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Spain’s CO2 Reduction Policies Boost Service Sector Growth

“CO2 restriction policies in Spain have an impact on the economy, in other words, making it lean more towards an economy of services. The weight of the…

Life & Chemistry

Innovative Study Explores Oilseed Rape and Sunflower Oils for Fuel

The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development —Neiker–Tecnalia— is investigating of the use of the oil for fuel and the storage capacity of…

Studies and Analyses

New ACCORD Eye Study: Two Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease

Intensive blood sugar control reduced the progression of diabetic retinopathy compared with standard blood sugar control, and combination lipid therapy with a…

Earth Sciences

GOES-13 Captures Tropical Storm Bonnie Over South Florida

The visible image on July 23 at 1140 UTC (7:40 a.m.) EDT) from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 satellite showed Tropical…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Upgrades Rolling Mill for Korean Steel Producer

The plant will be equipped with a new breakdown mill, and existing parts of the plant will be brought up to the state-of-the-art. Furthermore, new electrical…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Bavarian Research Boosts Drought-Resistant Plants

“Forplanta: plants fit for the future” is the name of the new Bavarian research association which will commence its work in August 2010. The University of…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Discovery Could Help Lower Oral Cancer Spread

Oral cancer is an under-treated and poorly understood disease, says Xiaofeng “Charles” Zhou, assistant professor in the UIC Center for Molecular Biology of…

Health & Medicine

Diabetes Monitoring Device Benefits Man and Man’s Best Friend

The treatment of diabetes was revolutionized in 1922 when insulin was isolated from dogs. Since then, significant advances in human medicine have made diabetes…

Life & Chemistry

Noninvasive MRI Reveals Tumor Blood Vessel Growth Insights

Recently, clinically available therapies to suppress the growth of these vessels have been available to improve patient survival in some cancer types. Accurate…

Physics & Astronomy

ASU Mars Camera Creates Unmatched Red Planet Map

Websites developed recently at Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility, in collaboration with NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Microsoft,…

Studies and Analyses

Parents and Physicians Should Share Decisions in Surgery for Sex Development Disorders

The paper does not address instances in which infants are born with conditions that pose an imminent threat to their health — such as when children are born…

Life & Chemistry

Inhibiting fatty acids in immune cells decreases atherosclerosis risk

They report their findings in the July 23 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.Early areas of atherosclerosis (seen using a red stain that identifies…

Health & Medicine

Discover the Healing Benefits of Forests for Well-Being

“Many people,” says Dr. Eeva Karjalainen, of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Metla, “feel relaxed and good when they are out in nature. But not many of…

Environmental Conservation

Predicting Dead Zones: Insights from Marine Bottom Dwellers

The behaviour of marine bottom dwellers can now, for the first time, be used to predict the development of so-called dead zones in the sea. Animals fight for…

Life & Chemistry

Why the MRC didn't fund research that led to the birth of the world's first test tube baby

Today, an intriguing paper published in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction [1] reveals for the first time the reasoning behind…

Life & Chemistry

Non-Human Sugar in Biotech Drugs Linked to Inflammation

This non-human sialic acid sugar is an ingredient in some biotechnology drugs, and may be limiting or undermining their therapeutic effectiveness in some…

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