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Studies and Analyses

State Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Progress Revealed

As a result, the highest burden of CRC mortality shifted from the Northeast in the early 1990s to the southern states along the Appalachian corridor in the mid…

Life & Chemistry

Gene-Protein Insights Shape Lung Cancer Treatment Advances

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is presenting two key studies, including one today, at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer, July 3-7…

Studies and Analyses

Medicaid increases use of health care, decreases financial strain, improves health

The study will be released as working paper 17190 on the website of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) on July 7, 2011 (www.nber.org). “This study…

Awards Funding

Helmholtz Funds New Spin-Offs to Boost Innovation

“Helmholtz Enterprise funding allows us to support new companies, particularly when it comes to personnel,” says Dr Rolf Zettl, Managing Director of the…

Physics & Astronomy

Lightwave Electronics: Steering Electrons with Laser Pulses

The steering of electrons with the electric field of well-controlled femtosecond laser pulses makes it possible to resolve atomic processes on an attosecond…

Physics & Astronomy

Hydrogen Peroxide Discovered in Space: What It Means for Science

On Earth, hydrogen peroxide plays a key role in the chemistry of water and ozone in our planet’s atmosphere, and is familiar for its use as a disinfectant or…

Environmental Conservation

Joint Strategies Address Climate Challenges in Alpine Region

Over the course of the last hundred years, the temperature in the Alps has risen by 1.5°C. This is twice the global average. The inhabitants of this highly…

Life & Chemistry

Advancements in Reprogrammed Adult Stem Cells: A New Era

But when researchers four years ago successfully “reprogrammed” adult body cells to become stem cells, some thought the ethical debate was nearly over. Those…

Life & Chemistry

Termites' digestive system could act as biofuel refinery

Mike Scharf, the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Chair in Molecular Physiology and Urban Entomology, said his laboratory has discovered a cocktail of enzymes from the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Energy-Plus Buildings Shine at Madrid Solar Decathlon

Last summer Madrid hosted the Solar Decathlon for the first time, which was inspired by the American competition of the same name. In this international…

Materials Sciences

‘Ubiquitous element strategy’ for overcoming potential deficiencies of rare elements

‘Ubiquitous element strategy’ for overcoming potential deficiencies of rare elements in the synthesis of industrially important electronic, thermionic, and…

Business and Finance

Babson Research Finds Challenges To Ice Road Economy In The Arctic

• Road construction and maintenance techniques can lengthen ice road seasons, saving between $6 million and $27 million a year in transportation costs. •…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Group Seeks Alternative Uses for Marcellus Shale Gas

The Commonwealth Recycled Energy Economic Development Alliance (CREEDA) wants to jumpstart development of CHP systems, which recover waste heat from the…

Information Technology

A Dosimeter That Could Save Your Life, and It Fits in Your Wallet

The Department of Homeland Security(DHS)'s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has developed a miniaturized version of a dosimeter, a portable device used…

Information Technology

Wireless 'Breadcrumbs' That Won’t Become Toast When Baked…or Soggy When Hosed

Yet, despite the ubiquity of such devices, with few exceptions, today's firefighters still rely on 20th-century radios, whose outdated analog signals have…

Life & Chemistry

Environs Prompt Helpful Mutations as Plants Grow; Changes Passed On

Christopher A. Cullis, chair of biology at Case Western Reserve University, explains that this is the basis of his controversial research findings.Cullis, who…

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