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New Gene Faults Linked to 30% Increased Melanoma Risk

Cancer Research UK scientists at the University of Leeds, together with a team from the GenoMEL consortium*, scanned the genes in blood samples from almost…

Life & Chemistry

New Genes Linked to Melanoma Risk Uncovered in Genome Studies

The genomic analysis technologies enable the study of genetic factors related to numerous diseases. In few areas this researches brought such a big and useful…

Studies and Analyses

If you don't snooze, do you lose?

An ongoing lack of sleep during adolescence could lead to more than dragging, foggy teens, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests.Researchers have…

Business and Finance

Consumers Rely on Signage Over Other Ad Media

That’s because University of Cincinnati analysis of a market research survey of more than 100,000 North American households found that shoppers are drawn into…

Physics & Astronomy

Robotic Polisher Extends University’s Capabilities

A controlled stream of abrasive slurry plays constantly on the surface being polished and the computer controlled polishing bonnet, forming a halo as it is…

Physics & Astronomy

A Starburst Captured: Students Photograph Exploding Star in Pinwheel Galaxy

Students in University of Delaware Prof. Judi Provencal’s Observational Astronomy class (PHYS 469) photographed the exploding star last week using the…

Physics & Astronomy

Star Packs Big Gamma-Ray Jolt

In the center of the Crab Nebula, the Crab Pulsar, a spinning neutron star left over when a supernova exploded, is pulsing out gamma rays with energies never…

Life & Chemistry

Uncharted Territory: Scientists Sequence the First Carbohydrate Biopolymer

Today, for the first time ever, a team of researchers led by Robert Linhardt of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced in the October 9 Advanced Online…

Physics & Astronomy

Two Seemingly Unrelated Phenomena Share Surprising Link

Energy carried in ordinary waves, like those seen on the ocean near a beach, quickly disperses. But the energy in the coupled pendulums and in compressed…

Physics & Astronomy

PolyU scientists achieves breakthrough in graphene research

The study of graphene has become a hot topic after two scientists based in Manchester received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their ground-breaking research…

Automotive Engineering

Solar-powered Air-conditioning System for Vehicles

Great news for drivers! They can now continue to keep the air-conditioning system on during the hot sunny days even when they stop the vehicle and switch off…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Signature Predicts Oral Cancer Recurrence Risk

It is one of the leading causes of cancer death – largely due to the failure of current histological procedures in predicting the recurrence of the disease….

Life & Chemistry

Small Molecules Target Autophagy to Starve Cancer Cells

The underlying mechanism is called autophagy and literally means “self-eating”. Many cancer cells have increased the activity of this system and the increased…

Physics & Astronomy

How Optical Transistors Drive Signals in Modern Devices

Its crucial function is to drive electrical signals utilising electrical signals in television sets, telephones, PCs and other devices. The smaller the…

Studies and Analyses

Vaccine Breakthrough: Protecting Monkeys From Trachoma

An attenuated, or weakened, strain of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria can be used as a vaccine to prevent or reduce the severity of trachoma, the world's…

Health & Medicine

New Molecule Discovered to Inhibit Cancer Metastasis

Michael B. Dwinell, Ph.D., director of the Bobbie Nick Voss Laboratory and associate professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, is the lead author on…

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