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Progressive Tax Systems Linked to Greater Happiness, Study Finds

But a new study comparing 54 nations found that flattening the tax risks flattening social wellbeing as well. “The more progressive the tax policy is, the…

Health & Medicine

UC Davis Neurosurgeons Grow Neck Vertebrae Using Stem Cells

The procedure was performed by associate professors of neurosurgery Kee Kim and Rudolph Schrot. It used bone marrow-derived adult stem cells to promote the…

Life & Chemistry

Cellular Discovery Advances Understanding of Mitochondrial Diseases

Led by CU-Boulder Assistant Professor Gia Voeltz and her team in collaboration with the UC-Davis team led by Professor Jodi Nunnari, the researchers analyzed…

Business and Finance

Recent trends show recession's effect on US advanced technology exports

U.S. exports of advanced technology products (ATP) fared better than other non-advanced technology exports during the recent U.S. recession, says a new report…

Studies and Analyses

Innovative Strategies to Safeguard Adolescent Girls’ Health

A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner did…

Life & Chemistry

A 'jumping gene's' preferred targets may influence genome evolution

An astounding 50% of human DNA comprises both active transposon elements and the decaying remains of former transposons that were active thousands to millions…

Life & Chemistry

Brain Cancer Stem Cells: Unique Metabolic Insights Revealed

Researchers with the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center also found for the first time that these glioma stem…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s Sharp Images Reveal Apollo Landing Sites in Detail

At the Apollo 17 site, the tracks laid down by the lunar rover are clearly visible, along with the last foot trails left on the moon. The images also show…

Studies and Analyses

Peer pressure? It's hardwired into our brains

A new USC study explains why people take stupid chances when all of their friends are watching that they would never take by themselves. According to the…

Earth Sciences

NASA satellites 'eyes' changes in Hurricane Katia

One NASA instrument that flies aboard two different NASA satellites has been providing very clear pictures of Hurricane Katia's transition over the last couple…

Health & Medicine

'Reboot' for healthier results

As lifestyles get busier and waistlines get bigger; many people are turning to online nutrition programs. In promotion of healthful nutrition behaviors,…

Life & Chemistry

China's plant resources need additional protections

China needs to change where it sites its nature reserves and steer people out of remote rural villages toward cities to protect its valuable but threatened…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Superconductor Fibers: 40x More Electricity Capacity Unveiled

Wiring systems powered by highly-efficient superconductors have long been a dream of science, but researchers have faced such practical challenges such as…

Social Sciences

Scandinavian Revivals: Shaping Modern Society’s Roots

Originating in Germany, pietism challenged contemporary orthodox Christianity and was a forerunner to the great revival movements of the nineteenth century. It…

Physics & Astronomy

Nanoscale Spin Waves: A New Alternative to Microwave Technology

This opens the way to replacing microwave technology in many applications, such as mobile phones and wireless networks, by components that are much smaller,…

Health & Medicine

Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Key to Lower Blood Pressure

This process begins already in the upper digestive tract, which could explain why gastric bypass surgery for obesity also markedly reduce blood pressure,…

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