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KfW Confirms €75B Funding for German Securitizations

Promotional bank committed to securitisations “Made in Germany”At its semi-annual Capital Markets Press Briefing in London, KfW today confirmed its anticipated…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Far-Field Optical Nanoscopy: STED Methods Explained

Far-field optical nanoscopy methods, especially STED (stimulated emission depletion), pose very strict and, at times, contradictory requirements on the…

Physics & Astronomy

Pinch of Light: Tel Aviv’s Innovation in Tractor Beams

Star Trek fans will remember “tractor beams,” lasers that allowed the Starship Enterprise to trap and move objects. Tel Aviv University is now turning this…

Life & Chemistry

Multicolor Quantum Dots Enhance Cancer Biopsy Diagnosis

An article to be featured on the cover of the July 15 issue of Analytical Chemistry describes how multicolor quantum dots linked to antibodies can distinguish…

Life & Chemistry

Remotely Control Neurons and Behavior with Magnetic Nanoparticles

Clusters of heated, magnetic nanoparticles targeted to cell membranes can remotely control ion channels, neurons and even animal behavior, according to a paper…

Materials Sciences

OSU Researchers Unveil Eco-Friendly Adhesive for Tapes and Labels

The new adhesive can be produced from a range of vegetable oils, and may find applications for duct tape, packaging tape, stick-on notes, labels, even postage…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

For Lambs, a Pasture a Week Keeps Blood Suckers Away

Animal scientist Joan Burke at the ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, Ark., and colleagues made this finding as part of a continuing…

Health & Medicine

Water's unexpected role in blood pressure control

Chances are you didn't say water. But that's the right answer. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown that ordinary water – without any…

Health & Medicine

Extended use of anti-clotting drug helps some bedridden patients

In women, patients age 75 or older, and patients strictly confined to 24-hour bed rest, a month of extended treatment with a blood thinner significantly…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Rutgers Researchers Unlock Secrets of Resilient Corn Breed

Rutgers researchers have discovered the basis for what makes corn kernels hard, a quality that allows corn to be easily harvested, stored and transported. The…

Studies and Analyses

The Framingham Heart Study — global impact, ongoing influence

Few medical investigations have had the impact of the Framingham Heart Study. This study, started in 1948, was designed as a cohort, observational study of…

Studies and Analyses

ISU study finds TV viewing, video game play contribute to kids’ attention problems

The research, which included both elementary school-age and college-age participants, found that children who exceeded the two hours per day of screen time…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene Therapy Delivery Device Enhances DNA Access

In lab experiments, the researchers have found that this device, a vector, is able to deliver DNA deeply enough into a cell to allow genetic material to be…

Studies and Analyses

Therapist competence matters — and more for some patients than others

A new study finds that depressed patients show more symptom improvement when their therapists more competently follow the guidelines for delivering cognitive…

Studies and Analyses

Study of Farmers Branch, Texas: Immigrants seen as threat to white, middle-class 'American' identity

Contrary to what many believe, however, race isn't the only driving reason that many white, middle-class people feel threatened by immigrants, according to a…

Life & Chemistry

UNC Team Identifies New Target for Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment

However, advanced prostate cancers are often androgen-independent, meaning that androgen-blocking therapies are ineffective.Scientists aren't sure how this…

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