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Continued Lupus Treatment May Improve Kidney Disease Survival

At least 1.5 million Americans (more than 90 percent of them women) have lupus (officially known as lupus erythematosus), a chronic autoimmune disease that can…

Physics & Astronomy

Discover Hot Newborn Stars in Distant Nebula

In the nebula, which lies around 6500 light-years from Earth, hot newborn stars that formed from clouds of hydrogen gas shine brightly with ultraviolet light….

Studies and Analyses

Infant Mortality Increases Stillbirth Risk in Black Women

Black women experienced the highest rates of stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy, the study by US researchers from the University of South Florida and the…

Health & Medicine

Joslin Researchers Uncover Pathways for Activating Good Fat

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have identified for the first time two molecular pathways that are critical to activating a type of “good” fat found…

Earth Sciences

Understanding methane's seabed escape

Methane is a powerful “greenhouse” gas and the research, carried out over the past week aboard the Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross, will improve…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Weight Gain to Reduced Leg Strength in Older Women

With more Americans aging and becoming overweight or obese, the study, published recently in the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, dispels the…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights into Pediatric Brain Tumors: Medulloblastomas Explained

Medulloblastomas constitute the most frequent class of malignant childhood brain tumor. Tumors of this type arise due to the uncontrolled proliferation of…

Studies and Analyses

Diabetes Linked to Higher Dementia Risk, Study Reveals

“Our findings emphasize the need to consider diabetes as a potential risk factor for dementia,” said study author Yutaka Kiyohara, MD, PhD, of Kyushu…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Scab Resistance in Durum Wheat

While working on the Durum Germplasm Enhancement Project (DGE), Dr. Prem Jauhar and staff at the USDA-ARS Northern Crop Research Laboratory, Fargo, ND…

Life & Chemistry

Fast-Evolving Genes Control Developmental Differences in Social Insects

All species of life are able to develop in different ways by varying the genes they express, ultimately becoming different shapes, sizes, colors and sexes….

Technology Offerings

Explore SAG: A Diverse Algae Culture Collection Since 1954

Founded in 1954, the SAG collection today comprises around 2400 strains (representing 538 genera and 1424 species) from almost all evolutionarylineages of…

Technology Offerings

New Highly Adherent, Scratch-Resistant MAX Phase Coating

Highly adherent and scratch-resistant coating is required to protect certain surfaces efficiently against erosion. The invention presented here consists in…

Studies and Analyses

Marijuana Administration Blocks PTSD Symptoms in Rat Model

Cannabinoids (marijuana) administration after experiencing a traumatic event blocks the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms in…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Breeding Soybeans for Improved Feed

Knowledge of soybean and other crops such as maize suggest that reducing phytate, the principle storage form of phosphorus in plant tissue, in seeds reduces…

Trade Fair News

Robots are coming to aircraft assembly

That is why Fraunhofer researchers have come up with a flexible assembly-line concept that features robots working in the same way they do in automotive…

Health & Medicine

Exercise Boosts Bone, Fat, and Insulin Health in Kids

A small study of obese children enrolled in after-school exercise programs showed 12 weeks of vigorous exercise resulted in stronger bones, improved insulin…

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