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Life & Chemistry

PANDAS don't like stress

In a new longitudinal study appearing in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, researchers identified new infections in children and adolescents with…

Studies and Analyses

Enhancing Shopping Experiences Through Customer Loyalty Insights

That's what shopping experiences might be like if more retailers paid attention to the findings of a Kansas State University marketing professor and his…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Protein Architecture Boost Drug Design Efforts

Researchers in Singapore are reporting this week that they have gleaned key insights into the architecture of a protein that controls iron levels in almost all…

Earth Sciences

Scientists explore origins of 'supervolcanoes' on the sea floor

“Supervolcanoes” have been blamed for multiple mass extinctions in Earth's history, but the cause of their massive eruptions is unknown.Despite their global…

Life & Chemistry

Cell Phones That Shield Against Deadly Chemicals: Here’s How

Do you carry a cell phone? Today, chances are it's called a “smartphone” and it came with a three-to-five megapixel lens built-in—not to mention an MP3 player,…

Earth Sciences

Exploring Ancient Seafloor Goliath: Secrets of Supervolcanoes

The eruptions of “supervolcanoes” on Earth’s surface have been blamed for causing mass extinctions, belching large amounts of gases and particles into the…

Environmental Conservation

Zebra Mussels and Gobies: Toxic Threats to Great Lakes Walleyes

The links between zebra mussels, round gobies and contaminated Saginaw Bay walleyes is a disturbing example of unanticipated problems that can occur when…

Information Technology

Efficiently Evacuating 70,000 Sports Fans in Under an Hour

What sports fan hasn't grumbled while waiting in a long, snaking lines to get into the stadium for the big game? It's enough to discourage even a diehard fan….

Life & Chemistry

New Study Links Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: Key Findings

The study also reveals a small molecule inhibitor developed by Ferguson, which may provide a new and better way to treat anxiety, depression and other related…

Life & Chemistry

Protein Strand Assembly: New Insights from Atomic Force Microscopy

Researchers at ETH Zürich, EPF Lausanne and University of Fribourg have teamed up to take Atomic Force Microscopy images of the fibers and to analyze them…

Life & Chemistry

New Cell Measurement System Unlocks Single-Cell Insights

Using a sensor that weighs cells with unprecedented precision, MIT and Harvard researchers have measured the rate at which single cells accumulate mass — a…

Event News

Addressing Double Taxation Challenges in the EU

Double taxation still remains one of the biggest obstacles to cross-border trade. The conference will analyse the reasons for the existence of juridical and…

Event News

Explore Cutting-Edge Research at The EMBO Meeting 2010

More than 120 leading researchers from across the molecular life sciences will speak at The EMBO Meeting 2010 – the second annual life sciences conference to…

Event News

The Europäische Akademie's Spring Conference on renewable energy sources

The proportion of renewables in our energy supply is steadily growing, due in part to fixed feed-in tariffs meant to promote climate protection.These tariffs…

Earth Sciences

British scientific expedition discovers world's deepest known undersea volcanic vents

A British scientific expedition has discovered the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents, known as 'black smokers', 3.1 miles (5000 metres) deep in the…

Health & Medicine

Faulty clean-up process may be key event in Huntington's disease

In a step towards a possible treatment for Huntington's disease, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown for the…

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