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Sharks and Wolves: Exploring Predator-Prey Dynamics

In each case, the major predators help control the populations of their prey, scientists said. But through what’s been called the “ecology of fear” they also…

Studies and Analyses

Mid-life Cholesterol Levels Not Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

“While some studies suggest that cholesterol is a risk factor for dementia, others have not replicated this finding, so the possible association has been under…

Physics & Astronomy

Cleaner Stoves for Developing Countries, Thanks to Heat-Powered Fan Design

Paul Montgomery, a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University, is helping design a better cook stove for people in developing countries. At an upcoming…

Studies and Analyses

Fighting Selenium Deficiency

In a study funded by the Commonwealth Government of Australia, the soil retention of three types of selenium was tested. The research appears in the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Hemlock Hybrids Show Promise Against Woolly Adelgid Threat

Geneticist Richard Olsen and horticulturist Sue Bentz of USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) teamed up with Forest Service entomologist Mike Montgomery…

Machine Engineering

New Cooling Unit Enhances High-Strength Steel Production

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will install a new intensive-cooling unit in the Hot-Strip Mill 2 of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth, Germany….

Life & Chemistry

Our Normal Genetics May Influence Cancer Growth, Too

A study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute…

Studies and Analyses

Understanding Rural Elderly Needs: New Study Insights

The University of Rochester Medical Center, Livingston County Department of Health and Office for the Aging, and the Genesee Valley Health Partnership…

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Measuring Clinician Stress: Insights from University Studies

But two new studies from researchers at the University of Cincinnati indicate that the stressors arising from work in the clinic, where physicians are seeing…

Health & Medicine

ASN Summit Tackles Kidney Care Workforce Challenges

To help address this crisis, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is convening a Summit on the Nephrology Workforce during its upcoming ASN Renal Week 2010…

Life & Chemistry

Membranous Nephropathy: Insights from Dr. Elena Torban

Elena Torban, PhD (McGill University Faculty of Medicine), the 2008 recipient of The Halpin Foundation-ASN Research Grant, recently explained, “The generous…

Studies and Analyses

Team Colors on Cans Shift Perceptions of Alcohol Risks

Underage and heavy drinking on college campuses continue to be issues for college administrators. While some campuses, such as the University of Missouri, have…

Physics & Astronomy

University of Minnesota Discovers Novel Magnetic Wave Technology

A team of international researchers led by physicists in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering have made a significant breakthrough…

Health & Medicine

NIH Reveals Insights on Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

IRIS affects certain HIV-infected individuals whose immune systems are heavily damaged by the virus and who have a treated or undiagnosed AIDS-associated…

Physics & Astronomy

Primordial Dry Ice Powers Comet Jets: EPOXI Mission Insights

One of the biggest comet findings coming out of the amazing images and data taken by the University of Maryland-led EPOXI mission as it zipped past comet…

Physics & Astronomy

Cassini's CIRS Reveals Saturn Is on a Cosmic Dimmer Switch

But unlike an ordinary bulb, Saturn's southern hemisphere consistently emitted more energy than its northern one. On top of that, energy levels changed with…

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