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Life & Chemistry

New Enzyme Discovery Regulates Damaged Protein Degradation

The study – led by Jack E. Dixon, PhD, professor of Pharmacology, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, and Chemistry/Biochemistry at the University of California,…

Architecture & Construction

EU CONCERTO Initiative: Boosting Energy Efficiency in Cities

Sustainable energy consumption, the use of renewable energies, energy efficiency and the reduction of CO2 emissions are the current challenges that cities and…

Studies and Analyses

End-of-life discussions do not affect survival rates, study shows

A new study published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that patients who talk with their physicians about end-of-life care and have an advance…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA Study Reveals Surprising Insights About Venus Weather

The climate on Venus is widely known to be unpleasant — at the surface, the planet roasts at more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit under a suffocating blanket of…

Medical Engineering

New Stent Graft Could Allow Repair of Aneurysms Involving Both the Aorta and Renal Arteries

What distinguishes the new device system is that it is has a main column intended to protect the aorta and exclude the aneurysm from blood flow and two…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Researchers Develop Optimal Algorithm for Determining Focus Error in Eyes and Cameras

Like a camera, the human eye has an auto-focusing system, but human auto-focusing rarely makes mistakes. And unlike a camera, humans do not require trial and…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists Find Organizing Principle for the Sense of Smell

But new research at the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that odors can be rated on a scale of pleasantness, and this turns out to be an organizing…

Physics & Astronomy

New Nano-Based Process Simplifies Magnetic Manufacture

The innovative process allows them to create room-temperature ferromagnetic materials that are stable for long periods more effectively and with fewer steps…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Hydrogen Innovations for a Greener Future

Over 80 % of the worlds energy demands continue to be met with fossil fuels. The environmental problems associated with this, such as global warming, are…

Health & Medicine

Steady Rise in ADHD Stimulant Use: Key Trends and Insights

The prescribed use of stimulant medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rose slowly but steadily from 1996 to 2008, according to a…

Social Sciences

Who's the best leader: the saint or the scrooge?

The research finds that generosity — in the sense of contributing to the public good — influences a person's status on two critical dimensions: prestige and…

Technology Offerings

New Genetic Markers Improve Transplant Rejection Outcomes

In cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney and haematological diseases transplantation remains the most effective long term therapy for patients with advanced…

Life & Chemistry

Dynamic Methylation Changes Shape Stem Cell Fate

The new data show how the “marking” of DNA sequences by groups of methyl molecules – a process called methylation – can influence the type of cell a stem cell…

Life & Chemistry

New Insulin Switches Found in Pancreas May Inspire Diabetes Drugs

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of…

Environmental Conservation

LSU Study Reveals Oil Spill Effects on Marsh Fish Species

The study, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, or NSF, and the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative is being published in the journal Proceedings…

Earth Sciences

NASA sees Hurricane Hilary's heaviest rain in northwest quadrant

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as TRMM passed over Hilary on Sept. 26 at 5:29 a.m. EDT and its precipitation radar instrument…

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