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Life & Chemistry

Telomere Length: A Key Indicator of Southern Giant Petrel Longevity

The project on which the article is based, which is directed by the expert Pat Monhagan (University of Glasgow, UK), also reveals that adult male giant petrels…

Studies and Analyses

Breakthrough for more efficient drug development

The study, published today in the prestigious journal Angewandte Chemie, presents the concept of a tiny polypeptide consisting of 42 amino acids to which…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Unzip MRSA, Paving Path for New Vaccine

University of Rochester Medical Center orthopaedic scientists are a step closer to developing a vaccine to prevent life-threatening methicillin-resistant…

Life & Chemistry

Collapse of the Cellular Protein Network Causes Alzheimer’s?

To fulfill their different functions, proteins have to acquire the correct three-dimensional structure. In other words, polypeptides have to fold first….

Studies and Analyses

3D X-Ray Study Reveals Limits of Shoulder Surgery Recovery

In a study that updated prior findings, researchers used X-rays providing a 3D view of motion of the arm bone in relation to the shoulder blade, to compared…

Medical Engineering

LCD Projector Controls Worms: Advancing Optogenetics Research

Use of the LCD technology to control small animals advances the field of optogenetics — a mix of optical and genetic techniques that has given researchers…

Life & Chemistry

'A stark warning:' Smoking causes genetic damage within minutes after inhaling

Their report, the first human study to detail the way certain substances in tobacco cause DNA damage linked to cancer, appears in Chemical Research in…

Life & Chemistry

Research contributes to revised decision on availability of Alzheimer's drugs

A previous appraisal by NICE of these drugs in 2004 approved the use of donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine for people with moderate Alzheimer's disease,…

Medical Engineering

Magnetically controlled pill could boost body's absorption of drugs

A new magnetic pill system developed by Brown University researchers could solve the problem by safely holding a pill in place in the intestine wherever it…

Physics & Astronomy

Curvilinear Camera Surpasses Human Eye Capabilities

Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are the first to develop a curvilinear camera, much like the human…

Science Education

ESMT MBA Launches New Sustainability and Tech Management Tracks

Germany’s business school ESMT European School of Management and Technology has strengthened the emphasis placed on technology management and sustainable…

Information Technology

Smart Alarms for Bulwarks: Enhancing Stability Monitoring

The researchers expect that with the help of sensors it will be possible to monitor the stability of the protective walls, with measurements accurate to within…

Information Technology

Digital Safety Net: Sensors Enhance Senior Home Care

They are using sensors attached to the body to measure important parameters including movement and blood oxygen levels. The data is then passed on to a medical…

Life & Chemistry

Massive Endocytosis: Unlocking New Insights in Cell Biology

This massive endocytosis (“MEND”) can be elicited in a variety of cell types with a range of different experimental manipulations, including internal calcium…

Environmental Conservation

Oil Giant Develops Platform Near Endangered Whale Habitat

Only around 130 whales of the critically endangered Western population exist today, and their primary feeding habitat – off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far…

Studies and Analyses

Early Pregnancy Diet Linked to Impaired Fetal Brain Growth

Eating less during early pregnancy impaired fetal brain development in a nonhuman primate model, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center…

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