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Life & Chemistry

European IVF Monitoring Group Reports on Frozen Egg Cycles

The EIM collected data on frozen oocyte retrieval (FOR) cycles for the first time. Until today, egg freezing is still not offered on a wide scale but can be an…

Studies and Analyses

First Whole-Genome Lung Cancer Study Unveiled at Conference

A first-of-its-kind study of a patient with lung cancer who never smoked will be presented today by TGen and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale…

Life & Chemistry

A Flash of Insight: Chemist Uses Lasers to See Proteins at Work

Grewer, a biophysical chemist, studies glutamate transport proteins, miniscule components of our brains that move glutamate among cells. Glutamate, an…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Explores High Carbon Emission Scenarios Impact

Published today, Tuesday 5 July, in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, the study has revealed the potentially devastating effects that…

Interdisciplinary Research

Face Science Combines with Robotics at Annual Exhibition

The team will showcase their work as part of the annual exhibition which runs from 5 – 10 July 2011. Visitors will be able to see how the brain understands…

Life & Chemistry

Most of world's 'missing species' live in known hotspots

The study's findings suggest recent conservation efforts have been on target and should reduce uncertainty over global conservation priorities, its team of…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Pregnancy Impact on Autism Development in Twins

Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, joined in announcing significant findings from the largest known study of twins…

Physics & Astronomy

Colder UK Winters: 1 in 10 Chance Linked to Low Solar Activity

Last year, the same group of researchers, from the University of Reading, linked colder winters in Europe to low solar activity and predicted that the Sun is…

Architecture & Construction

Solar Thermal System Heats Munich Homes Year-Round

In part of the “Am Ackermannbogen” housing estate near the Munich Olympic Park, a solar thermal system supplies almost half the heat required for space and…

Medical Engineering

Keep the precious eye in check

People with diabetes want to stay active and lead a healthy life free from complications such as kidney disease, heart disease and stroke. However, many…

Materials Sciences

Plastic cell membranes for faster and cheaper drug development

Synthetic cell membranes invented at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science,…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Insights: New Methods for Molecular Regeneration

Close collaboration between four laboratories at the BIMSB led by Stefan Kempa, Christoph Dieterich, Nikolaus Rajewsky and Wei Chen has led to the…

Life & Chemistry

Molecule’s Key Role in Muscle Development and Regeneration

The finding could have implications in the future for maintenance of healthy muscle or muscle regeneration in certain diseases, for example cancer and…

Life & Chemistry

Mutant Flies Reveal Insights on Inherited Intellectual Disability

The flies can't hold their wings tightly against their bodies, and have trouble with flying and climbing behaviors, because they have mutations in a gene…

Health & Medicine

Scripps Scientists Decode Genes Behind Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

For several years, scientists have been pondering a question about a genetic disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease type 2D: how can different types…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights: Fat Tissue’s Role in Obesity Disease Treatment

The study, which is a special feature on the iPAD version of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, provides compelling evidence that the answer to…

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