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Tiny Discovery Turns Pests Into Models for New Technologies

Scientists may soon be able to make pest insects buzz off for good or even turn them into models for new technologies, all thanks to a tiny finding with…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Discover How 'Promiscuous Parasites' Hijack Host Immune Cells

Cornell researchers recently discovered how T. gondii evades our defenses by hacking immune cells, making it the first known parasite to control its host's…

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Origin of a Rare Form of Breast Cancer Identified

New research led by Charlotte Kuperwasser of Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) has determined that common forms of breast cancer originate from breast…

Studies and Analyses

Buyer Beware—Advertising May Seduce Your Brain

Advertisers come at you in two ways. There is the just-the-facts type of ad, called “logical persuasion,” or LP (“This car gets 42 miles to the gallon”), and…

Studies and Analyses

Aquarium Fishes Are More Aggressive in Reduced Environments

“The welfare of aquarium fishes may not seem important, but with that many of them in captivity, they become a big deal,” said Ronald Oldfield, an instructor…

Life & Chemistry

Fluid Equilibrium in Prehistoric Organisms Sheds Light on a Turning Point in Evolution

Maintaining fluid balance in the body is essential to survival, from the tiniest protozoa to the mightiest of mammals. By researching recent genomic data,…

Automotive Engineering

Next-Gen Keiper 3000 Recliners Unveiled at 2011 IAA

Keiper's previous generation of recliners – the 2000 series – has been produced since the mid-1990s. The 3000 series, which features the Taumel 3000…

Life & Chemistry

New metal hydride clusters provide insights into hydrogen storage

The most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen holds great promise as a source of clean, renewable energy, producing nothing but water as a byproduct and…

Studies and Analyses

Public Health Guidelines to Mitigate Cannabis Risks

A new research study conducted by an international team of experts recommends a public health approach to cannabis – including evidence-based guidelines for…

Health & Medicine

Opioids Increase Pneumonia Risk in Older Adults, Study Finds

Opioids — a class of medicines commonly given for pain — were associated with a higher risk of pneumonia in a study of 3,061 adults, aged 65 to 94,…

Studies and Analyses

Challenging Old Ideas: New Insights on Plant Biomass Productivity

This idea comes from a 1970s study that showed as plant biomass produced – called plant productivity – in a system increased, so did the number of plant…

Statistics

Children in Poverty Increase by 1 Million Since 2009 Census

Between 2009 and 2010, one million more children in America joined the ranks of those living in poverty, bringing the total to an estimated 15.7 million poor…

Life & Chemistry

XMRV and related viruses not confirmed in blood of healthy donors or chronic fatigue syndrome patients

A study supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not validate or confirm previous research findings that suggested the presence of…

Studies and Analyses

Scientists Explore Indian Ocean to Unlock Global Weather Insights

An international team of researchers will begin gathering in the Indian Ocean next month, using aircraft, ships, moorings, radars, numerical models and other…

Environmental Conservation

Zebras vs. Cattle: Insights From New Kenyan Study

African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebras off the grass that fattens their cattle.But a new study by Kenyan and University of California…

Materials Sciences

Boosting Graphene Quality Through Silicon Evaporation Control

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have for the first time provided details of their “confinement controlled sublimation” technique for…

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