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Obese Moms Face Higher Risks of Early Births, Study Finds

“It looks like the heavier the woman, the higher the risk,” said Dr. Sarah McDonald, associate professor in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine's…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Dairy Farmers Can Fight Johne's Disease Threat with Chlorine and Stainless Steel

Stainless steel troughs are expensive, but not as expensive as Johne's disease. Caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, this disease can cause…

Earth Sciences

NOAA Ship Fairweather Enhances Shipping Routes in Bering Sea

As Arctic ice recedes, countries are looking forward to faster, safer and more efficient sea routes across the top of the world. Responding to a request from…

Health & Medicine

Asthma and Eczema Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Risk

The findings, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, show that male eczema sufferers had a lower risk of lung cancer while those with a…

Environmental Conservation

Guppy Study: Rapid Growth Reduces Offspring in Adolescence

University of California, Riverside biologists working on guppies – small freshwater fish that have been the subject of long-term studies – report that rapid…

Life & Chemistry

Blocking Tumor Pathway May Halt Prostate Cancer Progression

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that blocking one of the enzymatic steps that allow the tumor to produce androgens could be the key in…

Information Technology

Hebrew U. scientists demonstrate novel memory and logic device

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in showing how it is possible to greatly expand the memory capacity of future computers…

Architecture & Construction

Thinner, lighter and safer laminated glass façade for Portuguese office building thanks to DuPont™ SentryGlas® interlayer

The ability of SentryGlas® to create highly-resilient laminates with excellent post-breakage performance has allowed the façade engineering specialist Facal,…

Information Technology

New 3-D Gesture System Enhances Noncontact Interaction

However, scientists at Fraunhofer FIT has developed the next generation noncontact gesture and finger recognition system. The novel system detects hand and…

Physics & Astronomy

New Method for Accurate Clock Synchronization Unveiled

In the journal Review of Scientific Instruments, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, researchers report on a new way to accurately…

Environmental Conservation

Temperature Constancy: Key to Tropical Biodiversity Insights

The tropics owe their stunning biodiversity to consistent year-round temperatures, not higher temperatures or more sunlight, according to a novel survey of…

Life & Chemistry

New Study Highlights Need for Lyme Disease Tick Protection

University of Illinois graduate student Jennifer Rydzewski conducted a four-year survey of black-legged ticks (also known as deer ticks), their host animals,…

Earth Sciences

Deep-Sea Vents Discovered in Mid-Cayman Rise Expedition

The first expedition to search for deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Cayman Rise has turned up three distinct types of hydrothermal venting, reports an…

Studies and Analyses

Depression’s Impact on Hepatitis C Therapy: New Insights

Researchers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland (the NORDynamIC project group) have observed that depressive symptoms in patients with hepatitis C virus…

Earth Sciences

NASA’s Infrared Image Reveals Unique Features of Tropical Storm Chanthu

At 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT) on July 20, Tropical Storm Chanthu's maximum sustained winds were near 46 mph (40 knots). Chantu was located about 240 nautical miles…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Sustainable Viticulture: Modern Innovations in Wine Production

Viticulture is one of Europe's oldest economic sectors and left its mark on ancient civilisations. Since then, much has progressed in cultivation techniques –…

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