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Life & Chemistry

Oysters and Taxes: Insights from USC Marine Biologists

In physical, as in financial growth, it's not what you make but what you keep that counts, USC marine biologists believe.Their study of genes associated with…

Physics & Astronomy

University Astronomers Discover Primitive Supermassive Black Holes

“We have found what are likely first-generation quasars, born in a dust-free medium and at the earliest stages of evolution,” said Linhua Jiang, a research…

Health & Medicine

Effective Infection Control Measures Cut MRSA Rates

In an effort to reduce MRSA rates, some states have mandated active surveillance programs for patients admitted to hospitals. However, screening patients for…

Life & Chemistry

New Raptor Dinosaur Species Discovered: Linheraptor Exquisitus

A new species of raptor dinosaur being named Linheraptor exquisitus has been discovered by George Washington University doctoral candidate Jonah Choiniere and…

Studies and Analyses

Noscapine Inhibits Prostate Cancer Growth in New Study

The study shows that noscapine inhibited tumor growth in mice and also limited the spread of tumors without causing any side effects.The collaborative…

Medical Engineering

PolyU makes great strides in ultrasound diagnosis for breast cancer

This breakthrough is the hard work of a research team led by Professor Zheng Yongping, Professor of PolyU's Department of Health Technology and Informatics and…

Business and Finance

Researchers: Mutual Fund Fee Could Make Money for Investors

Short-term redemption fees could boost returns for mutual fund investors by as much as 3.27 percent a year, according to researchers in Texas Tech University’s…

Environmental Conservation

Prescribed Burns May Help Reduce U.S. Carbon Footprint

“It appears that prescribed burns can be an important piece of a climate change strategy,” says Christine Wiedinmyer, a scientist with the National Center for…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Prior Herbicide Use—Not Irrigation—is Critical to Herbicide Efficacy

ARS plant physiologists Dale Shaner and Lori Wiles made this discovery from ongoing experiments on two irrigated fields at Colorado State University (CSU) at…

Event News

Innovative Sleep Solutions for World Sleep Day 2024

During the 2010: The Year of the Lung campaign, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and other members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nanotech Discovery: Light Twists Rigid Structures in New Finding

Matter readily bends and twists light. That's the mechanism behind optical lenses and polarizing 3-D movie glasses. But the opposite interaction has rarely…

Environmental Conservation

High levels of mercury found in Cataraqui River: Queen's study

“Mercury levels in this part of the river have never been studied before,” says biology professor Linda Campbell. “Now we know the sources of the problem and…

Health & Medicine

WPI Secures $1.2M NIST Grant for Wireless Body Networks Study

The Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (CWINS) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has received a three-year, $1.2 million award from the…

Trade Fair News

Heraeus Infrared Powers Advanced Thermal Insulation for Pipelines

A custom-built, infrared system from Heraeus Noblelight has helped the Barrier Group, of Wallsend, to develop a high performance, thermal insulation system for…

Studies and Analyses

Loneliness Linked to Higher Blood Pressure in Adults Over 50

A new study shows, for the first time, a direct relation between loneliness and larger increases in blood pressure four years later—a link that is independent…

Earth Sciences

Tomas Cyclone Threatens Fiji: Impact and Response Update

Yesterday, March 17, at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EDT), Tomas was 710 miles southeast of Nadi, Fiji, near 27.0 South and 174.7 West and was a Category One cyclone….

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