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Medical Engineering

Expert Panel Discusses Safety in Medical Imaging Innovations

Panel members included James A. Brink, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Yale University School of Medicine in New…

Studies and Analyses

Teenage Great White Sharks: The Challenges of Awkward Bites

The jaws of adolescent great white sharks may be too weak to capture and kill large marine mammals, according to a new study published in the Journal of…

Studies and Analyses

Greater Awareness Needed for Children’s Diabetes Food Supply

According to study author Dr. Elizabeth Cummings, “A household is food secure when all members have access to food that is safe and varied enough to meet their…

Health & Medicine

BPA Exposure in Mice Linked to Reduced Fertility Outcomes

“Mice exposed to BPA in the womb and during nursing subsequently had fewer successful pregnancies and delivered fewer pups over the course of the study,”…

Business and Finance

Employer Health Insurance Premiums Soar 41% from 2003-2009

Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased an average of 41 percent across states from 2003 to 2009, more than three times faster than…

Life & Chemistry

Controlled DNA Polymer Translocation Through Nanopores Explained

Research published this week in JACS shows continuous and controlled translocation of a single stranded DNA (ssDNA) polymer through a protein nanopore by a DNA…

Transportation and Logistics

Motorcycle Simulator Offers Insights for Enhanced Road Safety

The study was carried out by researchers at The University of Nottingham’s Centre for Motorcycle Ergonomics & Rider Human Factors. The preliminary results of…

Life & Chemistry

UC Study Explores Boa Constrictors’ Climbing Techniques

In a unique study involving young boa constrictors, University of Cincinnati researchers put snakes to work on varying diameters and flexibility of vertical…

Life & Chemistry

Diabetes Linked to Cholesterol Changes in the Brain

The brain contains more cholesterol than any other organ in the body, has to produce its own cholesterol and won't function normally if it doesn't churn out…

Studies and Analyses

Biodiversity Loss: Underestimated Ecological Effects Unveiled

Children aren't the only youngsters who are picky eaters: More than half of all species are believed to change their diets — sometimes more than once –…

Earth Sciences

Biofuels and Water: Impacts on Mississippi’s Resources

More water is required to produce corn than to produce cotton in the Mississippi Delta requiring increased withdrawals of groundwater from the Mississippi…

Studies and Analyses

Arsenic Contamination: A Threat to Bangladesh’s Economy

The well-reported arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh – called the “largest mass poisoning of a population in history” by the World Health…

Studies and Analyses

Scoring system is 93 percent accurate for diagnosing Wilson's disease in pediatric patients

An Italian research team confirmed that the scoring system for Wilson's disease (WD) provides good diagnostic accuracy with 93% positive and 92% negative…

Studies and Analyses

Anti-Microbials Linked to Drug-Induced Liver Injury

New research shows that anti-microbial medications are a common cause of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) leading to acute liver failure (ALF), with women and…

Physics & Astronomy

Study Assesses Nuclear Power Assumptions

A broad review of current research on nuclear power economics has been published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. The report concludes that…

Physics & Astronomy

Nano-Diamond Qubits and Photonic Crystals

Quantum information processing is arguably one of the most fascinating facets of modern quantum physics. A quantum computer operates with quantum bits (qubits)…

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