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Physics & Astronomy

Direct Observation of Proton’s Magnetic Properties Unveiled

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM), together with their colleagues from the Max Planck Institute…

Studies and Analyses

10% of Middle-Aged Europeans Use Antidepressants: Study Insights

Andrew Oswald, an economics professor at the University of Warwick, and co-author of the study, described the results as concerning, he said: “Antidepressants…

Health & Medicine

Study Links Abnormal Brain Structure to Cocaine Abuse

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified abnormal brain structures in the frontal lobe of cocaine users' brains which are linked to their…

Health & Medicine

Urinary Incontinence Doubles Postpartum Depression Risk

Women with urinary incontinence after giving birth are almost twice as likely to develop postpartum depression as those without incontinence, according to a…

Health & Medicine

Anti-smoking policies for adults also reduce kids' smoking

The most effective elements of a tobacco control program include taxes on tobacco, well-funded adult-focused tobacco control programs, well-funded anti-smoking…

Studies and Analyses

Parents prefer media content ratings system in national study led by ISU's Douglas Gentile

A national sample of 2,392 parents was surveyed by independent research firms — Harris Polls and Research Now — in the study “Parents' Evaluation of Media…

Corporate News

2011 BIO Convention: Global Biotech Leaders Unite in DC

The 2011 BIO convention will gather professionals from more than 60 countries and approximately 2,100 companies and global biotech leaders.It will include a…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Ryegrass Secrets: Efficient Loline Synthesis Method

LMU chemists led by Professor Dirk Trauner have developed a concise and efficient method for the synthesis of the alkaloid loline and related compounds.Loline…

Power and Electrical Engineering

University of Miami Innovates with Advanced LED Technology

University of Miami professor at the College of Engineering, Jizhou Song, has helped design an light-emitting diode (LED) light that uses an array of LEDs 100…

Studies and Analyses

Kansas Study: Ending Foreclosure Delays Can Boost Housing

While negotiations continue between state attorneys general and banks over a settlement that looks at foreclosure practices, some of the settlement proposals…

Life & Chemistry

Students’ Device Could Improve Collection of Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood

The prototype is still in the testing stage, but initial results are promising. The student inventors have obtained a provisional patent covering the…

Life & Chemistry

Seven New Mammal Species Discovered on Luzon Island

The formal descriptions of the seven species, all of which are members of the genus Apomys, were published on 20 May in Fieldiana, the peer-reviewed journal of…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Risks of Portable Pools for Families

As the weather gets warmer, many parents will turn to pools to keep their family cool. Due to their low cost and ease of use, portable pools – which include…

Studies and Analyses

Informal daycare may harm kids' cognitive development, study finds

According to the study, children who go to a formal preschool program or a licensed daycare center have essentially the same standardized test scores as those…

Life & Chemistry

'My dishwasher is trying to kill me'

A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances, researchers have found. A new…

Earth Sciences

Endangered Snow: Climate Change’s Impact on West Coast Water

In the July feature “Endangered Snow: How climate change threatens West Coast water supplies,” EARTH Magazine looks at how climate change could disrupt the…

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