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Materials Sciences

UC Innovation: The Future of Disposable e-Readers

A breakthrough in a University of Cincinnati engineering lab that could clear the way for a low-cost, even disposable, e-reader is gaining considerable…

Life & Chemistry

Uptake Protein Acts as Zinc’s Doorway to the Cell

A study to be published as the “Paper of the Week” in the Journal of Biological Chemistry this December details how zinc, an element fundamental to cell…

Life & Chemistry

New Sleep Cycle Discovery Links Fatty Diets and Childhood Obesity

The link between sleeping and obesity is drawn tighter as a new research published online in the FASEB Journal…

Studies and Analyses

Over Half of Depression Patients Abandon Treatment Plans

“Only one in every five patients properly completes their treatment”, Catalina Serna, co-author of the study, and an expert at the Jordi Gol Primary Care…

Health & Medicine

Stability: Key Step in Advancing ALS Treatment Solutions

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that eventually destroys most motor neurons, causing muscle weakness and atrophy…

Life & Chemistry

Protein found to predict brain injury in children on 'ECMO' life support

Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientists have discovered that high blood levels of a protein commonly found in the central nervous system can predict brain…

Studies and Analyses

Neural Basis of Rapid Brain Adaptation Explored in New Study

A new study in the Nov. 21 advance online edition of the journal Nature Neuroscience details the biological basis of this ability for rapid adaptation: neurons…

Physics & Astronomy

Imaging Neutrons Reveal 3D Magnetic Domains for The First Time

Although they exist in almost every magnetic material, you cannot see them: magnetic domains are microscopically small regions of uniform magnetization. Every…

Environmental Conservation

Fall Bonefish Census Reveals 25% Drop: Future Monitoring Needed

This year's count, held in extremely difficult weather with lowered visibility, was down by 25-percent from an 8-year mean estimate of 316,805 bonefish to a…

Interdisciplinary Research

Imaging Science Sparks New Interdisciplinary Collaborations

More than 170 participants gathered this week for the eighth annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) conference in Irvine, Calif. This year's…

Physics & Astronomy

Flexible Wings: Simple Oscillation for Micro Air Vehicles

Creating micro-scale air vehicles that mimic the flapping of winged insects or birds has become popular, but they typically require a complex combination of…

Life & Chemistry

New Tel Aviv Research Targets Fat Cells Effectively

From fad diets to exercise programs, Americans continue to fight the battle of the bulge. Now they'll have help from recent Tel Aviv University research that…

Medical Engineering

Siemens Unveils FAST CARE: Next-Gen CT Technology Platform

FAST CARE from Siemens Healthcare is the new technology platform for CT (computed tomography) scanners which helps hospital staff to perform CT examinations…

Life & Chemistry

How Sunlight Influences Plant Circadian Rhythms

Scientists studying the daily activity cycle in plants – known as circadian rhythms – have discovered a finely tuned process that enables the plant's genes to…

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria Boost Milk Digestion in Infants, Study Reveals

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and Utah State University report on genomic analysis of these strains in the November 2010 issue of the…

Studies and Analyses

Hong Kong Hospital Reports Possible Airborne Influenza Transmission

On April 4, 2008, seven inpatients in the hospital’s general medical ward developed fever and respiratory symptoms. Ultimately, nine inpatients exhibited…

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