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Mild Memory Loss Isn’t Normal Aging, Study Finds

Simply getting older is not the cause of mild memory lapses often called senior moments, according to a new study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer’s…

Studies and Analyses

Suicide Risk Rises at High Altitudes: New Research Insights

The Intermountain West is renowned for the beauty of its towering mountains and high deserts, but according to new research from an investigator with the…

Health & Medicine

Alcohol and Breast Cancer: Study Links Increased Recurrence Risk

In the Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) study, 1,897 participants diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer between 1997 and 2000 and recruited on average…

Process Engineering

Automated Polishing: New Opportunities for Europe’s Tooling Industry

The goal of the 3 years R&D project funded by the European Commission is to reduce the manufacturing costs of tools and to overcome the problem of missing…

Life & Chemistry

Neutrons Unlock Insights for Cheaper Ethanol Production

Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Georgia Tech used small-angle neutron scattering to probe the structural impact…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Tiny MAVs: Exploring Environmental Hazards with Precision

His basic research is on track to evolve into robotic, insect-scale devices for monitoring and exploration of hazardous environments, such as collapsed…

Life & Chemistry

Molecule Linked to Heart Failure Impacts Heart Attack Damage

To prove this novel conclusion, the research team used gene therapy to inhibit the small protein, kinase known as G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2),…

Earth Sciences

3 NASA satellites seek clues to Hurricane Julia's rapid intensification

The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite passed over intensifying hurricane Julia during the afternoon of Sept. 14 and captured very heavy rain…

Studies and Analyses

Enhancing Patient Understanding in Healthcare Facilities

Diane Smith, an assistant professor in MU's Department of Occupational Therapy and a collaborator with the University of Missouri's Center for Health Policy,…

Studies and Analyses

Milk Drinkers May Enjoy Healthy Weight Advantage, Study Says

Now there's a new reason to grab a glass of milk when you're on diet, suggests a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In a 2-year…

Physics & Astronomy

Spin Soliton: A Game Changer for Cell Phone Communication

The team's findings point toward an oscillator that would harness the spin of electrons to generate microwaves—electromagnetic waves in the frequencies used by…

Life & Chemistry

Why the craving for cocaine won’t go away

Drugs are addictive because they “hijack” the brain’s reward system, which is actually intended to make it pleasurable to eat and have sex, behaviors that are…

Studies and Analyses

Rice Study Uncovers How Bacteria Acquire Immunity

In a new study this week, Rice University scientists bring the latest tools of computational biology to bear in examining how the processes of natural…

Life & Chemistry

Children’s brain development is linked to physical fitness

A bigger hippocampus in nine- and ten-year-old children appears to boost their performance on a relational memory task, said University of Illinois doctoral…

Architecture & Construction

NIST Data Enhances Evacuation Planning for High-Rise Safety

The data sets will ensure that architects, engineers, emergency planners and others involved in building design have a strong technical basis for safer, more…

Information Technology

NIST Releases Smart Grid Cybersecurity Guidelines After Reviews

The product of two formal public reviews and the focus of numerous workshops and teleconferences over the past 17 months, the three-volume set of guidelines is…

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