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Government urges universal flu vaccinations

Flu vaccine will soon be available at local pharmacies and doctor’s offices, and government officials are urging everyone over 6 months of age to receive it….

Physics & Astronomy

New Material Transforms Control of Magnetism with Electric Fields

A team of scientists at Rutgers University has found a material in which an electric field can control the overall magnetic properties of the material. If the…

Health & Medicine

Early Steroid Withdrawal Boosts Transplant Patient Outcomes

The analysis shows that, out of 904 patients transplanted at UC Health University Hospital and Christ Hospital, early corticosteroids withdrawal (ECSWD)…

Life & Chemistry

Cluster Bomb Approach: Transforming Cancer Care Efficacy

Chemotherapy, while an effective cancer treatment, also brings debilitating side effects such as nausea, liver toxicity and a battered immune system.Now, a new…

Health & Medicine

Supporting People With Disabilities During Hurricane Season

As hurricane season gets into full swing, mental health teams will be ready to respond and help survivors cope with possible devastation. Psychologists have…

Studies and Analyses

Local Cuisine of 10,000 Years Ago: Insights from North Creek

After five summers of meticulous excavation, Brigham Young University archaeologists are beginning to publish what they’ve learned from the “North Creek…

Physics & Astronomy

ORNL scientists help explain graphene mystery

A research team led by ORNL's Bobby Sumpter, Vincent Meunier and Eduardo Cruz-Silva has discovered how loops develop in graphene, an electrically conductive…

Life & Chemistry

Egg Cell Study Reveals New Mechanism for Chromosome Separation

“Polyphenols have been known to have many beneficial effects for human health, such as preventing or delaying certain types of cancer, enhancing bone…

Business and Finance

Uninsured Californians Rise as Recession Impacts Counties

Following on a statewide estimate published earlier this year, the new analysis finds that the number of Californians without health insurance grew in all…

Studies and Analyses

Failure: The Key Teacher for Future Business Success

While success is surely sweeter than failure, it seems failure is a far better teacher, and organizations that fail spectacularly often flourish more in the…

Studies and Analyses

UCLA Study Links Genetic Variation to Lupus in Asian Men

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that predominantly affects women. Interestingly, researchers found that although the variation…

Life & Chemistry

Cell Proliferation Linked to Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking

The nucleocytoplasmic passage of OGF-OGFr is critical to cell proliferation and suggests that there are hierarchical levels of nuclear import. This discovery,…

Medical Engineering

New Nuclear Breast Imaging Tech Linked to Higher Cancer Risks

“A single breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) or positron emission mammography (PEM) examination carries a lifetime risk of inducing fatal cancer greater than…

Health & Medicine

Physiotherapy after surgery – the best solution for shoulder problems

“Age-related changes in tissue combined with acute trauma can contribute to shoulder problems. The most common cause of such problems, however, is compression…

Studies and Analyses

People don't really like unselfish colleagues

That’s right: Other people really can’t stand them.Four separate studies led by a Washington State University social psychologist have found that unselfish…

Materials Sciences

Self-Cleaning Mars Tech Keeps Solar Panels Dust-Free

In a report at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), they described how a self-cleaning coating on the surface of solar cells…

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