research…

Studies and Analyses

Post-traumatic stress risk to police officers lower than previously thought

These are the findings from the second phase of an original and groundbreaking study published by the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en…

Environmental Conservation

Helmholtz Water Science Network: Collaborating for Future Solutions

In the new portfolio theme Helmholtz Water Science Network, five Helmholtz Centres are working together with numerous university partners to contribute to…

Life & Chemistry

Microrobots and Nanomachines: Innovations in Miniaturization

As miniaturization progresses, microrobots and nanomachines have moved beyond the realm of pure speculation. This technology requires tiny components that can…

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