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Health & Medicine

Novel Parkinson’s treatment strategy involves cell transplantation

The strategy suggests a promising approach, the scientists say, for treating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases and…

Physics & Astronomy

Flexible Electronics Aid Off-Beat Hearts in Regaining Rhythm

Co-senior author John Rogers, the Lee J. Flory-Founder Chair in Engineering Innovation and a professor of materials science and engineering at Illinois, and…

Environmental Conservation

Beyond the Dust Bowl: Challenges in Soil and Water Conservation

The lessons of history and the future of research are explored in a new book, Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States, edited by Drs. Ted…

Physics & Astronomy

Z-Contrast Microscope First to Resolve, Identify Individual Light Atoms

The ORNL images were obtained with a Z-contrast scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). Individual atoms of carbon, boron, nitrogen and oxygen–all…

Life & Chemistry

Searching for Genes Behind a Trait

A large team led by biologists at the University of Southern California carried out what one author called “the first extensive use” of genome-wide association…

Studies and Analyses

Rodeo Bull Goes Head-To-Head with Zoo Dolphins in a Study of Balance

Now a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has contradicted a leading theory, which held that the animals moved their heads so…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

"A-Maize-ing" Discovery Could Lead to Higher Corn Yields

This discovery may lead to higher crop yields, improved disease resistance, and heartier plants able to withstand severe weather. As one of the United States’…

Event News

GENETICS 2010: Model Organisms to Human Biology Meeting

Representatives of the media are cordially invited to attend the scientific keynotes, plenary and poster sessions. Eligible media will receive complimentary…

Environmental Conservation

Hammond Project to Turn Waste Into Wealth

Frederick co-teaches a course each autumn quarter on Environmental Science and Policy in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies. He’s also a board member…

Earth Sciences

Twenty-Year Study Yields Precise Model of Tectonic-Plate Movements

Created by University of Wisconsin-Madison geophysicist Chuck DeMets and longtime collaborators Richard Gordon of Rice University and Donald Argus of NASA’s…

Environmental Conservation

Could Smell Play a Role in the Origin of New Bird Species?

“There's so much we don't know about the role of smell in bird behavior,” said biologist Danielle Whittaker, the study's lead author. “Differences in smell…

Environmental Conservation

Pollution from Asia Circles Globe at Stratospheric Heights

The international study is being published Thursday in Science Express. It was funded by the National Science Foundation, NCAR's sponsor, together with NASA…

Materials Sciences

Technical Paper Demonstrates Positive Global Impact of Next Generation of “Greener” Latex

The paper, titled “Balancing Material Acquisition and Production Costs: Quantifying the True Cost of Aluminum Hydroxide Treated Natural Rubber Latex,” was…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Process for Synthesizing Large Cyclodextrins

The invention describes a process for the synthesis of cyclodextrins in gram quantities composed of 9 and more glucose units while previously the preparation…

Earth Sciences

Tropical Storm Imani Develops Uncertainty in Southern Indian Ocean

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured Tropical Storm Imani at 0425 UTC (12:25 a.m. EDT)…

Studies and Analyses

UCSF Study: Clinic-Based HIV Prevention Reduces Risk Behaviors

The findings are available now in the online edition of the journal “AIDS and Behavior” and are scheduled for publication in an upcoming print issue.”We found…

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