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Health & Medicine

New test discovered 
to better predict breast cancer outcomes

Researchers from McGill University’s Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC), the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre…

Environmental Conservation

Notre Dame Biologists Urge Regulation on Rare Plant Sales

According to their research last year, nearly 10 percent of the 753 plants listed as threatened and endangered under the US Endangered Species Act are being…

Life & Chemistry

Aging Protein Linked to Breast Cancer Insights

A new study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researcher David Gius, M.D., Ph.D., now shows how a deficiency in this aging-associated protein may set the…

Health & Medicine

Retired NFL players misuse painkillers more than general population

The researchers say the brutal collisions and bone-jarring injuries associated with football often cause long-term pain, which contributes to continued use and…

Technology Offerings

Single-Chamber Electrophoresis: A New Approach to Analysis

The new Electrophoresis System allows the analytic separation of proteins and nucleic acids and the following production of purified molecule groups without…

Studies and Analyses

Impact of Transplanting Trout and Salmon on Ecosystems

Not all trout are created equal. Those swimming up the streams of British Columbia might resemble their cousins from Quebec, yet their genetic makeup is…

Business and Finance

UNH Research Proposes Regulatory Changes to Curb Financial Risk

The new research by Honggeng Zhou, associate professor of decision sciences, and Wenjuan Xie, assistant professor of finance, both at UNH, is presented in the…

Communications Media

Swearing on Cable TV: Less Offensive Than Broadcast Channels

This study, published in the January issue of Mass Communication and Society, found that some TV viewers believe swearing on premium channels and cable is less…

Interdisciplinary Research

Climatic Fluctuations: Impact on Social Upheaval Explored

It would seem that there are striking chronological parallels between significant variations of climate and major historical epochs, such as the Migration…

Studies and Analyses

Megalomaniac CEOs: Impact on Company Performance Explored

But there is one solution to an all powerful CEO: a strong board of directors. Companies with strong boards counteract powerful CEOS, and swing the tide of…

Studies and Analyses

First Study of Dispersants in Gulf Spill Suggests a Prolonged Deepwater Fate

Now, as scientists begin to assess how well the strategy worked at breaking up oil droplets, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) chemist Elizabeth B….

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Draft "Genetic Road Map" of Biofuels Crop

The study already has produced the “transcriptome” of the species, said plant geneticist Jose Gonzalez of South Dakota State University. He said the…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene and 'Spintronics' Combo Looks Promising

Graphene, a two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon, is being touted as a sort of “Holy Grail” of materials. It boasts properties such as a breaking…

Life & Chemistry

Discovery of “probiotic transporters” unlocks secrets of infection-preventive bifidobacteria

Published in this week’s issue of Nature, the finding provides first-ever clues on the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of gut microbiota,…

Studies and Analyses

Centuries of Sailors Weren’t Wrong: Looking at the Horizon Stabilizes Posture

For a study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, researchers measured how much people sway on land and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Waterhemp rears its ugly head … again

“A fifth example of resistance in one weed species is overwhelming evidence that resistance to virtually any herbicide used extensively on this species is…

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