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Smartphone Use Linked to Eye Fatigue and Discomfort

Several reports indicate that prolonged viewing of mobile devices and other stereo 3D devices leads to visual discomfort, fatigue and even headaches. According…

Life & Chemistry

UCLA Scientists Map Key Molecule in Human Stem Cells

The finding by researchers with the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA may prove to be important in…

Life & Chemistry

Smithsonian Study Unveils Eye Gene in Red Butterfly Wings

Now several research teams that include Smithsonian scientists in Panama, have discovered that Heliconius butterflies mimic each other's red wing patterns…

Health & Medicine

Key Discovery Helps Women Combat Infections During Pregnancy

A normal but concerning consequence of pregnancy is the fact that pregnant women are more susceptible to infection. University of Minnesota Medical School…

Life & Chemistry

Endangered river turtle's genes reveal ancient influence of Maya Indians

Small tissue samples collected from 238 wild turtles at 15 different locations across their range in Southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala revealed a…

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Thermogel Innovation: Antifungal Agent for Nail Infections

Formulation containing terbinafine HCl (TBF) as active substance for the topical treatment of nail and/or nail bed infection, e.g. onychomycosis.Further…

Earth Sciences

NASA satellites confirm Tropical Storm Bret's heaviest rains on the eastern side

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew over tropical storm Bret in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Bahamas on July 19, 2011 at 1118 UTC…

Business and Finance

Technological Change Excludes Older Workers, Hebrew U. Study Reveals

The study conducted by Prof. Joseph Zeira of the Hebrew University's department of economics and Dr. Avner Ahituv of Carmel Academic Center, shows that need to…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Honey Bees and Synthetic Pesticides: New Insights Unveiled

The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Previous studies have shown that honey bee hives are contaminated with an array of…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto

The new moon is the smallest discovered around Pluto. It has an estimated diameter of 8 to 21 miles (13 to 34 km). By comparison, Charon, Pluto's largest moon,…

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Cancer Drugs Show Promise in Schizophrenia Treatment

The research, published online in the journal Brain, is from a group led by Professor Peter Giese at King's College London, and offers new avenues for drug…

Physics & Astronomy

Movement of black holes powers the universe's brightest lights

Not only do they spin, they can also move laterally across their host galaxy. And according to astrophysicists at Brigham Young University, both types of…

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US Shale Gas: Impact on Russian and Iranian Petro-Power

“The geopolitical repercussions of expanding U.S. shale gas production are going to be enormous,” said Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy…

Life & Chemistry

Seaweed: A New Source of Heart-Healthy Food Ingredients

Maria Hayes and colleagues Ciarán Fitzgerald, Eimear Gallagher and Deniz Tasdemir note increased interest in using bioactive peptides, now obtained mainly from…

Life & Chemistry

Advance in Ultra-Portable Electronics with Conductive Nanowires

Yuji Okawa and colleagues write that the “key to single-molecule electronics is connecting functional molecules to each other using conductive nanowires. This…

Life & Chemistry

Safety Testing Ensures Quality Gulf Seafood for Consumers

The little-known story of the effort by Federal agencies to assure safety of Gulf seafood is the topic of the cover article in the current edition of Chemical…

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