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Familial Danish Dementia shares similarities to Alzheimer's disease

The transgenic model recapitulates many features of the human disease and proves to be valuable for further research into the disease and for the development…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Monoetherified Diols of Diamondoids Explained

The invention relates to functionalised diols of diamondoids in which one of the two hydroxy groups is masked by a protective group, and to methods for…

Physics & Astronomy

ESA's ice mission delivers first data

Europe's first mission dedicated to studying variations in our planet's ice cover entered polar orbit just minutes after launch last Thursday, marking the…

Environmental Conservation

Wild Ferrets Thrive on La Palma Island: A Growing Population

In the Canaries more than 20, 000 ferrets (Mustela furo) are kept in captivity, and the number of hunting licences in 2007 was 9552. La Palma is the island…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Genetically Engineered Crops: Benefits and Management Tips

However, GE crops resistant to the herbicide glyphosate — a main component in Roundup and other commercial weed killers — could develop more weed problems as…

Studies and Analyses

Anti-Aging Hormones: Risks Outweigh Benefits, Experts Warn

Dr. Thomas T. Perls, an associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine has long spoken out against the promotion and distribution of…

Studies and Analyses

Drinking Tap Water May Help You Avoid Dentist’s Drill

Tooth decay affects children in the United States more than any other chronic infectious disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Life & Chemistry

A Lab Rat — Created in the Lab

It's illegal for health products with medical formulations to be accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration without tests on animals — a situation that…

Health & Medicine

Give Dirty Mouths a Brush

The human mouth is home to an estimated 800 to 1,000 different kinds of bacteria. The warm and moist environment, along with hard tooth surfaces and soft…

Physics & Astronomy

Advancements in Flexible OLEDs for Next-Gen Lighting

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are nowadays synonymous with next generation lighting, which could replace common light-bulbs in a couple of years. They…

Studies and Analyses

Researchers Discover Electrical Current From Living Plants

“We believe we are the first to extract electrons out of living plant cells,” said WonHyoung Ryu, the lead author of the paper published in the March issue of…

Studies and Analyses

Oil Sands Development: Communities Experience Clean Air Benefits

Kindzierski's research has found that, despite ongoing development, it's apparent that there is little or no pattern to the changes in concentrations of…

Studies and Analyses

Dual Approach Enhances Understanding of Autistic Brain Function

The study, published in the April issue of neuroimaging journal Human Brain Mapping, was conducted by researchers at The Montreal Neurological Institute and…

Information Technology

Health e-Grids: Meeting Growing Data Demands in Medicine

As it becomes increasingly sophisticated, the field of medicine is grappling with unprecedented data demands. EGEE, providers of the world's largest…

Environmental Conservation

Traumatized Trees: Bug Them Enough, They Get Fired Up

The area burned by fire each year is expected to double – or even triple – if temperatures increase by about 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit (2 C) in our region,…

Studies and Analyses

Patients with Amnesia Still Feel Emotions, Despite Memory Loss

For the study, published this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers showed individuals with memory loss…

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