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Organometallic compounds – synthesis of aryl aluminium halogenides

Organometallic compounds are very important for the forming of new carbon-carbon bonds in many chemical reactions. For the first time it is possible to…

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New Organic Compounds Enhance Photovoltaic Efficiency

The manufacturing of common solar cells based on silicon consums too much of valuable resources. That is the reason why scientific and industrial research…

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New CYP Substrates Enhance In Vitro Drug Interaction Analysis

New substrates for metabolizing enzymes are available for in vitro analysis of drug interactions. These substrates show a clear fluorescence of metabolites and…

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Lactocepin: A New Approach to Treat IP-10 Inflammatory Diseases

The treatment of IP-10 mediated inflammatory diseases, especially inflammatory bowel diseases, is hampered by lack of treatment effects in some patients and a…

Studies and Analyses

Study links 1976 'swine flu' shot to stronger immune response to 21st century pandemic flu

New evidence shows immunization against “swine flu” in 1976 might provide individuals with some protection against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus,…

Earth Sciences

Cyclone 24S Transforms Into Tropical Storm Sean

When a weather system develops it is given a weather system number to keep track of it. For example, Sean was “born” as System 91S on April 21 about 630…

Physics & Astronomy

New Technique Measures Liquid-Solid Interaction with Precision

Wettability — the degree to which a liquid either spreads out over a surface or forms into droplets — is crucial to a wide variety of processes. It influences,…

Life & Chemistry

Worm genes KO'd

Knocking genes out of action allows researchers to learn what genes do by seeing what goes wrong without them. University of Utah biologists pioneered the…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Epilepsy Through Altered Brain Cells

Neuroscience researchers have zeroed in on a novel mechanism that helps control the firing of electrical signals among neurons. By isolating the molecular and…

Life & Chemistry

Gene silencing may be responsible for induced pluripotent stem cells' limitations

Scientists may be one step closer to being able to generate any type of cells and tissues from a patient's own cells. In a study that will appear in the…

Studies and Analyses

Chokeberry Extract Regulates Weight, Glucose, and Inflammation

Native Americans have also traditionally eaten dried chokeberries and prepared teas from parts of the plant, and several domesticated varieties now grace…

Life & Chemistry

Fighting Cryptosporidium: Innovations in Water Safety Solutions

Discovered in 1976, cryptosporidium lurks worldwide in water, contaminating swimming pools, water parks, and drinking water supplies. Although it has even been…

Communications Media

Exploring Peter Weiss: Short Films and Social Critique

In a dissertation at the Department of Cinema Studies, Stockholm University, Jan Christer Bengtsson has studied and analyzed Peter Weiss’s short films to find…

Life & Chemistry

Long Telomeres Linked to Memory Decline: New Study Insights

The end portions of chromosomes, telomeres, are important in protecting the genes inside. Every time a cell divides, these telomeres become shorter. After…

Life & Chemistry

Lengthening Drug Binding Time Enhances Diagnostics and Therapy

Tonge will present these results at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's annual meeting in a talk titled “Slow Onset Inhibitors of…

Life & Chemistry

Reversing Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance: New Insights Unveiled

But what if it doesn't have to be that way?In a presentation at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's annual meeting, titled “Driving…

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