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Alzheimer's memory problems originate with protein clumps floating in the brain, not amyloid plaques

The study, which was supported by the “Oligomer Research Consortium” of the Cure Alzheimer Fund and a MERIT Award from the Veterans Administration, appears in…

Information Technology

New Techniques Boost Security in Virtualization and Cloud Computing

Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed new techniques and software that may be the key to resolving those security concerns and…

Life & Chemistry

Paper Wasps and Honey Bees: A Shared Genetic Toolkit Revealed

The study appears in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.Honey bees and paper wasps are separated by more than 100 million years of…

Life & Chemistry

Milk is America's top source of much-needed vitamin D

Experts agree – America needs more vitamin D. It's one more reason to grab another glass of milk, according to new research presented at the Experimental…

Earth Sciences

New Pterosaur Genus Aetodactylus Halli Discovered in Texas

A 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered in Texas has been identified as a new genus and species of flying reptile, Aetodactylus halli.Aetodactylus…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

AgriLife Research Wheat Studies Impact Karnal Bunt Quarantine

Research came full circle on April 16 as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service amended the Karnal bunt quarantine areas in Arizona, California and…

Studies and Analyses

New Medication Offers Hope for Diabetic Retinopathy Patients

A nationwide, government-sponsored study finds that people with a common form of diabetic retinopathy can benefit from a medication first developed to combat…

Studies and Analyses

At-Risk Kids: Self-Regulation Boosts Test Scores

A key finding in that study shows that at-risk children who can self-regulate have higher reading, math and vocabulary achievement.The study was conducted by…

Earth Sciences

Microbes’ Role in Climate Warming: New Research Insights

Researchers at UC Irvine, Colorado State University and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies have found that as global temperatures increase,…

Health & Medicine

Influenza Drug Safety in Pregnancy: New Study Insights

The study provides “reassuring safety data about commonly used medications,” the researchers concluded in their study, which appears in the April issue of…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

New Soybean Gene Discovery Promises Crop Improvement

Jianxin Ma (Jen-Shin Ma), an assistant professor of agronomy, used the research model plant Arabidopsis thaliana to discover the soybean gene that controls…

Earth Sciences

Münster researchers provide evidence of liquid water on Mars

The team has evaluated high-res pictures from the American space probe “Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter” (MRO) and they show that on the surface of the planet a…

Health & Medicine

Low Blood Oxygen Linked to Heart Defects in Sickle Cell Kids

Heart problems are fairly common in young adults with sickle cell disease, but physicians don't fully understand why. The researchers demonstrated that lower…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough in Chagas Disease Diagnosis: New Insights Revealed

Endemic in South America, the American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, is transmitted to humans via the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease is usually…

Life & Chemistry

Lensless Imaging Breakthrough for Biological Cells with X-Rays

A team of scientists working at beamline 9.0.1 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has…

Studies and Analyses

Smoking During Radiation Therapy Harms Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Allen Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the UC Davis Cancer Center, found that head- and neck-cancer patients who…

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