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Life & Chemistry

High-Protein Diet Supports Muscle Health in Postmenopausal Women

“A higher-protein weight-loss diet is more protective of muscle,” said Ellen Evans, a former U of I associate professor of kinesiology and community health and…

Life & Chemistry

Tanning Bed Use Linked to Addictive Brain Changes, Study Finds

People who frequently use tanning beds may be spurred by an addictive neurological reward-and-reinforcement trigger, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical…

Life & Chemistry

Blocking Hormone Receptor Boosts Enzyme to Target Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have shown, for the first time, that blocking a receptor of a key hormone in the renin-angiotensin…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Divot Resistance Innovations in Golf Course Turfgrass

Golf courses, known for their calm scenic views and precise grass patterns, take daily abuse. Divots created by golf strokes are a common occurrence, and can…

Health & Medicine

ONR’s New Tool Studies Underwater Pressure Effects on Divers

Researchers at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) have designed, built and validated a novel hyperbaric environment to study cellular behavior at greater…

Studies and Analyses

New ADHD Genes Linked to Autism and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

The research team was led by Dr. Russell Schachar, Senior Scientist and Psychiatrist at SickKids and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and…

Environmental Conservation

Aeroecology: Key to Bat Conservation and Ecosystem Health

Golf courses and coffee plantations are some of the unlikely bat habitats that could be considered in conservation plans, say scientists presenting research at…

Health & Medicine

Ohio State Researchers Use Computer Forecasting to Combat Cholera

Researchers at Ohio State University are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the project, in the hopes of targeting…

Health & Medicine

Taking a 'shine' to heart repair

After a heart attack or stroke, heart scarring can lead to dangerously paper-thin heart walls and a decreased ability to pump blood through the body. Although…

Earth Sciences

Deep Recycling in Earth: Faster Insights from Volcanoes

The recycling of the Earth´s crust in volcanoes happens much faster than scientists have previously assumed. Rock of the ocean crust, which sinks deep into the…

Earth Sciences

Hydrogen Highway: Exploring Deep Sea Energy Innovations

The search for new energy sources to power mankind’s increasing needs is currently a topic of immense interest. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are considered one…

Technology Offerings

Active Agent Boosts Lung Regeneration for Chronic Diseases

Medicamentous regeneration of forms of lung damage as a result of chronic lung diseases such as COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma etc. is possible for the first…

Technology Offerings

Nanoparticles Enhance Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension is a serious, lifethreatening

disorder which substantially restricts

physical capacities and results in a severely reduced
…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Insights on Water Uptake in Plant Roots

Tom Trout, research leader of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Water Management Research Unit (WMRU) in Fort Collins, Colo., and his colleagues are…

Earth Sciences

3,000-Year-Old Lion Discovered at Ancient Turkish Citadel Gate

The gate complex provided access to the citadel of Kunulua, capital of the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina (ca. 950-725 BCE), and is reminiscent of the citadel…

Interdisciplinary Research

Disney, CMU researchers build face models that give animators intuitive control of expressions

Flashing a wink and a smirk might be second nature for some people, but computer animators can be hard-pressed to depict such an expression realistically. Now…

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