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GOES-13 catches Tropical Storm Tomas' early morning strengthening

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites like GOES-13 are managed by NOAA. The NASA GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in…

Health & Medicine

Cellular Basis of Neural Impulse Transmission Uncovered

Leading the project, Elise Stanley, PhD, a senior scientist at the Toronto Western Research Institute, said that Matveev's mathematical modeling showed that…

Health & Medicine

Gastric Bypass Surgery: Impact on Sweet Taste Perception

“Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is the most common effective treatment for morbid obesity,” said Andras Hajnal, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, Department…

Studies and Analyses

Humans Emit 2 Tons of CO2 Annually Through Food Choices

That is what a study by the Universidad de Almería says, confirming for the first time that human excrements contribute to water pollution, primarily with…

Studies and Analyses

Bacterial Vaccine Insights from 1918 Influenza Studies

The researchers examined 13 studies published between 1918 and 1920. During this time, many scientists erroneously believed that influenza was caused by…

Life & Chemistry

Antibody locks up West Nile's infection mechanism

The findings show precisely how a key part of the antibody, called the antigen binding fragment, or Fab, attaches to two adjacent protein molecules that make…

Health & Medicine

Beet Juice Boosts Brain Health in Older Adults

The research findings are available online in Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, the peer-reviewed journal of the Nitric Oxide Society and will be available…

Life & Chemistry

New Protein SLIMP Essential for Mitochondria Maintenance

Called SLIMP, the protein is required for mitochondria maintenance, the cellular powerhouses.On the right side we can see aberrant fly and mitochondria when…

Studies and Analyses

Shift Work Increases Risk of Workplace Injuries: Study Insights

The study, published in the current issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, examined data on more than 30,000 Canadians collected as…

Life & Chemistry

Biogas Innovations: Sustainable Energy Gains Ground East

Sustainable energy production from renewable resources, for example from biogas, is becoming more and more well-known. However, it is still scarcely put into…

Life & Chemistry

Widespread Human Exposure to Cosmetic UV Filters Uncovered

An investigation conducted in the context of the Swiss National Research Programme (NRP50), Endocrine Disrupters: Relevance to Humans, Animals and Ecosystems,…

Life & Chemistry

Algae Biofuels: From Promise to Reality—How Fast Is Progress?

“Even with relatively favorable and forward-looking process assumptions (from cultivation to harvesting to processing), algae oil production with microalgae…

Studies and Analyses

BPA Levels in US Foods 1,000 Times Lower Than Safety Limits

The amounts in the limited sample, however, were almost 1,000 times lower than the “tolerable daily intake” levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection…

Information Technology

Seismic Leap: Computer to Allow Data Analysis Impossible Today

Using a $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a group led by computer scientist and astrophysicist Alexander Szalay of Johns Hopkins'…

Life & Chemistry

DNA Fingerprinting Traces Global Path of Plague

Researchers from Ireland, China, France, Germany and the United States, including Northern Arizona University’s Paul Keim and David Wagner, have turned back…

Environmental Conservation

UV Light Doubles Vacuum's Effectiveness in Reducing Carpet Microbes

Researchers say the findings suggest that incorporating the germicidal properties of UV light into vacuuming might have promise in reducing allergens and…

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