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NIH Study: Avastin and Lucentis Equally Effective for AMD

The report, from the Comparison of AMD Treatments Trials (CATT), was published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. CATT is funded by the…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking the Benefits of Fish Livers: A Nutritional Gem

Fish livers have hardly been used to date, with exceptions such as cod livers, which are used to produce the well-known medicinal oil. In general, fishermen…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Wind River Canopy Crane: A New Era in Forest Research

The Wind River Canopy Crane, located in a 500-year-old forest near Stevenson in southwest Washington, has been operated cooperatively by the University of…

Life & Chemistry

Unlocking Secrets of Worms: New Research Method Revealed

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have developed a new method for…

Studies and Analyses

Boosting Pediatric Flu Vaccination: Addressing Low Acceptance Rates

Only 36 percent of parents and caregivers indicated they would immunize children against H1N1, and 22 percent indicated their children received the seasonal…

Life & Chemistry

How the Brain Distinguishes Night and Day: New Insights

The research sheds new light on brain plasticity and may explain some basic human behaviors, according to Brian Prendergast, associate professor in psychology…

Studies and Analyses

Cotton Swabs and Ear Health: New Study Reveals Risks

The study also shows that in most cases the rupture heals on its own and surgery is only necessary for the most severe cases.”In the past, many…

Life & Chemistry

Iowa State chemist designs new polymer structures for use as 'plastic electronics'

Those tricks improve the properties of certain organic polymers that mimic the properties of traditional inorganic semiconductors and could make the polymers…

Environmental Conservation

Early Warning Signals of Ecosystem Collapse in Wisconsin Lake

Researchers eavesdropping on complex signals from a remote Wisconsin lake have detected what they say is an unmistakable warning–a death knell–of the…

Environmental Conservation

Reintroducing Elk to Missouri: Misguided Conservation Efforts

According to prehistoric records, elk roamed the northwestern part of Missouri until 1865. Now, the Missouri Department of Conservation is planning to…

Earth Sciences

TRMM Satellite Captures Intense Thunderstorms in Action

TRMM, a satellite managed by both NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, captured the rainfall rates occurring in the line of thunderstorms associated with a…

Studies and Analyses

Alcohol and Mood: Insights from Unique Psychology Research

Most psychology research is done by asking a big group of people the same questions at the same time. “So we might get a bunch of Psych 101 undergrads,…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Swift and Hubble probe asteroid collision debris

“Collisions between asteroids create rock fragments, from fine dust to huge boulders, that impact planets and their moons,” said Dennis Bodewits, an astronomer…

Awards Funding

Professor Immanuel Bloch Wins EPS Prize for Innovation

The European Physical Society, founded in 1968, represents the community of European physicists, playing an important role in their scientific and policy…

Health & Medicine

Swedish researchers tracking down early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease

The need for diagnostic biomarkers for degenerative disorders affecting the nervous system, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, is great and acute. Early…

Medical Engineering

3-D printing technology from CT images may be used effectively for neurosurgical planning

3D printing technology is a fast and affordable way to build 3D models for neurosurgical planning. Radiologists are able to transform ultra high-resolution CT…

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