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New Technology Set to Transform Internet Advertising Size

Internet ads are currently only available in three or four specific sizes, meaning websites must be designed around the ads. The size restrictions greatly…

Health & Medicine

Adverse Drug Effects in Epilepsy: Insights from Recent Study

This observational study also found AED load was not a factor in causing adverse effects, but suggests that individual susceptibility, type of AEDs used, and…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Variant May Protect Memory and Thinking Skills in Older People

“This is the first study to identify a protective relationship between this gene variant and cognitive function,” said study author Alexandra Fiocco, PhD, with…

Life & Chemistry

Ouroboros: Exploring the Symbol of Eternity and Cycles

The ouroboros (ancient Greek for “tail devourer”) is a motif found in many cultures: a snake biting its own tail, it symbolizes eternity and cycles. Julius…

Earth Sciences

Iceland’s Volcano Spews Unusual, Continental Rock

One aspect of Iceland’s volcanoes of particular interest to geoscientists is that within the magmas being extruded there are small amounts of lightweight,…

Life & Chemistry

Compound Found to Kill Lymphoma Cells Surfaced in Computer Model

The research findings were published April 13 in the journal Cancer Cell. Professors Alexander MacKerell Jr., PhD, and Andrew Coop, PhD, MA, researchers at…

Life & Chemistry

New Protein Subunits of GABAB Receptors Discovered

In the latest issue of the renowned scientific journal “Nature” researchers from the universities of Freiburg and Basel report on their discovery of previously…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Links Stress to Obesity and Diabetes Risks

The constant stress that many are exposed to in our modern society may be taking a heavy toll: Anxiety disorders and depression, as well as metabolic…

Life & Chemistry

Breast Milk Substance Kills Cancer Cells: Discover HAMLET

Although the special substance, known as HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumour cells), was discovered in breast milk several years ago, it is…

Studies and Analyses

Achieving Health in Modern Society: A New Perspective

'Health is no longer only a matter of being free of disease – it is also a matter of quality of life in general,' says Ola Sigurdson, project director and…

Health & Medicine

Language Dysfunction in Kids Linked to Epileptic Activity

The thesis studied 60 children of varying ages, divided into groups. The first group comprised children with language dysfunction, for example children with…

Health & Medicine

New Study Unveils Insights Into Cardiac Arrest Survival

Published today in the revered New England Journal of Medicine, the study details how a young man suffered a cardiac arrest but survived thanks to the work of…

Health & Medicine

Probiotic Ineffective Against Salmonella Infections in Sweden

In Sweden around 4,000 people a year are infected with salmonella bacteria, with around 85 per cent picking up the infection abroad. The acute infection is…

Technology Offerings

New Actuator Design Using Electroactive Polymer Technology

The present invention is a novel principle for the use of electroactive polymers (EAPs). It is realised by a tubular device that contains the polymer. An…

Technology Offerings

KERatin – 3D artificial skin models for therapy strategies of keratinisation disorders

The present invention describes a 3D model mimicking

normal skin or skin with a genetically caused keratinisation
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Technology Offerings

Hohlimplantat zur Belüftung des Mittelohres

Bei der Entstehung von Mittelohrerkrankungen spielen chronische Tubenfunktionsstörungen eine große Rolle. Tubenfunktionsstörungen, die durch Stenosen…

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