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Life & Chemistry

Bacterium Blocks Mosquitoes from Spreading Dengue Virus

North Carolina State University mathematical biologist Dr. Alun Lloyd is part of the Eliminate Dengue program, a research consortium that includes scientists…

Studies and Analyses

Stroke Impacts Learning in Remote Brain Areas: New Therapy Success

In a new study, researchers from the Bernstein Network and the Universities of Göttingen and Jena now show that a stroke even affects the learning ability of…

Physics & Astronomy

Distant Black Hole Devours Star, Sparks Ongoing X-Ray Emission

“Incredibly, this source is still producing X-rays and may remain bright enough for Swift to observe into next year,” said David Burrows, professor of…

Life & Chemistry

Altered Cerebella Linked to Balance Issues in Down Syndrome

A scientist investigating why those with Down syndrome often have poor balance and motor coordination has found that key eye reflexes are substantially altered.

Studies and Analyses

Sexual satisfaction tied to overall 'successful aging' as reported by women age 60 to 89

The report, published online in the August edition of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, also shows that self-rated successful aging, quality of…

Health & Medicine

HIV Increase in Pakistan: Insights for Future Research

The researchers raise concern that the transmission across subgroups into Pakistan’s general population may serve as indication that the virus may be spreading…

Health & Medicine

Bone Marrow Transplantation and Its Impact on Cancer Resistance

Bone marrow, a spongy tissue inside bones, contains stem cells that produce blood cells, including leukocytes, erythrocytes and platelets. In the cover story…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Explores Memory Connections in Psychological Science

In a new study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, the authors pinpoint the…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Scientists Reengineer Antibiotic Against Resistant Bacteria

The results were published in an advanced online issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.“[These results] have true clinical significance and…

Health & Medicine

HIV Infection Rates Rise: Exploring Key Causes and Insights

Since HIV infection rates began to rise again around 2000, researchers have been grasping for answers on what could be causing this change, especially in the…

Studies and Analyses

Test May Help Identify People at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Before Symptoms Appear

The study of 311 people in their 70s and 80s with no cognitive problems, from the population-based Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, used an advanced brain imaging…

Materials Sciences

What matters is that it’s carbon

In the chemical industry, carbide is an important base material for fertilisers and in the production of raw iron. Until now, the synthesis of carbide has…

Physics & Astronomy

First Look at Milky Way’s Birth: New Simulation Unveiled

Now astrophysicists from the University of Zurich present the world’s first realistic simulation of the formation of our home galaxy together with astronomers…

Earth Sciences

Polarstern Research Vessel Conducts Arctic Investigations

Thus, the researchers on board are conducting an extensive investigation programme in the water, ice and air at the northernmost point on the Earth. The little…

Power and Electrical Engineering

SCHOTT Solar Hits Over 20% Efficiency With New Solar Cells

SCHOTT Solar has achieved yet another top performance. The solar company based in Mainz, Germany, has succeeded in manufacturing the world's first industrial…

Environmental Conservation

Hake Population Thrives Amid Sea Warming Insights

Ms Nerea Goikoetxea, a researcher at Azti-Tecnalia, has been witness to this. She has investigated the population dynamics of the northern European hake…

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