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Moderate alcohol consumption lowers the risk of metabolic diseases

Most prospective studies have shown that moderate drinkers tend to have about 30% lower risk of developing late onset diabetes than do non-drinkers, and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

U of I scientists develop tool to trace metabolism of cancer-fighting tomato compounds

“Scientists believe that carotenoids—the pigments that give the red, yellow, and orange colors to some fruits and vegetables—provide the cancer-preventive…

Environmental Conservation

New Monitoring Methods More Accurately Measure Coal Ash Impacts

“The take-away lesson is we need to change how and where we look for coal ash contaminants,” says Avner Vengosh, professor of geochemistry and water quality at…

Life & Chemistry

Apes Avoid Gambling on Uncertain Odds, Study Reveals

And new evidence from a Duke University study is showing that chimpanzees and bonobos, our closest living primate relatives, treat the problem the same way we…

Life & Chemistry

Marsupial Embryo Development: A Unique Evolutionary Insight

Duke University researchers have found that the developmental program executed by the marsupial embryo runs in a different order than the program executed by…

Health & Medicine

Siemens Healthcare Innovates to Lower Radiation Doses in Radiology

Siemens Healthcare has already contributed to reducing the radiation dose in diagnostic and interventional radiology with many technical innovations. Now…

Studies and Analyses

Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Heart Disease Risk

“Our study reveals that individuals with obstructive sleep apnea are prone to developing an aggressive form of atherosclerosis that puts them at risk for…

Medical Engineering

New Screening Tool Improves Heart Disease Detection in African-Americans

The answer, according to researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, S.C., may be increased levels of non-calcified plaque,…

Health & Medicine

Researchers use patient's own blood to treat hamstring injury

“By injecting the patient's own blood where it is needed at the site of a damaged tendon, we help the patient heal themselves,” said lead researcher Waseem A….

Health & Medicine

Belly Fat Linked to Osteoporosis Risk in Women: Study Insights

“We know that obesity is a major public health problem,” said the study's lead author, Miriam A. Bredella, M.D., a radiologist at Massachusetts General…

Health & Medicine

Acupuncture changes brain's perception and processing of pain

“Until now, the role of acupuncture in the perception and processing of pain has been controversial,” said lead researcher Nina Theysohn, M.D., from the…

Life & Chemistry

Eyespot Breakthrough: Tackling Fungal Disease in Cereals

Eyespot is a fungal disease of cereals, affecting the stem base and causing large yield losses, making it economically important, especially in areas such as…

Earth Sciences

Ancient Wind: Key to Life and Death Uncovered

They have established that an ancient wind brought life to the region – and was then instrumental in the preservation of the dead.Sarah Gabbott, Jan…

Materials Sciences

Unlocking Diamond Softening: Insights from IWM Experts

Dr. Lars Pastewka’s and Prof. Michael Moseler’s team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM in Freiburg/Germany can now reveal the secret…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Risø WindScanner part of EU joint research infrastructures

The Risø WindScanner will now, in collaboration with six European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) partners, be made available to EU sustainable energy research…

Event News

The future of the hospital must be reshaped

Exhibition, congress and meeting point for all aspects of the new hospitalAlready a success for two years running in Dubai and Singapore – now in Germany for…

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