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Life & Chemistry

Save messengers — modified mRNAs open up new therapeutic possibilities

Now a research team based at the Medical Center of the University of Munich, and led by Privatdozent Dr. Carsten Rudolph, has taken a new approach that avoids…

Health & Medicine

New Insights on Chocolate’s Heart-Healthy Benefits

Just as those boxes of chocolates get hearts throbbing and mouths watering, polyphenols in chocolate rev up the activity of certain proteins, including…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers get a grip on nervous system's receptors

A digital signal processing technique long used by statisticians to analyze data is helping Houston scientists understand the roots of memory and learning,…

Life & Chemistry

Conceptualizing cancer cells as ancient 'toolkit'

“Cancer is not a random bunch of selfish rogue cells behaving badly, but a highly-efficient pre-programmed response to stress, honed by a long period of…

Life & Chemistry

Border Patrol: Immune Cells Protect Body from Invaders

Understanding how the immune system works in these external surfaces has implications for understanding such inflammatory diseases as asthma, psoriasis, IBD,…

Physics & Astronomy

Neutron analysis reveals 'two doors down' superconductivity link

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, using the Spallation Neutron Source's ARCS Wide…

Studies and Analyses

Smart Driving Tips to Cut Fuel Use and Save Money

Ever wonder how much fuel you can save by avoiding stop-and-go traffic, closing your window, not using air conditioning or coasting toward stops?Research at…

Medical Engineering

Weighing Benefits of New Imaging Technologies: Key Insights

“Evidence Requirements for Innovative Imaging Devices: From Concept to Adoption,” identifies and addresses the five phases of an imaging procedure's lifecycle…

Physics & Astronomy

Bound Neutrons Unlock Path to Free Neutron Research

The major hurdle for scientists who study the internal structure of the neutron is that most neutrons are bound up inside the nucleus of atoms to protons. In…

Life & Chemistry

Fruit Flies Help Uncover Insights on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Drinking excess alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) due to the damaging effects of alcohol on a developing baby's brain. Despite…

Environmental Conservation

Pollution Controls from China Olympics Could Save Lives

This might translate to about 10,000 fewer lifetime cases of lung cancer in this large metropolitan area, scientists said, which is only one of several in…

CeBIT 2011

French Hi-Tech Shines at CeBIT 2011 with UBIFRANCE Pavilions

According to forecasts by the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO), total turnover for the IT sector in France will be up by 4.8% on 2010, to…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Popular Kids More Prone to Bullying Peers

“Our findings underscore the argument that—for the most part—attaining and maintaining a high social status likely involves some level of antagonistic…

Health & Medicine

Mainz University Launches New Laboratory for Molecular Exercise

The specialists for Sports Medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU are already in the starting blocks: Their ambitious objective is to develop a…

Event News

Unlocking Value Creation with High-Tech Textile Materials

The title of the 13th Chemnitz Textile Technology Conference (CTT) is “Value Creation Opportunities with Textile Technology”. The international conference will…

Studies and Analyses

Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Linked to Lower MS Risk

“Previous studies have found similar results, but this is the first study to look at people who have just had the first symptoms of MS and haven’t even been…

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