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Broccoli Nutrient Safeguards Against Cancer, Study Finds

The findings, made by scientists in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, are another important step forward for the potential use of…

Life & Chemistry

Chemistry with sunlight

The idea is simple, says Kevin Moeller, PhD, and yet it has huge implications. All we are recommending is using photovoltaic cells (clean energy) to power…

Life & Chemistry

New Cancer Protein Discovery Enhances Radiation Therapy Potential

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have uncovered a new role for a key cancer protein, a finding that could pave the way for more-effective radiation…

Studies and Analyses

Asbestos-Related Diseases: Rising Deaths in Asia Forecasted

An alarming new article in Respirology issues a serious warning of massive rises in deaths from asbestos-related lung diseases in Asia. Dr Ken Takahashi,…

Studies and Analyses

Potential new target for smoking cessation without weight gain

A new study uncovers a brain mechanism that could be targeted for new medications designed to help people quit smoking without gaining weight. This research,…

Life & Chemistry

Why animals don't have infrared vision

On rare occasion, the light-sensing photoreceptor cells in the eye misfire and signal to the brain as if they have captured photons, when in reality they…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Tropical Depression 05W in NW Pacific

Tropical Depression 05W (TD05W) also known as Dodong in the Philippines was caught by infrared NASA satellite imagery on June 8 at 1741 UTC (1:41 p.m. EDT). The infrared data showed some powerful thunderstorms with very cold cloud top temperatures near the threshold of AIRS data of -63 Fahrenheit and -52 Celsius. That indicates the coldest, strongest thunderstorms within the tropical depression. Some of the strongest thunderstorms at that time were over western Luzon and stretched out over the South China Sea….

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A new way to make lighter, stronger steel — in a flash

In fact, the steel, now trademarked as Flash Bainite, has tested stronger and more shock-absorbing than the most common titanium alloys used by industry.Now…

Medical Engineering

New Imaging Tech Enhances Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

The new method could be used to take precise three-dimensional images of plaques lining arteries, said Ji-Xin Cheng, an associate professor of biomedical…

Earth Sciences

NASA's infrared image of major Hurricane Adrian reveals its stormy life's blood

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over Hurricane Adrian this morning at 8:29 UTC (1:59 a.m. EDT), and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument took an infrared…

Life & Chemistry

Fragile X Protein FMRP: A Key Toggle for Brain Cell Functions

The fragile X protein, called FMRP, hooks up with a group of molecules called microRNAs to switch the production of other proteins on and off in response to…

Earth Sciences

GOES-13 Satellite Imagery Reveals Caribbean Weather System 94L

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 captured an image of this low on June 9 at 1740 UTC (1:40 p.m. EDT) System 94L, and the…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Capture Stunning Chilean Volcano Eruption

NASA's GOES Project released a satellite animation of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano that shows the movement of the ash plume over several days. The NASA…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Affordable Shift Away From Nuclear Power: A Complex Challenge

An exit before 2020, however, could push up emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the short term. Yet security of supply is the crucial point. This security…

Physics & Astronomy

Asteroid Served Up "Custom Orders" of Life's Ingredients

In January, 2000, a large meteoroid exploded in the atmosphere over northern British Columbia, Canada, and rained fragments across the frozen surface of Tagish…

Health & Medicine

Hepatitis C Linked to Higher All-Cause Mortality Rates

Although liver-related mortality among those infected with hepatitis C is well-documented, little is known about deaths in these patients that are not related…

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