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New Study Sheds Light on C4 Grasses’ Evolutionary History

A new study overturns that hypothesis, presenting the first geological evidence that the ancestors of these and other C4 grasses emerged millions of years…

Physics & Astronomy

Study Links Biochemical Wave Patterns to Organ Damage

His findings, which appear in the October issue of the journal “Physical Review E,” detail Cheng's work with a system designed to model cells in a biochemical…

Physics & Astronomy

NERSC Supercomputing Center Surpasses Petaflops Milestone

The Department of Energy's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), already one of the world’s leading centers for scientific…

Life & Chemistry

Infant Estrogen Levels Tracked Through Diaper Research

The method, previously used in nonhuman primates, will allow researchers to learn more about the association between estrogen levels in human infants and their…

Environmental Conservation

Research Links Climate Change to Earlier Flowering Plants

According to research published today by a University of Cincinnati faculty member, native plants in southwestern Ohio are flowering significantly earlier, a…

Life & Chemistry

Enzyme Targeting: New Hope for Diabetes and Heart Disease

This research is being presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Chicago Nov. 16. Tapan Chatterjee, PhD, and researchers in the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Detroit’s urban farms could provide a majority of produce for local residents

As city officials ponder proposals for urban farms, a Michigan State University study indicates that a combination of urban farms, community gardens, storage…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Uncover Double Star Systems That May Explode

Today, researchers who found the first hypervelocity stars escaping the Milky Way announced that their search also turned up a dozen double-star systems. Half…

Studies and Analyses

MRI scans show structural brain changes in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease

New results from a study by neuroscientists at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease exhibit a specific…

Health & Medicine

Never-Smokers Enjoy Better Survival Post-Radiation for Cancer

Patients with head and neck cancer who have never smoked have much better survival rates after radiation therapy than patients with a history of smoking, new…

Life & Chemistry

New Code Advances Evolutionary Biology Research

His own roots are international: born in Saarbrücken, Alexis Stamatakis was raised by a German mother and a Greek father and received his “Abitur” at the…

Studies and Analyses

How Personal Goals Shape Your Relationships and Success

People with “mastery goals” want to improve themselves. Maybe they want to get better grades, make more sales, or land that triple toe loop. On the other hand,…

Interdisciplinary Research

Linking Geometry and Physics: New Solutions Ahead

Salvatore Torquato, a professor of chemistry, has shown that two abstract puzzles in geometry — known as the “covering” and “quantizer” problems — can be…

Life & Chemistry

Nurturing Stem Cells: Innovative Cues for Regenerative Medicine

Building better microenvironments for nurturing stem cells is critical for realizing the promises of stem-cell-based regenerative medicine, including cartilage…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights Into Brain Wiring for Effective Communication

New human and animal studies released today uncover the extensive brain wiring used in communication and provide new insights into how the brain processes and…

Life & Chemistry

Chemistry Researchers Create New Tool to Visualize Bloodstains

The new technology, called multimode imaging in the thermal infrared, could eventually be used in crime-scene investigations, since it can capture blood stains…

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