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Whole Genome Sequencing Unveils Genetic Insights for Family of Four

The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome sequences of a human family of four. The findings of a project funded through a…

Health & Medicine

Panel questions 'VBAC bans,' advocates expanded delivery options for women

An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to…

Health & Medicine

New Drug Candidate Lowers Blood Lipids, Study Reveals

This according to a clinical trial conducted by researchers from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, amongst other centres, published today…

Studies and Analyses

Kidney Disease Risk in Young Low-Income Minorities

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts a large number of younger minority adults receiving medical care in settings that serve the uninsured and underinsured…

Life & Chemistry

Maize Ethanol’s Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Explored

In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas…

Medical Engineering

New Dialysis Catheter Mimics Endothelial Tissue For Better Outcomes

A novel coating on the catheter surface mimics the glycocalyx layer found on natural endothelial tissue surfaces in vessel walls. Laboratory tests of the…

Information Technology

High-Performance Industrial PCs for Fast Control Tasks

The compact Simatic IPC627C box PC and the Simatic HMI IPC677C panel PC are suitable for high-speed measurement, open and closed-loop control tasks, as well as…

Health & Medicine

New Insights on Memory Activation: Spontaneous vs. Deliberate

Imagine you are asked to remember what you were doing exactly one week ago. You would probably have to make quite a mental effort to sift through your…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Phosphorus Scarcity: A Growing Threat to Global Food Security

“Unless something is done, the scarcity of phosphorous will cause problems of a global dimension. As early as 2035 it is calculated that the demand for…

Science Education

TU9 Proposals to Enhance Quality Education and Degree Systems

They are greatly interested in optimising the Bologna Process. The TU9 universities thus appeal to all political actors to fulfil their responsibility and,…

Life & Chemistry

Fruit Flies – A Model for Bodybuilders

Together with colleagues from the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria, scientists of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of…

Life & Chemistry

Hepatitis C Linked to High Insulin Resistance in New Study

In studying the insulin resistance of 29 people with Hepatitis C, Australian researchers have confirmed that they have high insulin resistance, a precursor to…

Health & Medicine

Massage Therapy Eases Anxiety: Is Relaxation Just as Effective?

A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This…

Earth Sciences

Earthquake in Chile — a complicated fracture

The extremely strong earthquake in Chile on 27 February this year was a complicated rupture process, as scientists from the GFZ German Research Centre for…

Life & Chemistry

Designer Nano Luggage Targets Diseased Cells for Drug Delivery

The external surface of these nano containers could be decorated with molecules that guide them to where they are needed in the body, before the chemical load…

Studies and Analyses

Plants Team Up: Trees Use Neighbors’ Chemicals Against Herbivores

Scandinavian Scientists have discovered that a species of tree defends itself from herbivore attack by using chemicals emitted by neighbouring plants. The…

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