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Kidney Gene Variant Linked to Higher Heart Failure Risk

The variant, a change in a single letter of the DNA sequence, impairs channels that control kidney function.”It's not a heart gene,” says Gerald W. Dorn II,…

Health & Medicine

New Insights on Pollution’s Impact Could Lead to Therapies

The scientists also discovered that the severity of the injury depends on the genetic make-up of the affected individual. “We gained insight into why some…

Earth Sciences

Researchers Discover Antimatter in Thunderstorms

“These signals are the first direct evidence that thunderstorms make antimatter particle beams,” said Michael Briggs, a university researcher whose team,…

Health & Medicine

Plasma Exchange: Effective Treatment for Severe MS Relapses

Plasma exchange, formally known as plasmapheresis, is the process of taking blood out of the body, removing constituents in the blood’s plasma thought to be…

Life & Chemistry

T-Shirt Technology: Charging Phones Without Batteries

Will we soon be plugging our mobile phone into our t-shirt instead of putting in a battery? This vision is not totally out of reach: the first steps in this…

Life & Chemistry

Antioxidants Link to Female Fertility Issues, Study Reveals

Antioxidants are sold over the counter everywhere. They’re added to food, drink and face cream. But according to Prof. Nava Dekel of the Biological Regulation…

Studies and Analyses

Support Gaps for Children Exposed to Violence Revealed

There is also frequently a lack of structured risk assessments for identifying children who are at continued risk of exposure to violence, reveal researchers…

Event News

Clifford Algebras Conference: Explore Innovations in Math Physics

ICCA9 Conference will take place on 15 to 20 July 2011 at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, GermanyThe 9th International Conference on Clifford Algebras and…

Studies and Analyses

Adipose Tissue Changes Linked to Diabetes Risk in PCOS

“We already know that women with PCOS often have insulin resistance, in other words the body’s cells are less sensitive to insulin, and are at greater risk of…

Studies and Analyses

Improving Online Safety: Protecting Children from Abuse

Marie Eneman of the Department of Applied Information Technology has studied in her thesis how information technology is used for child pornography and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Green Super Rice is coming

“Rice bred to perform well in the toughest conditions where the poorest farmers grow rice is a step away from reaching farmers thanks to a major project led by…

Studies and Analyses

How Organic Milk Can Mitigate Climate Change Effects

Researchers found milk collected during a particularly poor UK summer and the following winter had significantly higher saturated fat content and far less…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Visualize Naturally Occurring mRNA in Breakthrough Study

Gene expression involves transcribing a gene's DNA into molecules of mRNA. These molecules then migrate from a cell's nucleus into the cytoplasm, where they…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists find the 'master switch' for key immune cells in inflammatory diseases

Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a “master switch” in certain white blood cells, determining whether they promote or inhibit inflammation. The…

Medical Engineering

Stanford’s New Technique Reveals Deep Brain Neurons for Months

Standard light microscopes don't allow researchers to look into the interior of the living brain, where memories are formed and diseases such as dementia and…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists find the 'master switch' for key immune cells in inflammatory diseases

Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a “master switch” in certain white blood cells, determining whether they promote or inhibit inflammation. The…

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