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Social Sciences

Ideal Teacher and Pupil: Insights from School Policy Review

Lena Sjöberg, a PhD student at the University of Gothenburg and lecturer at University West in Trollhättan, has critically reviewed various types of policy…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Tracking Forest Threats: High-Tech Solutions for Conservation

Led by the USDA Forest Service, the multi-agency project uses high-performance computing to incorporate remote sensing data from NASA satellites with other…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Linked to Severe Osteoporosis in Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome

There are only 50 reported cases of Hajdu-Cheney syndrome (HCS), of which severe osteoporosis is a main feature. Osteoporosis is a condition leading to…

Life & Chemistry

13 New Genes Linked to Heart Disease: Key Findings Unveiled

The influence of the majority of the new genes is independent of other established risk factors, suggesting new, unsuspected causes of CAD. The discovery more…

Life & Chemistry

Tuned Enzymes: A Sustainable Solution for Chemical Industry Needs

Our fossil fuel reserves are limited. When they run out, we will not only be lacking in fuel, but chemical industry will lose its most important feedstock. In…

Business and Finance

Open University MBA: Boost Job Skills and Salary Prospects

However, in the first place, for most students the salary increase is not the most essential aspect. They want to increase their knowledge for global…

Life & Chemistry

Newly Discovered Cell Population Boosts Immune Response

The finding could have wide-ranging repercussions for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, organ transplantation and cancer, and change how the efficacy of…

Physics & Astronomy

Japanese Scientists Discover Superconductivity in Alcoholic Drinks

Scientists from the National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, found that immersing pellets of an iron-based compound in heated alcoholic beverages for…

Life & Chemistry

New Microbicidal Lubricants Offer Better HIV Protection

Unprotected sex is one of the major ways that HIV spreads through the population. However most research has focused on the production of vaginal microbicides…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Sites Linked to Heart Disease Revealed by Researchers

An international research collaboration has identified 13 new gene sites associated with the risk of coronary artery disease and validated 10 sites found in…

Medical Engineering

All-in-One Cardiac Catheter Enhances Heart Surgery Options

In an improvement over open-heart surgery, cardiologists now use catheters to eliminate damaged heart tissue in certain patients, such as those with…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Research scientists develop new test for 'pluripotent' stem cells

“Pluripotent” stem cells—which have the potential to mature into almost any cell in the body—are being widely studied for their role in treating a vast array…

Studies and Analyses

New instrument keeps an 'eye' on nanoparticles

The UCSB research team has developed a new instrument capable of detecting individual nanoparticles with diameters as small as a few tens of nanometers. The…

Studies and Analyses

Connected Americans: How Tech Affects Sleep Quality

The 2011 Sleep in America® poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) finds pervasive use of communications technology in the hour before bed….

Innovative Products

Undergraduates Building Autonomous Wheelchair

The chair was put through its paces last summer in a trial run at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston. The students, along with Barry and computer…

Materials Sciences

A Misunderstanding Leads to Method for Making Nanowells

The nanowell discovery was made in the labs of Darrell Velegol and Seong Kim by Velegol’s graduate student, Neetu Chaturvedi, and Kim’s graduate student, Erik…

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