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Life & Chemistry

ScanBalt Academy: Elevating Scientific Collaboration and Research

SBA brings together distinguished scientists either located in academic institutions and/or research based industry and/or organizations in fields related to…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Control Mechanism Linked to Cancer Discovered

Researchers headed by Joan Massagué at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York and by María Macías at the Institute for Research in…

Life & Chemistry

'Lost' bats found breeding on Scilly

A pregnant female brown long-eared bat is the first of its species to be found on the islands for at least 40 years. It was discovered by Dr Fiona Mathews,…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s TRMM Satellite Tracks Tropical Depression 06W

The TRMM satellite is operated by the Japanese Space Agency and NASA, and continually monitors the tropics and measures rainfall in tropical cyclones. TRMM…

Health & Medicine

University of Louisville surgeons perform first prosthetic bypass graft with patient's stem cells at point-of-care

The first three patients to undergo an investigational surgical procedure for peripheral vascular disease that involves the patient's own stem cells continue…

Earth Sciences

System 92E Develops into East Pacific Tropical Storm

On Friday, June 17, 2011, System 92E appeared on satellite imagery as a broad area of low pressure that contained showers and thunderstorms. System 92E was…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope completes first round of cryogenic mirror test

The ten week test series included two tests cycles where the mirrors were chilled down to -379 degrees Fahrenheit, then back to ambient temperature to ensure…

Studies and Analyses

Financial Crisis Impact on Family Life: Key Insights Unveiled

A research study 'Changing Lives and Times' funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) at Cardiff University has explored the impact of the…

Life & Chemistry

New genes for risk and progression of rare brain disease identified

There are new genetic clues on risk factors and biological causes of a rare neurodegenerative disease called progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), according to…

Life & Chemistry

Single Gene Discovery Could Transform Polycystic Disease Treatment

The findings suggest manipulating activity of PKD1, the gene causing the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, may prove beneficial in reducing cysts…

Life & Chemistry

Biomarker Development in Mice Paves Way for Human Research

Paulovich and colleagues demonstrated that a staged, targeted pipeline approach using mass spectrometry to prioritize and validate proteins of interest enabled…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Imaging Cereals for Increased Crop Yields

Led by Professor Anton van den Hengel, Director of the Australian Centre for Visual Technologies (ACVT), the computer scientists are joining with plant…

Life & Chemistry

Mapping Aging: Proteins Reveal Insights on Human Longevity

In a combined study, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and University of Texas Medical Branch compared protein levels in serum samples from…

Materials Sciences

Unlocking Nafion: Enhancing Polymer Batteries and Water Purification

One such material, Nafion ©, is a polymer that efficiently conducts ions (a polymer electrolyte) and water through its nanostructure, making it important for…

Earth Sciences

Arctic Snow: A Hidden Habitat for Deadly Assassins

A new international study confirms that whilst snow has an insulating effect which helps plants to grow bigger, heavy and prolonged snow can, in certain…

Earth Sciences

Predicting Climate Change Disasters: Insights from Nature Climate Change

Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, Professor Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter shows that the 'tipping points' that trigger these disasters…

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